FARMERS . COLUMN Some Practical Suggestions Wel Worth Knowing From the De- partment of Agriculture. FACTS FOR DAILYfUSE FERTILIZING FRUIT TREES. “Many people think that ffuit trees “meed no fertilizer and let them shift for themselves, which is the cause of “80 many starved trees in this State. We believe that more trees die of | ‘starvation yearly than from any oth- ‘Pr cause. “When manure of any kind is used as feed it should be applied in the fall or sometime during the winter: “put: if you are using commercial: fer- tilizer it should be applied about blos- ~goming time: If you have not yet: fed our trees, this Is a good time:to @o |”, :4ty apply your fertilizer at once ‘he ‘fore you forget about it. ‘mTpees on different soils of course Yequire different kinds and. different | 1D. amounts of fertilizer and we can make Jo'hard and fast rules, but by watch ' dng your ‘trees closely you can tell i"what they need. Fertilize your béar- dng trees go that you secure an aver- mage of from six to twelve inches of new growth each seasion; young trees should grow considerably more than that. Always use a good high grade fertilizer, which carries from & 6 per cent of nitrogen and from 10 to 12 per cent. of phosphoric acid. “Some varieties of trees require more fertilizer than others but a safe rule is to apply about a pound of fer- “tilizer to each tree for each year in age; for intance, a twenty year old vitree should have about twenty pounds. If you are cultivating the or- . chard apply it just before cultivation while if the orchard is in sod, apply . it on top of the grass and the rains will take it down. When ‘the trees are large apply the fertilizer over all - the ground, excepting a space of from four to six feet around the trunk of .the aree; At this point we find nearly all brace reots and fertilizer does very little good there. On a younger . tree apply the fertilizer well out be-' yond the spread of the branches so that it comes in contact with the | feeding roots. The fertilization of the orchard eosts so little and the results are so remarkable that you simply’ can’t afford te neglect it.” 1 SYERILIZED: EGGS CNT £3 TET KEEP FOR YEARS. “'Sterilized eggs by a process’ ¥hat | "will keep them solid ‘and in’ 00d con’ tition for years is one of the latest * ““ecHievéments to be brought “before | |Secretary, Mrs. BE. E. Hazelbarth; Opening service—Rev. 1. Hess Wag: Amer, oh , LUTHERAN S. S. CHONVENTIGN ; NEXT WEEK The fortieth annual convention of the Lutheran Sunday Schooi Associa- tion of Somerset Conference will bel heid in the Trinity Lutheran church, Johnstown, Pa., Rev. S. N. Carpenter pastor, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 21, 22 and 23. The officers of the association are: President, Rev. L. P. Young, D. D;; Vice President, Rev. J. S. English; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Janet Laney; Statistical Secretary, Virgil R. Saylor, Esq.; Treasurer, W. A, Weaver; Execdtive Committee, Rev. WwW. H. B. Carney, Rev, L BP: Young, D, D, Rev. J. S. English, Hon, 0,.P, Shaver, Jas, 0, Wolfersberger. The program for the several ses- sions, which has just been issued, is| as follows: Wednesday, June 21—7:30 P. M. Song Service, Opening service—Rev. ter, Anthem by the Choir. . Address of Welcome—F. B. Kinzey, Response—President L. P, Young, D. Hymn, No, 287, Addresg—The Co-ordination of Church and Sunday Schooi,” by Rew. C. P. McLaughin, D. D, Solo—Prof. F, D, Keboch, ‘Hymn, No. 286, Benediction, hour. Thursday. June 22—9:00 A, M, Song service: Business, Statistical report, “The Value of Teacher Training” ——(1) To the Teacher, Rev, Simon Snyder, (2) To the School, Rev, R D. Clare. (3)To the Church, Rev. H. W, Bender. General Discussion and