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WRKBTMfFBHT ,PRAIS£SRYHS -- . . . ,t • 1 y Natives Battle AQainst Soviet Troepe,Says Dispatch From Petrograrf. misy iATirT Ptttf PACT Men From Anpelca Playing AcUfca Part In - Revolution--Peasant# 1#^ PoloUk Conduct Guerrilla vifaf*^ •/ ' ***• - fare Against Gerjnan*. London, March 18.--Fierce v between soviet adhereateead battles natives iLA£' ' f*,**' have occurred in Turkestan, according |V*, to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch j,* \: from Petrograd under Wednesday's |i,^«iate. More than 20,000 casualties are ^reported to have resulted. Stockholm, March 18.--Several men 'Mf> from America are playing an active ^ part in the movements of the Finnish k'*•'••»'t Red guards.- - I"' ' Petrograd. March 18.---The peasants f¥/rj-iQ t?te Polotsk district are conducting jnierrilla warfare against the Ger- , mans. (Polotsk is itt the district be- 4?^'>tween Dvinsk and Vitebsk op the' Dvlna river). 'rhe Russian staff an the west front ** ;|;ims been removed to Moscow from v? ".Smolensk. *?'•) ^ It is announced that command of the $ \ ' Bal t ic f l ee t has been of fe red! toAd- 4^* miral Roivoxwv. v Berlin, March 38.--Mflltery opera­ tions are continuing In the Ukraine, where the town of Bachmach, about . >100 miles northeast of Kiev, lias been ^occupied, the war office announces. Petrograd, March 18.--The all-Rus- -slan congrass of sovlets, meeting at 'Moscow, by a vote of 453 to 30, de- 1 tided to ratify the peace treaty Witt |||f^:jthe central powers. . • * M. Ryasonov, a prominent bolshevik theorist, and representative of all the progression^ unions resigned from the bolshevik party after the vote. By the peace terms Russia must give tip Poland, Courland, Livonia, Esthonia. and the Ukraine. In Asia Minor the Russians are compelled to retire from Artnenia and to cede to the Turks the Russian districts of Batoum, Kars and Erivan. ' - - * ISAAC STEPHENSON IS BEAD k i • •' r Former Wisconsin Senator Was'Lar^ft- Jy ft^sponsible for Development - ' V? of Michigan Lumber indMtfy. Marinette. Wis., March 18.--Isaac Stephenson, former United States sen; a tor from Wisconsin and pioneer lum­ berman, is dead at his home here. He was eighty-eight years old. Mr. Ste­ phenson had been ill for a week due to the Infirmities of old age. The prin­ cipal scene of his operation^ In the lumber Industry was in northern Mich­ igan, that section owing a large part of Its development in the lumbering and mining industries to his efforts. Bis properties in that section are still among the largest holdings in the • state. Born near Fredericton, New Brunswick, June lp, 1829, he spent his earlv youth on his father's farm and tn working In the lumber woods. He J had practically no schooling. InJAay. 1907, he was appointed to fill the unexpired .term of Senator John C. Spooner. resigned,, and waf elected to succeed himself in 1909. Hundreds Of American Aviators r Perform for Cabinet MM ber in France. fcifeifcfldikflMhjA AMI AAA A HaAi^MlvAAiM VISITORS ICT WARM WELCOME •:<< r ' ttvV •', • %V-. ' m , RAIL BILL IS SENT TO WILSON House Agrees to the Conference Re­ port as Passed by the Senate- Power Given President. Washington, March 1®--Congress finally disposed of the railroad control bill when the house agreed to the con­ ference report adopted by the senate. The bilf now goes to the president. The house vote was 303 to 25. The measure compensates the railroads for the use of their properties during the war; limits federal operation to 21 months after the war; authorizes the president to Initiate rates, subject to the approval of the interstate com­ merce commission; appropriates $500,- 000,000 as u revolving fqnd for the di­ rector general and places all "short Mnea" under federal .contwl^rj^,, Japan to Act in Siberia. ' Tokyo, "March 18.--Japanese inter­ vention In Siberia & believed merely to be a question of timel All iodica- tions and the Japanese1 mobilization increase this belief, though govern­ ment officials have not disclosed their policy toward Siberia. America isbeginriUig to' agree t- in­ tervention. The allies favor the ac­ tion. ' :: ^ It is learned that Japan intends rto mediate between north and south China, unifying all factions t# -meet the Rusqfop jcrlgjf^^ yv | ^ ! General Scott It Transferred. Washington, March 19.--Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott was ordered relieved Of his command of the Seventy-eighth di­ vision at Camp Dix, N. J., and placed ip command of ttio eatnp itnelf, which la to be-made ad embarkation* cAmp. 48,817 Prisoners in England. London. March 19.--Lord Newton Announced in the house of lords the other day that there were 49,817 com­ batant prisoners of war in England " that 4,000 more are.eipected shoi*- Of these, 20,000 are employed. : » •"" ' " •• 'I 1 " I • u ' Milwaukee Colonel Decorated. Milwaukee, March 18.--)OoI. Douglss llacArthur, mentioned as having been decorated In France with the croIx de guerre for'gallantry In action, was ap- jwlnted to West Point fron^ Mllvvn^if^p several years ago. ; *: •' • t <Klng Thanks Ameiicfe/ ii • Umdon, March 18.--King Qeorge •cut for Henry p. Davison, chairman of the American Red Cross war coun­ cil, and thanked him for the contribu­ tion of $1,000,000 made to the Ganeral Pershing Learns Nose Dives Are Good "Practice" and Deceive Bnwy Red ' Crose ttarraais Inspected. Aboard the Special Train of Secre­ tary of War Baker at an Aviation Cen­ ter in France, March -- (date deleted). --"If I said what I think about what we have seen today it would sound Ube •boasting," said Qeneral Pershing, after visiting the largest aviation camp in France, where hundreds of American boys are learning to fly. "What pleased me most was the ab­ solutely perfect order maintained in the supply and repair shops," asserted Secretary Baker. "Where you. see that, you find a well-ordered and well-regu­ lated camp throughout. "I am exceedingly pleased and de­ lighted and I want to congratulate the commanding officers warmly on the high standard of efficiency apparent at this point and on all sides. It is indeed highly gratifying-and encouraging." More than fifty planes were in the air when Secretary Baker's train ap­ proached the camp early this morning. As soon as one of the machines caught sight of the distant train It swooped down and gave the signal to all the other planes, which promptly idrew up In formation, escorting the train to the camp. There the band crashed out a noisy welcome, in which a number of Rus­ sians working at the camp joined. After a visit to headquarters the secretary of war and his party set off for the flying field, where the machines were drawn up In long lines, three deep, the loud humming of the motors greeting Mr, Baker. Fifteen planes darted u~ simulta­ neously, flying In clow formation and gradually the air became filled with squad after squad until more than a hundred machines were darting over­ head, some flying so close their wings almost touched one another. , Then came a buzzing louder than that of the average machine. It at­ tracted Mr. Baker's attention, and he turned just In time to see a Philadel­ phia officer, in charge of the training, dart upward in a Moran one-seater, ap­ pearing to rise straight as a bird, and picking up to a height of half a mile, where he looped the loop and flew up­ side down while reversing his course suddenly in midair, finally dropping in a spinning nose dive. Just as it appeared the flyer must crash to earth, he suddenly darted up again. Secretary Baker congratulated him on the feat General PershHig, Expressed his ad­ miration of the pilot's nerve The party then visited the Red Cross barracks, where the head nurse. Miss Given Wilson of New York, drew up the nurses for inspection. Secretary Baker and . General Per­ shing chatted with them and sampled the jam sandwiches, the nurses were making for the soldiers. Mr. Baker talked with many of the aviators, questioning 'them about their work. He was dtetieciully impressed with ttielr gelf-confttleii.ee and ability t$ leartif r' . The party had Just left the field when an accident occurred* The motor of a machine piloted l»y a youth from Memphis suddenly started to slide, the student tumbling to earth. Both his legs were broken, and he suffered a fracture of the skull, but the doctors thought he Would recover.' vThe ma­ chine was badly smashed. .. ' vV" v.-.vy Sfiiili < \ £O0D APMENISTBATlON Two Women and Two Men Ar- 'rested at Prominent New ̂ York Hotels. H m: HUNS TAKE ODESSA 3REAT GRAIN PORT IN HANDS OF KAISER'S TROOPS. FLYERS BOMB GERMAN TOWN Projectiles Dropped by British on Bar­ racks, Factories and Rail Station at Zweibruckan. ' r "London, March 19.