Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, August 27, 1920, Page 4

“35,000 BOLSHEVIKI CAPTURED BY POLES Many Guns, Thousands of Rifles and Horses Taken in Counter-Attack. | | | Warsaw.—Military authorities an | nounced that the Poles captured 35,- 000 prisoners in their counter-attack | against the bolsheviki. Many guns, thousands of rifles, hundreds of ma chine guns and motor cars and great numbers of horses also were taken. | Thousands of Russians are thought to be cut off in the forest awaiting an opportunity to surrender. Among the 300 bolshevik killed in the fighting at Mlawa wer found, it is claimed, a German offic and several German soldiers The bolshevik urmies Warsaw, the Prussia, are sending wireless appeals for help. The intercepted messages repeatedly have asked bolshevik head Quarters for ammenition and suppli The vanguard of this red army has reached points about soliiers northwest of between Vistula and 100 kilometers Camp south of Danzig, so near the Grappe region around Graudenz that the French officers advised the Amer jean typhus expedition to This the Americans did move to Danzig. REPORT ENGLAND WILL FREE EGYPT London.—The London Times it understantis that Great Britain has agreed to recognize the independence of Egypt. The decision, according to the Lon- don Times, resulted from recent con- | versations between the Viscount Mil- ner mission, which recently visited Egypt, and an Egyptian delegation, headed by Said Zagloul Pasha, form- | er minister of justice. | Among the fundamental points of | the agreement are: Egypt will recognize Great Britain's privileged position in the valley of the Nile and agree in case of war to afford every facility for access to Egyptian territory; Great Britain will | maintain a garrison in Egypt; in the canal zone Egypt regains control of | foreign relations, subject to her not making treaties contrary to British policy and will have the right to main- tain diplomatic representatives abroad. | Capitulations will be abolished. says FRANCE EQUIPS U. S. ARMY | 80 Per Cent of Planes, 60 of Guns, 50 of Supplies Are Given. Metz.—Marshal Foch will visit the United States when the European situ ation permits, he told Supreme Knight | Flaherty of the Knights of Columbus, in reponse to a formal invitation at | a banquet. Captain Andre Tardieu, a speaker, caused some surprise when he said: “You may not know that France provided you with 80 per cent of your | airplanes, 60 per cent of your guns | and 50 per cent of your war supplies.” Alaska Can Solve Paper Problem. Seattle, Wash.—Alaska can furnish pulp for 2,000,000 tons of paper an nually without depleting the terri- tory’s resources, according to a re port made to the Alaska bureau of the chamber of commerce by Colonel W. B. Greeley, chief forester of the United States. Colonel Greeley is now in Alaska making a survey of pulp possibilities. The national for ests of Alaska hold the solution of the print paper problem in America, ac- cording to Colonel Greeley. The for- ests of southeastern Alaska can keep 20 or more mills running continually and the growth of new timber will be sufficient to replace that which is cut. Troops Pursue Bandits. | Washington.—Responding to an in formal communication from the Amer- ican embassy at Mexico City, the Mexican foreign office has announced | that urgent steps have been taken to effect the prompt release of foreigners, | including Americans, reported to have been kidnaped at Cuale, Jalisco, by bandits under the leadership of Zamora, the state department was ad- vised. Five thousand federal troops are reported in pursuit of the bandits. Premiers Urge Peace. Paris. — Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain and Premier Gioletti of Italy have urged both Russia and Po: land to conclude peace immediately on the basis of mutual concessions, dis- | patches from Lucerne reported. | Seven Killed in Attacks on Irish. | Belfast.—Official telegrams receiv- ed at Dublin castle indicate that there | have been organized onslaugkts | against the Irish constabulary and that during the week-end seven have beqn killed. | a fullgrown mosquito bites you, | casin, | pigment in an oll | smoothly. | by the method outlined may | between | with the object of securing Germany's | | pected to by { ments are t William M. Abbett, recently elected grand exalted ruler of the Elks. SWAT THE FEMALE MOSQUITO In the Case of Those Insects, Kipling Was Undoubtedly Right in His Assertion, Contrary to popular belief, the mos- quito lays only 50 or 100 eggs at a time; we naturally Jaid about 1,000,000, The larval ge lasts seven to fourteen days. If you ‘ful of mosquitoes under your ea trough have a look at them, It Is easier to spot the malarial kind than others. The harmless wrigglers hang with their heads down, but the malarial mosquito s with its body parallel to the sur » of the water. If look at its back, preferably with a micro- scope. have a bi If it is ail one color it won't hurt you. Only the female mosquito will bite, according to a writer in the Saturday Evening Post. The males die in the fall, the females hibernating and then living one or two months, The male lives but a few days. » doubt you be- lieve that mosquitoes live on blood alone, though you may have wondered how they get along in the remote wil- derness where there seems to be no animal life, as, for instance, subarctic and arctic country. truth is that the mosquito also lives on the juice of plants. They will bite al- most any sort of animal, will bite rep- tiles and even caterpillars. Some mos- | quitoes can bite through a leather moc- Any of them can bite through a human hide. SOFT WOOD MADE BEAUTIFUL Proper Application of Finishing Meth- ods Gives All the Effects of More Costly Material. Beautiful wood floors, approximat- ing in effect and finish the oak and maple floors found in the best type of would suppose It | If it has the figure of a lyre | | on its back It is bad medicine. in the | The | Kunduds if Thousandy | ness men, engineers, bankers, judges, architects, physicians, farmers, teachers, li! ians, cler- women the world over. Are You Equipped to Win? The New International provides the means to success. It is an all- kenowing teacher, a universal ques- answerer. If you seek efficiency and ad- vancement why not make daily use of this vast fund of inform- bulary Terms. 