Round Table—Rev, J, C, McCarney, Thursday, June 22—1:30 P. M. reception and social Song service. “The Appeal to the Eye"—Rev, W, H, B, Carney: Demonstrations — (1) The Sand Table, Mrs, S, N, Carpenter, (2) The Black Board and Hand Work, “The Home Department” — Miss Ella Lowenstein, “The Adult Eible Class”"—(1) How to build It Up, J. H. Beerits, Relation to the Church, Rev, W, E; Sunday, General Discussion and Conference{ —Rev. W. I, Good: Adjournment. Thursday, June 22-7: 30 P, M. Song service. vr 8. N, Car (2) Its Hi ‘Anthem by the Choir. ~Address—" Efficiency in the Sunday . School,” Rev.. C. P. Wiles, D. D, Solo—Miss May Walker. , Beneliction, Social hour. je 23—9:00 a. m. *" the’ ‘attention’ of “the department’ of i Ze, um “agriculture through the agents of the | N Engine, RIF 2d Fobd division. . “How.. to Conduct a Sunday ne dozén “eggs, some of them School,” addres and conference—— 2 ‘three years old, were opened by Dairy ‘and Food Commissioner Foust re-| ) cently ‘and were, found to “be "solid “and practically in perfect condition. The eggs were sent to the Depart. ment of Agriculture from Philadel: |’ phia where there was a steady sale to hotels /of what were termed “Ster- lized Kees, » Investigation by the a&-, gents showed that the eggs, some oi which were as old as 1912, had been sterilized under what is known as. the Taylor process and had been | kept in warehouse and cellar and re- ‘ cently sold to hotels in Philadelphia. The eggs were solid, looked very much like fresh eggs and upon cand- ling were found not to be shrunken. Futher investigation led to the dis- | covery of a machine which was used in the patented proeess of steriliz- ing the eggs. All that is now known of the process is that the eggs are placed in the machine and drop first into hot and then cold oil. The pores are closed, the shells strengthened and the eggs sterilized. Prof. LaWall. chemist of the Dairy and Food Division, is now doing some experimental work in connection with sterilized eggs and in a short time the results of his work may be known. It is probable that method su- perior’ to the cold storage and water glass preserving may be found. PROSECUTIONS FOR SELLING BLEACHED FLOUR. Following the warning sent through out the State that the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture would make a crusade against the sale of bleached flour, two prosecutions have been ordered in Westmoreland county whre bleached flour containing nit- rites were found by the agents of the Dairy and Food Bureau. The same Bureau agents have prosecuted ' a restaurant dealer for using oleomar- garine in his place of business with- out a state license. About thirty milk and cream cases against dealers'are below the Standard for butter fats and solids. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORI!A | Rev. C, ‘P. Wiles; D. D. . Bach Sunday School is entitled to ~ two: delegates, exclusive of pastors, ‘superintendents. and persons on the am, One of the sessions is to be devoted to the work of the superin- tendents. Delegates are; requested to give a written report of the convef- tion to the school they represent. Persons assigned on the program who cannot attend should send a paper. The convention music will be. di- rected by Prof. I. H. Mack of the 'Hall*Mack Co., Philadelphia, Reports of the schools must be sent to the Statistical Secretary, Vv: R. Saylor, Bsq., Somerset, Pa. for tabulation and printing, according to instruction sent out by him. To secure free entertainment, the names of all delegates must be snt to Rev. S. N. Carpenter, Johnstown, at least a week in advance of the meet- ing of the convention. SOMERSET. CONTRACTOR TO BUILD ROCKWOOD CHURCH At a meeting of the trustees of