--A British air squadron bombed Zweihrucken (Ba­ varia), says the British official report on aviation issued Saturday. In the air fighting 12 hostile ma­ chines were brought down and seven others were driven down out of con trol. Fourteen heavy projectiles and ten lighter bombs were dropped on barracks, munition factories and the railway station at Zweihrucken. Ex­ plosions were seen all around the rail­ way station. British aviators have downed 118 German war planes in day fighting since March 1, it was announced. Of the^e 64 were demolished and 54 ware sent earthward uncontrolled. Coke Shipmenta Increase. ConneUsviile. Pa.. March 16.--An in­ crease of 37,500 tons In coke shipments from the Connellsville region during the last fiscal week brought shipments above 330,000 tons for the first time atnee last November. Teutonic Forces Disregard Peace Treaty and Seize City .Hafcl the Bolsheviki. . . , "Berlin, March 15.--German troops have entered Odessa. This official an­ nouncement was made. A few days ago it was announced that German and Austro-Hungarian forces were nine miles from Odessa, a Black sea city of 450.000 inhabitants and the great grain port of Russia. It Is within the sphere of partition given to UkrAlnia tn the treaty signed by the Teutonic league and the Ukraine rada delegates at Brest- Litovsk, recognizing the independence of Ukrainia. The object of this pact was openly avowed to obfftin fo6d for Germany and Austria-Hungary. Despite the German peace, forced upon Russia, and the announcement of the Austrian premier in the relchsrath that Austria would take no part in the continued German Invasion Into Mus­ covy, both German and Austrian col­ umns hhve continued mllltnry opera­ tions not only toward Petrograd but also toward Odessa. Kiev was taken from "the bolsheviki and the Teutonic drive continued south. The capture of Odessa assures the kaiserlte clique of control of the great Russian grain basis and also a way to re-enforce the sorely tried Turkish troops In Mesopotamia and Palestine,, where the British are driving the armies pf Sultan Mehmed, V. before them. Whether Odessa surrendered with­ out a struggle is doubtful. The port waa held by the bolsheviki, despite ef­ forts of the Ukrainians, and the red troops were supported by the Black sea fleet, whose personnel ia over­ whelmingly bolshevik. , BRITISH FELL 79 AIRPLANES Despite Stormy Weather the EnsU^h Aviators Make, Great Record#* Lose 15 Machines. v\ •Brftis\h,Front, In Fr^nqe and Belgiyip, March 16,--The British airmen have been doing marvelous Work recently. The first ten days of March, as a whole, have been among the best yet recorded for the service. During that period, In addition to a vast amount of reconnoitering and photographing, the Britishers destroyed 39 German airplanes and brought down 40 others out of control, despite the fact that the first two or three days of the month were so stormy that aerial ac­ tivity was virtually impossible. Against this great total 15 British machines are reported missing. \ SEIZE DUTCH VESSELS BRITAIN AND U. S. SERVE NOTICE ON HOLLAND. Will Add Nearly a Million Tons of Shipping to the Allies' Mer­ chant Marine. Washington, March 16. "-- Affetf months of delay and unsuccessful ne­ gotiation with the Netherlands, the United States and Great Britain have decided to take over for the allies' use all Dutch ships In the allies' ports, un­ less the Netherlands government ac­ cepts an agreement to that purpose be­ fore that time. This will bring practiea'rty a mil­ lion tons of ships to the aid of the allies at a time when they are sorely needed. In addition to being • recompensed for the loss of any of the ships, the Dutch are to receive liberal compensa­ tions in export privileges of bread- stuffs, which they need badly. Meat exports to the allies wll'r be In­ creased 50 per cent and perhaps dou­ bled shortly, under arrangements being negotiated by the food administration with the allies' food representatives here. RAINBOW DIVISION IN FIGHT General Pershing Tells of Success of Guardsmen--Praised by French Commander. Washington, March 16.--American troops that repulsed the German raid on March 5 were from the Forty-sec­ ond or Rainbow division, which Is made up of National Guardsmen, Gen­ eral Pershing reported. The commander of the American di­ vision was personally congratulated by General Gerard, commander of the Eighth French army, for the manner tn which the Americans conducted themselves. The One Hundred and Forty-ninth artillery, formerly the* First Illinois artillery, Is part of the Rainbow di­ vision. HUNS SEIZE U. S. MEN ON SHIP Taken From Neutral Ship. Stockholm, March 15.