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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
TUBERCULOSIS HOGS
ARE NOT WANTED
Many Dairy Districts Known to
Harbor Diseased Cows Beng
Disseminated Against.

It is a well established fact that
hogs contract tuberculosis very readily
from tuberculous cattle, being fed the
diseased milk, or following stock cat
tie.
There has been a too-general obJec-
ton to any method employed to rid
the country OF diseased cattle. The
tuberculin test has been declared a
worthless test, the state laws have
been drastically opposed as tyrannical.
Farmers have declared it was nobody.
business If they wanted to keep tuber-
culous cattle. It is somebody's busl-
ness, and nobody's more than the
farmers themselves. The consumer Il
milk and meat wants to be satisfied
that he is getting wholesome foods,
and every honest farmer is anxious TO
know that he is producing wholesome
foods. But aside from this the farmer
wants to know that he and his neigh
bors are producing wholesome foods
because of the financial reaction that
is bound to come soon if the disease is
not stopped.
Just as sure as anything there is g.
time coming when the farmers will sell
their cattle and hogs subject to inspec-
ton or not at all ii they do not make
every effort to get rid of tuberculosis.
Many dirty districts now known to
harbor tuberculous cows ars being dis
eliminated against in the hog markets.
Their hogs are not wanted at any price.
The dairymen in such localities could
do not better than make a great effort
to remove every cause for the discrim-
nation. What is true of hogs will he
true Of cattle some day. Cattle a-e
inspected at the stockyards but the
day will come when there will be no
buyers soliciting in certain localities
where the farmers feel that it is mo-
bodys business" whether they have
diseased stock or not.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
ManV UhIanS Are Killed in VIC
torious Charge.
Officer Writes of Heroic Assault
Against Automatic Guns-Of 142
in Squadron, So Replied at
Roll Call After Battle.

Berlin.-Letters from the front"
are being published in many news
papers in Germany. Extracts from
one written by an officer to his wife,
from the infirmary, Dienzei Lothr,
which appeared in the Frankfurter
Zeitung, is given here:
Il was thrown under my horse as
he fell, and thus bruised my left side,
and contracted a hemorrhage in my
thigh. After the exertions of the last
few days, feel very comfortable here,
and am we'll taken care of by the sis
ters.
August II was a great day for our
regiment, and in due time will be re-
corded in history, as were Gravelotte
and Mars-la-Tour. 1t was death
ride in the fullest meaning of that
word: against automatic guns and in
fantry, in which the first, third and
fourth squadrons of my regiment, and
the second squadron of another regi-
ment took part. One thousand pris-
oners, including twelve or eighteen
commanders, cannons and automatic
guns, were captured.
Our brave brigade suffered bitter
ly; of the 142 men in my squadron,
only fifty-eight replied when the roll
was called. And l was the only Off
GER! ALI the rest dead or wounded!
my squadron suffered most, for
they took part in the worst attack.
Our regiment ought to be spared
little now; at all events, we have the
hardest day of the whole campaign
behind us. The success, particularly
from the moral point of view, is splen-
did. Everybody behaved splendidly
and August II will, for all time, be
a day of honor for our regiment, and
this attack of Lagarde will stand
forth as one of the bravest achieve
ments of the whole campaign.
Never before was l as conscious
of the proximity of my guardian angel
as on that day. l cannot quite ex-
plain it, but all the while / was not
a bit excited, and had a feeling of
absolute safety.
THE great moral success of this at
tack l have mentioned already. 1t
seems quite strange to be counted as
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
French and Germans Enjoy Unof-
fetal Armistice' Daily.
Permits Freedom From Trenches and
Songs Enliven the Day-Gerrans
Have No Such Understanding
With the English.