St. Luke’s Lutheran church at Rockwood a few. days ago, the contract to build the handsome new church was a- warded to Roy Hostetler of Somer: set, whose bid was lowest of quite a number of estimates submitted. The contract was signed immediate ly and Mr. Hostetler will begin work at once. The old church will be razed and much of the material will be un- tilized in the construction of the new edifice. It is to be ready for occupan- cy by December. The new church will conslst of a church auditorium Sunday School building, basement banquet hall and kitchen and will be of pleasing architecture and well fur- nished. It was designed by Fulton & Butler of Uniontown and the bids for its construction were well within the architects’ estimate. Rev. Erler, the pastor, reported that arrangements had been made with school board for the use of the high school auditorium for church services until the new building is completed. Commencing Sunday last the congre- gation will meet for all divine ser- vices in the school room. Try Our Fine Job Work | the British ships. WILL HEAD RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE IN ST. LOUIS I I | i SENATOR W. . of Missouri, A GENERAL SURVEY 0 - TEWAR | The town and fortress of Dubno,. twenty-five miles from the Galician frontier, has fallen into the hands of the Russians. With it the czars forces are agajn in the possesgion of the Volhynian fortress triangle; oon- sisting of Lutzk, Dubno and Rovne. Dubno, which had been in the hands of the Austriaus since Sept.--7 last, lies on the Roviao-Brody-Lemberg rail way and is. about eighty-two miles from the Galician capital. In the fighting on the front of Volhynia and Galicia, says: the official Russian statement, the Russians took 409 officers and 35,6008 men. They also captured thirty guns and an. eRmormious quantity of booty. The statement adds that the army of General Teechitskyn. alone, operat ing in the direction of . Czernowitz, Bukowina, OE ‘the Aastro- Huns 18,000. Ooners, grime Pp ie was _ started the ,_troops. have taken oabout | 118 P55 san troops, dr tes assy in Zu = i trian front has been, completely - brok- en along a length of 34. vance, thresiens 5 el 4 trisncarmy inthe. region. affected, the Austrians finding; themaelves attacked A rom both the east and sowth, . “Violent artillery. Sghting 1s in prog: ress: én the river Meuse, morth ofthe: French fortress ©f Verdun, according tp the German official statement. The {Germans have added three cannon . : and seven machine guns to the booty taken by them OR the east bank of the: river. Striking a mine oft. Sandhamn, an island at’ the entrance to Stockholm, tite , Swedish shipiPara sank. The, crew wit Yived. In shipping circles here it is believed the vessel ran into a field of anchored German mines. has struck a mire and sunk. The first officer of the vessel is believed | to be the only survivor. The Salandga cabinet, having fallea to obtain a vote of confidence from the Italian parliament, has resigned. The vote was 193 to 141. | A brief engagement between small British and German warships off the The communication says a British * patrol force composed of monitors: and torpedo boat destroyers en- destroyers of the enemy which; om being fired at by monitors, returned into port. No damage was sustained by any eof VILLA FOLLOWERS HANGED : f Two Meet Death at Deming, N. M.; Five Others Reprievéd. Francesco Alvarez and Juan San’ chez, two .Villa followers, captured during the raid on Col iumbus, Nv M, March 9, were hanged dt ‘Deming; N. M. Militiamen guarded the county jail. There was no attempt at disorder. The men, convicted of murder, met their fate .stoically, smoking cigarets until they ascended the scaffold. They were