--A# number of American and British citizens, sailing from Finland on a neutral vessel, were captured by Germans, according to dis­ patches received here. Those of mili­ tary age will be taken to Germany, it was said, where they will be interned. Bombs Kill Five In England. London, March 16.--In Wednesday" nlgbt's air raid one airship crossed the coast and dropped four bombs on Hartlepool. Six dwelling houses were demolished. Five persons were killed and nine injured. I i • i i n . . t Bomb Kills U. 8. Girl. Paris, March 16.--One American woman was killed in Monday's enemy air raid over Paris. Miss Winga Caro­ line Martin of Rockville Center, L. I„ was one of six persptffc killed in a hos­ pital by a bomb. ' V Bulk of Meyer Estate rto Family. 8alem. Mass., March 16v--Under the will of George von L. Mey*?r, formerly secretary of the navy, the entire es­ tate, with the exception of public be* quests amounting to StOjOiO, la left to this family. Found Guilty of Theft. Brighton* Colo., March 19.--Philip Cohen, produce merchant of Sterling, Colo., was found guilty of robbery by a Jury. Cohen was accused of robbing Mrs. Irene Nolan of Jewelry valued at $3,400 at the Model roadhouse. Bombs Kill Eight in England. 'London, March 19.--Eight persona were killed and twenty-two Injured In n German raid over Hartlepool, Lord French, commander of the home de­ fense forcea announced od Sunday afternoon. Probe Cause of Panic. Pails, March 18.--A judicial Investi­ gation has been opened into the cir­ cumstances attending the panic in a subway station which resulted in the death of seven men, 29 women and 80 children during Monday's air raid. First Hanging in 35 Years. Rock Island, 111., March 18.--Will Carter, a negro, was hanged in the lo­ cal jail yard for the murder of Peter Jelvek, a white man. It was the first hanging here la only were present • 1 Americans Captured While Fleeing .Finland--Red Guards Detain Twenty-Five at BJoernsborg. Washington, March 16.--State de­ partment advices transmit reports from Stockholm that some Americans who left Finland on a neutral ship after the German occupation were taken prisoners. The department also leafned that 25 Americans who left Helslngfors have been held by the Finnish Red guards at Bjoernsborg, on the west coast of Finland, northwest of Helslngfors. 0. K. DAYLIGHT SAVING PLAN Measure Is Sent to the President- Clock Goes Forward One Hour : March ^ " . - \ * ' • ' Washington, March ' 1fi.--^he day­ light saving bill was passed on Friday by the house and now goes to the pres­ ident. The plan Is to set clocks for­ ward one hour at 2 a. m. on the last Sunday in March and set them back an hour at the same time on the last Sunday in October each year.' . Admits Murder of Young Girl. Pittsburg. Knn., March 19.--EdWard ifclntlre pleaded guilty In the district court here to the murder of his cousin, Frnnces Smith, fourteen years old, and was sentenced to life in the State peni­ tentiary. Foe Seizes Swedish Ships. London, March 19.--A number of large Swedish trawlers and one of the largest Gothenburg steamers have been captured by German submarines off the Skaw and forced to go to Ger­ many. Gen. Kennon to Succeed Barry. Capip Grjint, 111., March 18.--Brig. Gen. Lyman ,W. V. Kennon, commatider of the One Huhdred and Seventy-first infantry brigade, will temporarily suc­ ceed Maj. Gec. T?homaa H. Barry ai camp commander. .Indicts 35 Men\bers of 1. W. W. Wichita. Kan., March 18.--Indict­ ments were returned here by a federal grand Jury against 35 members of the Industrial Workers of the World. With only one exception tibf indicted are under arrest. All MAY BE SENT TO FRANCE Authorities Say Prisoners Hfve Bean tpliniately Connected Wlth Qefs. >&• » IHfn Espionage; - •'«.* itles Here. Jiew York, March 20.