London.-A German officer attached
to the great general staff in dis
patch, a copy of which has reached
London, mentions a curious system OF
arranging unofficial armistices which
has lately grown up between the allies
and the Germans facing each other
day and night at close quarters in the
trenches in Northern France. He al
most makes one believe that the
French and Germans, after weeks or
intrenchment within few yards OF
each other, have lost their animosi-
ties and regard the great siege battle
north of the Aisne as a sort of friendly
match away from home. He has bit
ter pen, however, when he writes
about the English.
From noon to two o'clock in the
afternoon he says, both sides in the
trenches call an armistice. 1t is a
strict agreement, quite unofficial, be-
tween groups of men in the front fir
ing lines, and it has been honorably
kept so far by both sides.
when a soldier has to leave the
trench for some reason or other he
raises the butt end of his rifle in the
air as a signal to the enemy. The en-
envy answers the signal in same man.
ner, and there is a mutual agreement
to leave the trenches at the same
time. The understanding is that the
German or the Frenchman shall be
allowed to leave the trench without
being fired on. If the enemy should
break the armistice and fire on our
man we would reply instantly and kill
the corresponding Frenchman as he
was leaving the trenches. This agree
ment with the Frenchman works
amicably, but with the English we
have not attempted to come to such an
understanding. Our bitterness toward
them prevents it.
"The trenches are so close together
that the Frenchmen can hear us sing
ing our songs. They listen, and when
we have finished they burst into song
and we listen to them. We take it in
turns to give these little concerts,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
Hardwood Ashes.

Ashes from hardwoods (deciduous
trees) are richer in both phosphorus
and potash than those from pines and
other softwoods (conifers). Ashes
from oak, elm, maple and hickory have
more potash than those from pine.
The ashes of twigs (faggots for ex'
ample) are worth more for agricultu-
raj purposes than the ashes OF heart
wood taken from the middle of an
old tree. In general, the smaller and
younger the wood burned, the better
ashes. The ashes of coal do not CON
tain enough potash to make them vaiu
able in this connection.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
IA WOUNDS; OTHERWISE O. K
Sturdy German Defender of the
Fatherland Thought He Was
Not Badly Hurt.

Berlin.-The report of the following
incident was sent to the Berliner
Tageblatt by a physician:
I'm the royal surgical clinic in Zie
gelstrasse there arrived new trans.
port filled mainly with severely
wounded men, most of whom had to be
carefully carried to their beds, One
sturdy defender of his country clam.
bered without assistance out of the
wagon and approached the physician
who was receiving them.
"'Well, my man. said the latter
you were not badly hurt?'
mo, the man in the field gray an.
swered, only three blows On the head
with the butt end of a rifle, ten bay.
onet thrusts and shot through my
chest. Nothing else"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
IN RIDE OF DEATH

one of the Uhlans of Lagarde. Moth
ing else is talked of here. Officers
constantly congratulate one and | can
not suppress feeling of satisfaction
at having taken an active part in an
important historical event of the cam
paign.
How did it all come about? All
the while we had been partly in
France, partly in Lorraine, wandering
about very strenuously, without see
ing or accomplishing anything in par
ticular. On the 18th, bright and early,
as always in good humor, we started
out, realizing less than ever before
all that the day might bring. At $50,
the fighting between artillery and in
fantry broke out, in which we took a
hand at twelve o'clock.
CAS- we advanced, l felt thoroughly
Indifferent; the only thou. hit that pos
sessed me was to whack away. With
remarkable rapidity, one accustoms
ones self to the sight of the dead and
wounded. One becomes so hardened
that the most awful sights seem abso-
lutely natural. Wherever we rode
there were the French in their red
trousers. Many batteries were de-
stroyed, and the shells burst and the
shots sang constantly about one.
"a French infantry officer who
called pardon hit on the head What
became of him 1. do not know. AS we
were about to enter Lagarde, my
horse was shot in the chest and fell
under me.
with two of the brave riders of
my division, took shelter in a ditch
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07