accompanied by their Spirfival adviser. _ Five other Villa followers con: demned to death obtained a reprieve for further investigation of their cases. CHEAP NOVELS CAUSE FALL Sharon Boy Said to Have Confessed to Robbing Houses. Raymond Barbian, aged fifteen, & Sharon (Pa.) high school student, is under arrest: on a charge of burglary His arrest has, it is believed, cleared up numerous robberies that had been irritating the police for several weeks, Barbian confessed to the police, they say, and admitted that he had en tered and robbed thirteen houses Cheap detective literature, the movies and a love for money prompted the bov to set out on a path which led to ( REPLY TO CARRANIA READY J bent border for patrel duty. In all ta » a 2 ihuahila, who made efforts to the. American consulate, -ig.+ It is mow expected that retary Lansing’s reply to ‘the C ga de- pistols into. the faces of the members ‘of “a “picnic party on the’ ‘American. J Unifed States troops are investigating. The Norwegian steamer Prosper id x coast of Belgium was made known. i gaged, off Zeebrugge torpedo boat There were no castalties.|- .clainis, his ‘nomination by. 500 ma- his downfall. MEXICANS CROW MORE BITTER ' Mora Troops Go te Border--In- torvention.Bellevsd Near Note Said to Be Retueal to Withdraw | Troops and Fear ls Expressed as te Effect—Cavairy Pursues Raiders. ‘Official reports trem all parts of the Mexican republic * indicate ‘a rapid : spread of the flame of ami-American ere etary Baker annoumoced that 3.000 additions! ceast artillerymen gnd a battalion of eagineer troops from New York had ‘been’ ordered to the 400 men will be added to Gen-| ‘s command. While the sgperetary would nef go so far as to admit that a change of policy was under consideration’ it is no et ‘Ahat a majority of the state ai . ment officials in Janel with the Mexi: can situation are cemfident. hat armed intervention in México is how only a matter of time. The. Carranss . government, - which, advices to the state ddpartment in. dicate, is nearer than ever to the brink of a complete collapse, is either powerless to suppress the demonstra- tions that are taking place, or is making no effort to suppress them. Five different factions are at present operating independently of the de facto government, ‘all of which ap parently are taking advantage of the presence of American troogs om Mex- fcan soil to undermine Carranza. Ht is feared that at any ‘moment news will be received of an attack or American citizens somewhere in Mex. ico. The state department: has been advised that a Pacific coast nil stegmer is due teday at Acapulco, on the west coast, to take off the Ameri can refugees there, and, arrange ments have been made for the vessel to perform ‘a similar service at Belt Cruz. No report has beea re- concerning the Americans sti | leave following the attack there on “oir d for a withdrawal of the Ameri- te¥ces wii be dispatched to Mex: feo City within ‘the nest few days. 1t is understood to. Dave Deen. com. | 3 offe : its] ‘barded heavily. Paris ‘looks for a 'gevers ‘struggle for pdssession of Fort 'abafidon this entire line and fall back pak pleted and is said to comtajn a re fueal to comply with the @emand for’ sn immediate withdrawal. | "Jmestmich as the commumdcation 1s} expected to coatain & sharp route 2 for the language used by Curranza in Ms Jast note; officials are dubious as | to the effect Which it will have on the Mexican public. “Five armed and mounted Mexicans rode across the Rio Grande in. the {| suburbs of Bl Paso Sundey, sloved “gide, cursed them and after’recrossing to" ‘the Mexican sidered volleys at | the picnic party. No one was hit. ‘A’ troop of the Fourteenth cavalry, “under Captain Ola W. Bell, drove back “ across the border the Mexican bandits who raided ‘the ‘Coleman’ ranch, twenty-five miles northwest of Laredo, Tex. CONTEST IN WEST VIRGINIA : Rival Gandidates.. to to Gubernatorial Nomination Ask Recount of Ballots. Judge Ira E. Robinson and A. AS “Lally, rival candidates for the Republi- can nomination for governor of West Virginia, are disputing the returns from the recent primary. Judge Robinson said in Charleston: “I have been nominated by at least 1,000 majority, us shown ‘by as re liable figures as can be ‘obtained from | every county in the ‘stete. My op ™ ponent is cognizant of all this and is “} ‘demanding recounts in many counties. I bave no fears.” : " Atterney General A. A. Lilly de .clared, that he is. the Republican nomi: nee on. the face of the. returns, He Jority. Counsel for Judge Robinsen has de- ‘manded a recount id’ ‘Mason, Roane, Jackson, Raleigh, Mercer, Wyoming, ‘Wayne, Summers and Fayette coun- ties. ' Counsel for General -Lilly are expected to ask for reeounts in Wirt, Morgan, Braxten, Wood, Ritchie, Jef: ferson, Taylor and Tyler, Attorneys for Robinson in Charles: ton protested against the certification of the vote of Kanawha county until an investigadon is made of the meth: ods employed by election officers. Pacific Lorigshoremen Win Strike. The strike of Pacific longshoremen is ended. Approximately 9,000 men who walked out June 1 in an effort to ob tain higher wages and a closed shop policy, thus tying up shipping on the coast, have returned to work, all their demands having been granted temporarily. Town Goes Into Saloon Business. Four saloons of Altoona, Wis., will go out of business July 1, Their pisces will’ be taken by a municipally- owned saloon. From the profits of this saloon the city plans to build 8 CLERRGWITZ SAID BY SLAVS Russian Offonsiia Takes Huge Prapartions--Huns Fail Back - GERMANS COME m0 ALLY'S AIG. Greatest Battle of “War is Raging _Feem Riga te Cernowitz—Rusetans Drive Austrians and Germans Back. From the ‘pegion around the -big Russian” Baltic seapert ‘down ‘to the suburbs of Crernewits, ‘capital of the’ Bukowina, & t of §00 ‘miles,’ the greatest battle of the war is raging and is salning heurly in fury, In point of numbers, Jemath SE the battle. lime and strategical Verdun is eclipsed snd. the’ emia ve op | e Treatino appears 1iké Fy skirmish 3 Tongeide” of the ‘gigantic’ stry gle in the “edst, thus’ tar ‘only in| {mary ‘stige. Tire’ ‘Germans have’ come to the nid ot “thelr Hard “pressed | ally: fn the | south’ and ithe 'Radgeian: offensive in Volhynfa, Galicia and the Bukowina, now ten days: old; has changed over} night to a death grapple beiween Teu- tons amd ‘Russians that promises defi- nitely th, Gecide matters in the east. . At, the most essential point of the southern’ battle fine in the southern Bukowina~ ‘the jérman aid ‘as’ thus far failed to stem “the “Russian tide. THe car's forces’ are’contimuing in|, thelz dash td ‘the capital, Gaeridwitz, whase fortified suburbs are mew being batteréd by thelr heavy gums. A '‘rumor is if “circulation that th? Russians Have occupied Czernowiiz. | Fort Souville Heayly Bombarded. The German attack on Verdun ha: swung to the ‘east of the Meuse, fol lowing an assault on the French p tions: near Hill 1364, west of the ver German infentry charged French pos! tions - west of Fort Vaux, but, the French. war office reports, as unable, he to gaip sound, The oe time the French posi: tions mear Forts Sonville and Tavan- nes, South of Fert Vaux, were bom:| Wty Sotville, to which “the bombardment may be preliminary. Should the Ger mans capture the port they would opea a breach in the French defense: which might compel the French tc ‘on the inner defenses om the right of the riveri. est of ‘the Meuse the only develop : ment was a heavy artillery action in the vicinity of Chattanceurt. ‘Admiral Pieke Repireg on Age Limit. | Hear * Admiral “Brgbley A. Fiske, “whigse diftérences with Dan; jels attracted widespread attention, was detached from: the war college a Newport, preliminary to his retire. 