--Four persons, two men and two women, claiming French citizenship, but who both American and French authorities say have been intimately connected with German espionage activities in the United States, were arrested on Mon­ day in their handsomely appointed suites in prominent 'New York hotels by agents of the department of justice. In making known the arrest of the quartette, Charles F. DeWoody, divi­ sion superintendent of the department of Justice, intimated their deportation was desired in order to place them tinder the jurisdiction of French au­ thorities, w'h% may further their prose­ cution. The four spy suspects have been un­ der surveillance for several weeks, but not until two of them, a woman styl­ ing herself Mme. Desplno Davidovitch Storoh, and an associate, designated as Baron Henri de Beville, departed for Cuba a week ago after a mysteri­ ous two-day junket to Washington, did the authorities consider their appre­ hension advisable. The other two suspects are known as Mme. Elizabeth Charlotte Mix and Count Robert de Clairmont. When Mme. Storch ahd Baron de Beville were taken into custody at Key West, while en route to Cuba, a half- bushel basket of papers was seized from a safe deposit box in this city which one of them had rented. A num­ ber of cable messages in code were among these papers. Although each stopped at a different hotel or apartment, they were said to have been associated in activities ob­ jectionable to the government. Mrs. Nix is said to have admitted receiving $3,000 from Count von Bernstorff, al­ though she claims It was a loan. Mme. Storch, or Nezle, and Baron de Bevillee were together in Madrid in 1915, where they were known as the Baron and Baroness de Deville, fed­ eral officials said, and were arrested there accused of being spies for the German government. Later they were released. THREAT OF DRIVE IS BLUFF War Department Says Enemy Talk Fails to Impress Yankee*--Walt "? for Allies' Attack. * ^ 'Washington, March 20.--Germany's threat of a great spring offensive on the western front no longer impresses American military men. In its weekly review, issued on Mon­ day, the war department records con­ clusion that the enemy, in spite of his vast preparations, will not take the of­ fensive unless forced into it. This con­ firms the opinions many officers have expressed for weeks in the face of of­ ficial forecasts to the contrary from both sides of the Atlantic. "While hostile preparations for an offensive In the*west are not slacken^ lng," the review says, "it is becoming more evident that the enemy will launch the offensive only If compelled to do so by the exigencies of the gen­ eral situation." KAISER TAKES U. S. PROPERTY Berlin Government Notifies 8panish and Swiss Ambassadors of Ro* taliatory Measures. London, March 20.--The Spanish and Swiss ambassadors at Berlin have been directed by the German foreign office to notify the American government that Germany will proceed with meas­ ures against American property in Ger­ many in the same proportion that ac­ tion is taken against German property in the United States, lteuter's Amster­ dam correspondent reports. SUSPEND 8-H0UR WAR CLAUSE Restrictions Not Enforced on Govern* ment Contracts During the Present Emergency. Washington, March 20.--Regtriations requiring inclusion in every contract for war construction of a clause lim­ iting the daily service of workmen en­ gaged in such work to eight hours have been suspended for the duration of the present emergency, the war depart* ment announced on Monduy U. S. Cadet Flyer Killed. San Diego, Cal., March 20.--Ralph T. Simpson of Pasadena, a cadet at the North Island Aviation school, was killed on Monday when the airplane he was flying fell from a height of about 500 feet into San Diego bay. Flyer Dies of Injuries. Miami, Fla.i March 20.--Francis El­ liott Langdon of Boston, a student ob­ server at the naval aeronautic stution, died on Monday at the City hospital of Injuries sustained Saturday, when his seaplane fell into Blscayne bay. . Villa Bandits Get $250,000. i Paso, Tex., March 20.--Canute Reyes, a Villa commander operating near Torreon.tield up a train near Cal- vo, poahuila, and captured $250,000 in Mexican gold. Tfie money was Intend­ ed to pay troops. ^ttAS NAME CLEARED Amy Officer, Once a Convict, Is Restored to Full Citizen­ ship. N. T.--A big; broad-shon!* dered man, wearing an officer's uni­ form, with two silver bars on bis shoulders, walked Into the executive chamber of the capitol here, and step­ ped smartly to the governor's desk. "Governor, I am a captain in ^he th regiment," he said by way of Introduction. '* "Sit down, captain," Invited the gor- jernor. "What can I do for you?" • "Tour excellency, I am In distress^ great distress. I am well beyond the draft age. When the war broke out I entered a training camp and won a first lieutenancy. Shortly after I was promoted to captain. I am now recom­ mended for the gold leaf pf a mc^jor. All my life I have tried to act on the square with all the world. "Bat I fell--that was years ago. I was sentenced to state prison. Three years ago you paroled me. When I left Great Meadow prison I thought that your act had restored me to citi- . Russ Reds Kill Six Japanese^ Washington, March 20.