worked upon the aeroplane, Durand
had brought the dirigible almost to
perfection. And, at the moment when
he was about to see his invention
adopted by tue French army, he had
committed murder-a foul, mex
cusable murder while under the in
fiuence of absinthe, to which he had
become addicted by reason of the
mental strain he had undergone.
He was shipped to New Caledonia,
but, after serving three years there,
he was pardoned and disappeared
from the haunts of his associates.
That was year ago, and since then
nothing had been heard of him.
II want to do something for my
country" Durand explained.
you shall be attached to the aero
plane division" answered Lamarche.
Durand laughed quietly. Il do not
wish to become a private aviator"
he said. Il have a plan by which you
can capture Fort Gleichen."
What is it?" asked Lamarche i'm
patiently. He had had a thousand
plans submitted to him during the
past three months.
"Give me a thousand pounds of
melinite," answered Durand, land I
will blow it into the earth. I will
blow away all traces of it."
eff there is thousand pounds of
melinite to spare in France you shall
have it, provided you can convince
me of the feasibility of your scheme"
the general answered.
''It is very sim ple," replied Durand.
I'm the mountains of the Vosges.
where | have lived during the last
year, I have my perfected dirigible.
I will load it with a thousand pounds
of meIinite, which is as much as it
will carry, in addition to my own
weight. l will steer it above Fort
Gleichen, pull the valve open, after
calculating the descent, and escape in
my parachute. The balloon will drop
squarely into the center OF the fort
and blow it from the face of the
earth"
They talked over the project for
a while, and the more Durand ex-
planned, the more feasible his proposal
appeared to the French general.
Of course, from an aeroplane, only
small bombs could be dropped. But
there was no reason why balloon
should not contain thousand pounds
of emelinite, an explosive deadly
enough to obliterate all trace of the
famous stronghold that barred the adj
vance Of the army. 1t was obvious,
furthermore, that the dead weight OF
the load. after the valve had been
opened, would send the dirigible to
earth with speed and aim that moth
ing could avert.
Seven days later Durand, with a
thousand pounds of melinite in his
dirigible balloon, and the parachute
attached to the aluminium stern, rose
slowly above the French camp into
the air.
From the walls of the fortress the
besieged general, glass to his eyes,
watched and wondered at this new
maneuver.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
Make Sunflower Useful.

In some countries, notably in the
Russian provinces north of the eau
casus, the sunfower serves other pur-
poses besides ornamenting gardens
with it's huge golden blossoms. The
seeds are used to make oil, which is
employed both in the manufacture of
soap and in cooking. The stems and
leaves are burned and the ashes used
to make potash. Last year the sun
flower factories of the Caucasus pro.
duced $4,000 tons of potash.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07

ing to a horse that is of some value!
and whose colts have the points that
will make for future value in Them
What is the sense in wasting good
feed and barn room, to say nothing of
pasture for two or three years, on a.
second or third-rate colt, when you
might have one that had all the max
ings of a good horse about him from
the beginning?
The difference in the amount that
must be paid for the two classes Of
stallion service amounts to but little
in view of the fact that the colt OF
the really good stallion may be worth
twice as much to his owner as that Of
the underbred horse. 1t is one of those
curious things that help to keep some
men from ever getting as much out Of
their farming and stock raising as
they should have.
Of course the cooperative plan Of
few farmers in neighborhood buy
ing good stallion is an excellent one
if the horse is bought of an absolutely
reliable dealer and is the right kind
of an animal. This plan is being fol-
lowed in a good many neighborhoods
and is working out fairly well. Co
operation will not come, of course, un-
til the people have awakened to the
fact that the only kind of horses that
are worth the trouble and cost of rails
ing are those that are properly bred.
The man who hopes to make little
money out of the colts he is going to
raise ought to travel long way to
reach a high-priced stallion rather
than to accept free the services of a
poor horse kept on a neighboring
farm. It will pay to ride two days,
one going and another coming back, to
reach the right kind of a horse. The
other kind is the animal that is re-
sponsible for so many scrub horses at
the present time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
FOES FORGET HATE

which are generally held during the
armistice. The Frenchmen seem fasci
mated by one favorite song. 1t is ia
nous old students air from Heidel
berg. The words were composed BY
an officer in the trenches"
The song, freely translated, de
scribes life in the trenches in the
rainy season, the horrid oozy SOUND
when the boot is taken off and the
jet of mud that strikes the ear wheI
comrade jumps into a trench, The
last line of one verse being: "Tht
only things which are dry are oW
threats and our humor."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07

over which countless shots were
whizzing, till at last it quieted down,
In the distance l discerned my regi.
ment gathering together; then, to my
delight, close by l found my own in
fantry. With my riders, who now
numbered eight, l put myself under
the command of that captain, and with
this company, with revolver and car
bine, / went through the rest of the
battle.
With several captured horses
among which was a French artillery
horse, ! searched for and eventually
found my regiment, and there l first
learned positive facts concerning oul
great losses and our glorious victory
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
Winter Protection.

