Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-31

tailed the season on ducks II days.
New Jersey shortened the open season
Ss days on upland game and 10 days
on voodcoclEs. while Pennsylvania cut
down the w0odcock season two weeks.
In Utah 40 days were taken off the
open season on sage hens and In Wy
oming one month on sage grouse and
two months or cage hen and geese.
The United States IL Americanizing
the navy AZ rapidly az possible by
wedding out all
AmerfcaflsZl1l the aliens. Reguls-
u. S. Navy. lions have been
in effect In the
department for more than a year to
prevent tho enlistment In the navy of
any but American citizens The sue
cess OF this new policy may be shown
by the fact that more than 96 per
cent. Of the sailors In the navy are
now Americans.
1t Is declared by the navy de-
partment that the policy OF not &C
cepting any foreigners was adopted
because 1t was desired not to discrim-
mate againSt any nationality. Citi-
xens Of some countries are highly de-
sirabls In the navy. bl others are very
Objectionable. It was said. ~as de-
partment found II could not accept
some snl1stnents Of foreigners and
turn down others without causing,
trouble.
The s&inN regulations are not in
force In thu army and marine corps,
although there 10 talk Of their
adoption there In tho near fu-
ture. There has been 20 much trou-
BILE in filling up the army under exist
ing conditions that the heads Of the
war department have heaitated to ex-
clude aliens.
An officer Of the navy department
said the other day that tho new rule
was put into effect because of the de-
sire to protect the governments naval
secrets from other nations. With
aliens in the navy department and on
ships there is always danger of
leaks" he said.
1T is desirable that our yards and
ships be manned by Americans who
have sworn allegiance to the flag," he
continued, and therefore we are get
ting rid Of foreigners SIS rapidly as
possible. We have gone about it
gradually, as we are not able to draft
men for the service"
The department of agriculture is
just now engaged In the development
of new fruit, and
Developing it is one of those
New Fruit. quaint and curious
contributions in
the plant line that this country has
drawn from China.
The new fruit is the cha" a near
relative Of the Usage orange, but it
bears FRUIT that is good to eat, which
the Osage orange does not.
Anything that Is allied to the Usage
orange is sure to create interest in
the southwest. That plant has prov led
one of the most valuable for wind
breaks In the west. There are liter
ally thousands Of miles of Usage
orange hedge on the Western ranches
1t has proved drought and alkal re-
sisting and will stand almost any
amount Of heat, while it makes a
thorny hedge that Is impenetrable to
almost anything.
The new relative Of the hedge plant,
the cha, Is not so we'll understood. 1t
will thrive above the frost line, but
just how far 10 not yet known. The
fruit Ia small and round and looks
like sycamore ball II
has small seed and Is sweet, with a
sort of indescribable flavor. Several
have been raised in the experimental
garden and they are being distributed
and tried under varying conditions Of
soil and climate to see what they will
stand.
The fruit was first brought here
and tried out In the experimental
garden by David Fairchild OF the
office OF plant and seed introduction.
Since then 1t has been found and
sent in by Frank Myer OF the
same office, who is on an agricultu-
raj exploring trip In the interior of
China.