--State de­ partment dispatches from Peking put the number of Japanese killed ia the fighting at Blagovleshtchensk at six. Press dispatches put tbm nwnbee-of killed at m < I "But I Fall--That Was Years Ago." senship. I learned that It didn't a fortnight ago when men of my home town--Brooklyn--threatened to reveal to army authorities that I was an ex* convict. And then they told me that I was still carrying the brand of a felon; that your parole was nothing. I couldn't afford to fight them. I knew I'd get a square deal from you, so I came here to--" "You came here," Interrupted the governor, "to be restored to citizen- ahip. You shall be." And less than five minutes later Captain of the --th regiment held the governor's hand in his right and in the left the governor's pardon re­ storing him to citizenship. He is now with his regiment on Ids way to France. "HUMAN WOLF" TO BE FREE Haa Four Murdera to Hla Credit and Haa. Served 61 Yoarf. In ' ' Prison. ' Little Bock, Ark.--Yates Standridge, known as the "Arkansaw Human Wplf," who has four murders to his credit and who was serving a term of 52 years in the state penitentiary, will be a free man next year. Governor -Brough having reduced the sentence from 52 to 15 years. Standridge has already served 14 years. Once Standridge escaped from prison and before he was captured he killed a man and a woman and shot another woman's arm off. He also kill­ ed a prison guard. In Newton county, the home of the "Wolf," news that he Is to be released caused fear in the heart of more than one man--especially those who testified against Standridge ^f^be waa tried for murder. . ai ~ CONFISCATED EVIDENCE, BUT LEO BLUSHED NOT C h i d " ? . -- W r i f f h r w a s caught after he had made his way Into a sub-post office wear­ ing, it is charged, one pair of trousers when he went in and two when he came out. The or­ der to the police was, "Confis­ cate the evidence." Wright did not blush. USE SCREEN FOR DETECTIVES Cleveland Police Chief Believee Hla Man Are Becoming Too Well Known to Crooka. Cleveland.--Chief of Polica Smith believes his detective force is becoming entirely too well known in the under­ world. They are being spotted, he thinks, so he has made a screen behind which the sleuths camouflage them­ selves every morning while the night's prisoners pass in review. The screen is painted on one aide huu the sleuths are able to look the prisoners over in search of "wanted" criminals, but the prisoners caimot sea the detectives. 4-, " ' • Wife Beater HafOrma^^ Two Rivers, Wis.--A warning that he might be sentenced to the Thousand Islands and be compelled to spend a year on each, was sufficient to cause Alex Belonis of this city, arrested on the charge of beating and abusing hia wife, to reform. KHIed Self Because of Rejection. San Francisco.--After he had beat rejected three different times for army service, because of weak ankles and de­ fective sight, Orlnne Crim killed Mb* salt. • Lord Safut Marshall. v-, b.M Suck is the striking title to a timed cartoon in an agricultural pf* per, showing the War Lord in salut» to the farmer. The meaning of It ll that without the aaalatance that th* farmer rendera In the matter of prj* viding food for the army the flghtioS ability of that body would be propor­ tionally decreased. While the army Is fighting, the farmer ia busy, Tli» promptness with which ha sprang into the breach waa a patriotism equal to that of the man who enlisted ani the farmer's record in this particular was worthy of the high record thai baa become hia. All over the Unite® States the appeal la being met by moi# production. Fields are enlarged, inten­ sive agriculture has taken the plaeft of slipshod methods, more cattle a^i being fattened, more hogs grown, ve|l and lamb have become scarce son- modifies. This Is ail in keeping wlflh the food-controller's demands, an* with the heartiness that is now preva-- lent, it would seem a8 if the require­ ments of the boys at the front and tha . allies In Europe would be fully meffc Not only are the tilled acres of tha United States being brought Info requisition, but the wild