Tender varieties of blackberries,
grapes, etc.. may be bent down along
the row and covered with an earth
blanket for winter protection in Sc
we're climates. If a little soil is re-
moved from one side of the roots
canes will bend down easier; if nec-
essary they can be held in place with
wooden pegs
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
Hint for Mother.

When making extra strings for ba-
by's bonnet make them in one piece
Sew small piece of tape across the
sorner where one usually sews on the
strings Slip the string through the
tape and tie under the chin. Windsor
ties are nice for this purpose, as they
launder WELL When soiled they can
be slippe& out and there is no sewing
or pinning when replacing them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07

an accident and lost his left arm. He
bought four acres of land in Milford
valley, Utah, of which but little over
an acre is under an irrigation ditch.
From this small portion Of irrig~ ted
land he says he has supported a fam
lily of IA in comfort He raises
vegetables, fruits and berries.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
Household Hint From Father.

(You could write your name on the
table, it was that dusty.) Suppose, .
said father, peering over his glasses
(eye glasses) at his industrious rag
playing daughter, II say, suppose you
stop hammering on the 'Mendelssohn
Rag for while, and practice with
the dust-rag an hour or two. think
mother would be pleased"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
Still Gneakinn-

"She told Percival never to speak to
her again and he said, oh, very well!'
and left her."
"And they don't speak?"
''Oh, yes, they do She saw to
that. She went Immediately and Sc
tor
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
MIRACLE MAN HAS ONE ARM
re Supports Family of Fourteen and
Self on One and One-haIf Acres
of Land.

Los Angeles.-lf one-armed man
succeeds in supporting wife and IL
children on one and one-half acres of
irrigated land, why should man with
a small family and two sturdy arms
complain of hard luck.
e. r. Davis, native of Utah, was
engaged IN mining until be met with
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
Quits.

"Your boys were in my appletree
again" observed the first suburbanite
eff you say anything more about it."
declared the second ditto, ''I'll seno
you the doctors bill. "-Philadelphi
Ledger.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07

lonely spot. One of the Dunlap broth.
ers picked up plank and felled one OF
the trio. They then attacked the other
two men and gave them sound
thrashing. The injured bandits skull
was fractured and there is no hope
of his recovery.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
And Killed One Chicken.

Paris.-British soldiers have re-
named small village in Flanders
"Shrapnel village" because the Ger.
mans shelled the place "a hours and
killed one chicken.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
Always Ready.

For Is years." remarked the am
bilious friend. Il have been trying to
collect bunch of thoughts, so "a to
be ready with a little speech in the
event that l should ever be called
upon for few impromptu remarks"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
Uncle Eben.

"'Bout de only trouble DAT Job
,issed," said Uncle Eben, was run
MIN fur office an havin' friends come
aroun de mornin' after election to
tell him whur he made his mistake"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
Bandits Attacked WRONG Men.

Shenandoah, Pa.-When William
and Matthew Dunlap were returning
to their home late at night they were
held up by three masked nen at q
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
silaoe for Horses.

Silage which is not moldy or spoiled
in any way is splendid horse feed IL
amounts Of from ten to fifteen pounds
per head daily.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-07
Optimistic Thought.