13 sment June 13 on account of age. ln’ John "R. Mclean Dead. 9% Inquirer, died ‘at his residence in Washington. MARKET QUOTATIONS "Pittsburgh, June 13. Butter—Prints, 38@38%%c; tubs, 32 ‘@32%c. Eggs—Fresh, 24@24%c. ‘Cattle—Prime, $10.76@11.26; good and tidy butchers, $9. 76@10. 50; fair, $8.60@9.25; common, $7@8; heifer: $6@9; common to good fat bulls, $56C - Sheep and Lambs—Prime wethers, $7.40@7.65; good mized, $6.75@7..5; fair mixed, $5.756@6.50; culls and coi men, $8.60@4.50; yearlings, $6@9.75; ‘spring’ lamb., $7@12; veal calves, $5 Hogs—Prime heavy, heavy mixed, 9.65; light Yorkers, $3.20@9.25; pig. $8.90@9; roughs, $8@8.60; stags, $6.50 @*. Cleveland, June 13. : Cattle—Choice fat steers, $9@9.85; good to cheice buteher steers, $8.76@ 9.50: fair’ to good butcher steers, $8. 50 @9: good to ‘chelce heifers, $7.50@ @8; choice cows, $6.76@7.60; fair to good cows, $5.76@6.80; cemamon cows, $4 @5.50. : Calves—Good to cheice, 12; .fair to good, $10@11.25; heayy and common, $7@9. Sheep an¢ Lambs—Good to choice springers, $.:050@12; fair to good, $10@11.25; -good to choice yearlings, $9.25@9.75;. .good to-cheice wethers, $7@7.25; good to choice ewes, $6.50@ 6.75; mixed ewes and wethers, $6. i @17.15; culls, $4@5.69. Hogs—Mixed, $9.45; Yorkers, $9.401¢ mediums, $9.45@9.560; pigs, $8.76; roughs, $8.35; stags, $6.75@7. [BALTIMORE & OHIO 16-DAY EXCURSIONS TO NORFOLK Lr John" R.’ McLean, publsher of the RB “Washington Post ‘and: the Cincinnat_ | Fcotom Phone. @9.75; spring lambs, ‘$7@12; veal| calves, $12@12.50; heavy and thin | calves, $6@9. ms mediums and: heavy Yorkers, $9.60@ rx 8.50; good to choice butcher bulls, $¢/ bologna bulls, $8@7; good to} $11.75@ | OLD POINT COMFORT VIRGINIA -- Laas . June 29 , July 13 and 27 Aug- = oat 10 and 24, Sep- tember 7 $8.50 ROUND TRIP GOOD INI COACHES ONLY , on 193.00. 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Good orchard 8.50; common to geod fat cows, $4G ‘| and six lots. Barn and outbulldings. 8.50; fresh cows and springers, $40 Immediate possession. Apply to @50. Citizens Banik. J. FP. NAUGLE, 239 MAIN STREET. chaneesto win pro- ~motion and success : agthe lad hating the advantage of * pammes WEBSTER'S NEW INTERNATIONAL Dictionary in his home. This new creation answers with final author- ity all kinds'of puzzling questions 1g in Mistry) geography, ‘biography, apelling g, pronunciation, sports, arts, and sciences. 400,000 Vocabulary T' Over 6000 enon ores Pate ..-. The only digtionary with the ped matter is Tas tothat ih A15eyplnne encyclopedia. ore olarly, Accurate, s and ASthotitative than 2 Coven: font. lish Dictionary. REGULAR AND " INDIA- 5 PAPER EDITIONS. 11.35: ‘stockers and feeders, $6@8.90; cows and heifers; $3.85@9.85;. calves $R.50@12. Wheat—July, $1.03. 701%c. Oais——July, 39%c. Corn—July, municipal water works. a —te Aa - Toa w Chicago, June 13. | Porccimens fo Hogs—Bulk, $9.40@9.55; Mght, $8.95] FREE, a set of Pockat @9.50; - mixed, - $9.156@9.60; heavy, are if you name this $9.10@9.65; roughs, $9.10@9.26; pigs, | 4 | ’ $7.20@8.60. f rT : G. & C. MERRIAM CO, Cattle—Native beef steers, $7.90@ | Gi - SPRINGFIELD, MASS. HTH LT RH TH IE Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S | CASTORIA i COMMBRGIALY ners] Director and En Enbaimer | | = ¢ CASES | The n ed for tr court, is Guiseppe ed Uinas week. defendar tective denial tl : - From ‘nasty ca William were 1 those di . John Filmore has se prosecu