pasture land* are doing tribute with their cattle and. sheep. Working In conjunction wlth| the UnitedxStates, Western Canada la' also doing Its share and a pretty larga share it is, too. By an arrangement with the United States Government It will now be possible through its em­ ployment bureau to secure for tit* Western Canada fields such help aft can be spared. It is thought in this way Canada will have its help to seed Its millions of acres of wheat land fairly well met. The large number of young men of the farms who hava' enlisted and gone to the front has left many of the Western Canada farms weak in the matter of man powe*. This means that Canada can take ad. that the United Statea can spare. Tfy» wages will be good and tha housing comfortable. In addition to this the free homa» stead lands of Western Canada offar the greatest Inducement to the mail with limited means who is willing to undergo some of the hardships natu­ rally accompanying this enterprise There is also the large area of uncul« tlvated lands that are waiting tha man with sufficient means to purchajpa and equip. And .this is not expen­ sive. The lands are cheap and tha terms very reasonable. Equipped with tractor or horse power the cultivation cost is slight when the return is con­ sidered. Yields of wheat varying from 20 to 40 bushels per acre may be ra­ iled upon, and with a set price of over $2.00 per bushel, It is an easy matter to arrive at the cost Production, in­ cluding interest on land, has been esti­ mated at figures not exceeding tea dollars an acre. With a twenty bushel yield, at a two dollar price--forty dol­ lars. Ten from forty and you ha««' the profits many farmers made IB;> Western Canada the past year. ^ The Dominion and Provincial Gov­ ernments are working conjointly tn aft ' increased production propaganda. Among the important steps that hava been taken to bring this about is tha recent order by which it is made pos­ sible to take into Canada tractore that cost fourteen hundred dollars and less in the country of production. This will give those residing in the United States, owning lands in Canada, tha opportunity to place them under cul­ tivation at much less cost than in th* past. Another inducement is the privi-, lege of taking sheep and cattle ttt free of duty. Automobiles form ft necessary part of the outfit of a good many farmers that would like to mova to Canada. These are now accorded free duty. Provision is also made that those requiring seed and unable to ob-. tain it !n any other way, may get it. from the Government. So from th|s It will be seen that It Is not only tha fertile lands of Western Canada that Invite the settler, but the ease and cheapness with which a farmer ""ft establish himself.--Advertisement ^ OLD MAN FORGETS CHIVALRfR Good Old Brother Wack Moat Ung^.: lantly Puts Women in the Same • ^ Classes tha Mule. "No, «aW" replied Brother Wack t® the expostulation of good old Parson Bagster. "It's plumb onpossible ta modulate a mule widout cussin' him. It kaln't be did. Long's I cusses d|f, varmint reg'Iar and satrates him wid a club 'casionally he dess lops his eura for'ards and trudges right along w(d de plow. But de minute I draps da club and 'dresses him in confectionery language he turns his head and sneers at me. Dar ain't no gratitude in him.- He thinks he's got me bluffed. • « "A mule, sah, am right smahthy »»**• a 'ooman. Honey round her and bilf her fine clothes and mouffie o* gold teef, and sh'll walk all over yo', ufc- hollerln' for mo'. But slap her fiat when she needs it and talk to her loud and coa'se, and she's as soople as an angle. Keep a mule and a 'ooma»v thankful for what yo' don't do to 'en, and yo' got 'em gwine, every time."--• Kanaaa City Star. •""£ ~i?i • • • * ) ! , , - ^rtrl6ullbn.^^'*4:„i *Wliat are you working on there fF "A hymn of hate," replied the poif sternly. • . "Dear me! Don't you know ttti» American government discourages an)* thing of that kind!** 2 "Oh, yes. But this la nana of tilt government's business. It is addressed to a neighbor .of mine , who has playop •Over There' on his phonograph every night for the past seven week*."-**- Birmingham Age-Herald. * " i *• • Never Falls. * "The hostess said the affair was ta- be qtrlctiy informal." "That makes th^ girls dress up all right." "n • 1 W» New'.Hatapshire was Ae flrtfr UtabUah cr M&rriiif coifimissl ^ - v ' i f ' ̂ . , - i y v , ( " ' ' v . - * . ' . mm