Modasty is an ornament.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-01-21
RUSSIANS MENACE EAST FRONT
Turkish Garrison Leaves AdrtanoPle
q Report Says

London, Jan. 19.-The German
reports of all the eastern operations
are very brief but those of the Rus
SLAMS are more in detail and 1t is
believed the Russians are again
menacing East Prussia and Posen.
The Turks, according to reports
have been dealt another big blow
after their determined stand in the
snow at Kara Urgan, in the eau
casus. They are fighting rear guard
actions but are being pressed back
toward Erzerum in great disorder.
The Turkish garrison at Adriano-
pie, the partial withdrawal OF which
previously was reported, now has
withdrawn completely, according to
an Athens dispatch. which gives no
explanation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-01-21
THEY MEAN WELL BUT

Remember Tom Blodgett, the
wichita gospel team leader. who was
no good that he was pointed out to
the average business man as q model
and as about the sweetest thing
on earthf Well, Tom was manager
of a big and growing wholesale
house-it went busted; now he has
been arrested on a charge OF en-
bezziing $4,000 Of his partners
money. And yet Tom is not to De
blamed too severely. He was am
bilious and found that when he led
a campaign" he was applauded'
He CLOSED" the saloons In Wichita
one of the various times--and he
was so excited over the applause that
he gave more attention to reform
than he did to his business. HIS
partners ought to have demanded
that he stay on his Job or quit and
when their business finally went to
the wall should have taken some oil
the blame. Blodgett was victim
of the reform craze and because ne
was weak he became drunk on pop
uiarity. Every town has its Tom
Blodgetts. Abilene has had several
OF them-and still has some. They
can run the Lords business and
their neIghbors' business but when
you 90 to collect a bill Of them you
find they can't run their own. Thei'
names adorn many church commit
tees and also the commercial clubs
dead beat list-but they think they
are doing great work. Yet they make
It harder for the level headed, sen
sible worker who really accomplish
es things for this world; they make
it harder for the preachers anC
harder for those who pay their bills
tom Blodgett's heart was all right
Iall he needed was horse sense-arit
Inc has plenty OF company.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-01-21
KANSAS AGAIN

This is a part of what a thorough
Kansan, J. X. Cubbison Of Kansas
City, told a bunch Of Pennsylvania
businessmen the other day: KAN
sas came smiling and tripping fnao
the Union, On. the very day that jeff
Davis sneaked out s9f 1t, and 4 low
Ing and loyal people at once PRO-
nounced her the brightest jewel that
ElittSrsd aan sG0Iumbiais adaadems Of
glory. You know, Kansas sEEas sRQFn
with a smile in one eye and q tear
In the other. As 9 child. she. was
hayward. but fascinating; asa Giri
she was charming. yet deceitful; IS
"a woman, she has been cranky. but
nagnificSnk, and We Kansans al
adore her. Kansas Is the great ex-
perimsnEal station OF this naticn. II
there Is . new doctrine, q new issue,
a new idea. thex try 1t in Kansas
first, and IL II takes they then vac
cinate the balance Of the country.
We have had the greatest variety
of climate and politics Of any state
in the Union. We have had the
drOuths, the grasshoppers, the Pop
ulists, the Republicans, the Bull
MOosars and the Democrats. Finally,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-01-21
FAIRNESS TO THE RAILROADS

About the smartest thing the rail-
roads ever did was to take adver-
Using space in the newspapers and
tell the public just what is their case
in asking for increased rates. 1t IL
interesting to note that no one has
attempted to controvert the state
ments made and 1t may be presum-
ed that the argument has been bas-
ed on the facts as to actual earnings
and expenses Of the roads. The rail-
roads deserve no better treatment
than any other business enterprises
but they do deserve as good. Be-
cause they are public utilities, which
many other concerns are not, they
are subject to the orders OF the pup
lie expressed through the boards and
law making bodies. But the owners
are individuals, hundreds OF thou
sands Of them, who have invested
larger or small amounts in the capt.
tai stock of the roads, expecting to
receive dividends from the earnings.
Unless the roads receive enough for
their service to meet their expenses
and pay a fair return on the money
invested, one of two things must
happen: the service must be cut
down or the roads go into bank
ruptcy. If they were not utilities 1t
would be easy to make rates that III
the case; as 1t is they must have the
permission of the public. The people
owe It to the owners Of the rail-
roads, citizens with their invest
ments, placed similarly to those
owning shares in other corporations
to allow sufficient charge for service
to give a fair return for. the invest
ment including the upkeep of the
service. Unless the roads statements
are shown to be false. they have
made out their case. 1t is due tc
them that they be given fair treat
ment and that they be allowed tc
follow businesslike lines in the man
agement of their affairs.