2700 Pages. Biographical Entries. i Writeforspec- imen pages, illustrations, ete. . By set of Pocket By Maps fF] name eH paper. G.&C. MERRIAM it this Let us do your job work. gymen, by successful men and F; COUNTY SEAT NEWS ITEMS Hon. James H. Forne, of Mos- cow was in Grangeville late last) week on legal business. L. H. Kerlee, formerly of} Grangeville, has written the} Free Press that he and his fam- ily have located in Eugene, Ore. | They had been touring Califor- nia, after leaving Grangeville. Dr. R. J. Alcorn, was an ar-} rival in the city from Colville, to- day, having recently disposed ot | his hospital at that place. The doctor will maintain offices here and wil! also be in charge of th») hospital at Ferdinand until a suitable building for hospital purposes can be secured here. Only five minor fires are burn- ing in the Nezperce National for- est, and these may be brought under control at any moment, ac- ording to S. V. Fullaway, forest! supervisor here. While the num-| ber of fires reported so far this} season has been as large as up to the corresponding time last year, the fires have not been serious. and were easily controlled. Bringing home as a rule the limit of six birds to each man many sportsmen returned to Grangeville Sunday evening aft- er a successful opening day of ; were the hunting season. Grouse were plentiful in most sections Simon Bros. Wholesale and Retail BUTCHERS Dealers in Hides, Pelts, and all kinds of Poultry { COTTONWOOD, IDAHO that are generally looked upon haunts of the birds. In some instances, it is said, the birds are slate creek, 9000. Straigt side and flaring 125 so plentiful that they can be) \.chel grain tanks, also 14 and knocked down with clubs, or kil | 7¢ foot California racks at the led with rocks. the Grangeville sportsmen who out Sunday, admit they shot the birds. Twenty-two cans of trout fry arrived in Grangeville Monday night, and were distributed, un-} der supervision of Don C. Fisher, deputy game warden, in various streams of the county. are native Rainbow and Eastern 3rook trout. The fish were distributed as follows Clear- water river, 15,000; Three Mile creek, 6000; Johns creek, 3000; Fishereek, 6000; Mill creek, 6000; Whitebird creek, 21,000; e The fish | However, all | tioene Hardware. i 35-tf Patronize Our Advertisers They are all boosters and deserve your business. : Now the whole family can go | out on a Summer evening, homes, can be developed, with the aid | of proper finishing methods and ma- | terlals, in such woods as pine, fir, and bulletin of a large These so-called durable and cypress, American company. “soft” woods are says a very Possess not a little natural beauty of grain. Hardwood effects are secured on soft woods by staining with an oll wood stain, consisting of a permanent color vehicle. These stains are particularly adapted to use on the soft woods. lac and finishing with prepared wax or floor varnish. The first step toward obtaining the desired finish is to sandpaper the wood The stain should then be applied freely with a brush, and, af- ter being allowed to stand for about | five or ten minutes, buffed off with a cloth, When the stain has dried for 24 hours the shellac and wax or var nish may be applied as described. A deeper effect than that procured be ob- tained by the use of a varnish stain over the oll wood staln, of course, correspond in color. Often it is difficult to determine upon the best finish of expert advice. Germany's Air-Post Plane. being carried on and foreign Negotiations are jerman 1 international air- air-mails be- ) are ex- participation in Pp twe service. lar n Berlin and Copen Scandinavian countries. An important part of the service will be the convey Both should, | for a floor in the absence The effect is com- | pleted by applying a thin coat of shel- | two coats of | U.S. Nobby. For ordinary country toads—The U. S. Chain or Usco. For front wheels— The U. S. Plain. For best results— everywhere—U. S. Royal Cords. firms | ) shortly, and arrange- | = made with the other | ance of “airgrams” to relieve the tele graphic service. The shortage of gas- oline in Germany at present is re- | | stricting the use of alreraft for mail | purposes Scientific American, That War Spirit. Mrs. Gotham—Id like to go to the theater or opera tonight, dear. Mr. Gotham—aAll right. What would | you like to see? “Oh, something with some fighting in it, Henry.” “But you know they've stopped the production of those German operas, dear.” HE women should cer- tainly be thankful for the It has given automobile, them a chance to more of their husbands. ™ il getting. see a lot they’re beginning to insist on knowing what they are And the more they insist, the better it will be for us. But it has done a great deal more than that. Select your tires ac- cording to the roads they have to travel: In sandy or hilly coun- try, wherever the going is apt to be heavy—The interests, prejudices. What affects one talk things over. Wm It’s had its effect on the tire business. When automobiles were new people were willing to buy any kind of a tire. Now ’ It has brought people closer together, given them new swept away old generally affects a good many of his neighbors in the same way. And they have a better chance to get together and Iv We want our customers to know what they are getting. That’s why we represent U. S. Tires—so there will be no doubt about it. man now how to make. Whatever the size of your car, you know that the U. S. Tire you put on it is the bes# kind of tire its makers know U.S. Tires are guaranteed for life, without any limi- tation of mileage. That ought to mean somes thing to the man who has thought about tires, @ United States Tirss Central Garage, Grangeville, Idaho ” * - | vr %.