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WOULD BUILD MORE
BATTLE CRUISERS
Rear Admiral Knight Finds
Lesson in Battle Off
JutIand.
ALTHOUGH THREE SINK
HELD ENEMY FOR FLEET
Indicates the Greater Usefulness of
Type of Warship-Dreadnaughts
Still Naval Strength.

The Navy Department today made pub
lie two letters from Rear Admiral Austin
NJ. knight, president of the Naval War
College located at Newport. r. l.. in
which he draws attention to the value of
the battle cruiser in modern naval war
fare, a conclusion reached by him as the
result of the recent battle in the North
sea, off the coast of Jutland, between
British and German warships.
Admiral knight states in these letters
that his view of the value Of the battle
cruiser has been somewhat enhanced by
the results of the battle off Jutland. so
far as these results are known
Proposed Construction Program.
| He states. concerning the naval appro-
priation bill, which is now before the
Senate:
IF the number of capital ships to be
provided for this year is four, l recon-
mend that all be battle cruisers.
IF the number is six. recommend four
battle cruisers and two dreadnaughts.
"If the number is eight. | recommend
four battle cruisers and four oreao-
naughts.
III the number is ten. l recommend six
battle cruisers and four dreadnaughts.
Admiral knights letters were sent TO
the Navy Department as a result OF re-
quest from Secretary Daniels for his
opinion The request was for state
ment in connection with testimony given
by Admiral Knight before the House
committee on naval affairs. In his letters
Admiral Knight quotes some interesting
testimony he then gave.
Lesson of Battle Off Jutland.
After stating that in his opinion
neither the report of Admiral Jellicoe,
the British naval commander, nor any
other source of information at pres
ent available affords a basis for
definite judgment as to the actual re-
SUITS of the battle off Jutland, Admiral
Knight declares 1.-The most significant
fact is that three British battle cruisers
were sunk" and, he continues:
But this one fact is clear. and In IT
lies the whole explanation OF the incl
dent-the battle cruisers were doing
the work of battleships. for which they
were not designed, and they paid the
penalty, which was more or less IN
evitable. They were not only engaging
battleships. but they were engaging
them at short range
ut is claimed that they were doing
this for a purpose which made it worth
while to sacrifice themselves: that they
were seeking to hold the enemy fleet
until Admiral Jellicoe could come up;
and that they accomplished this. Ad-
miral Jellicoe claims that as direct
result of Admiral Beattys action, the
British grand fleet was enabled to en-
gage the enemy feet and would have
destroyed it but for the fact that thick
weather set in and made it impossible
to maintain contact.
Had the success which Admiral
JeIlicoe claims to have had almost
within his grasp been actually at
tanned, it would have been entirely
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His Advice to Congress.

Admiral Knight then invites atten-
ton to his testimony before the House
naval affairs committee. He points out
that he stated at that time
Il believe, and am sure the general
board believes. that the battleship is
still the backbone of every efficient
fighting navy in the world. and must
continue to be so in spite of any de-
velopments that have taken place or
which can be foreseen.'
He recalls that he was then asked
this question::
Your recommendation with refer
ence to postponing the construction of
battleships at the present time and
the Importance of the i'm
mediate construction of battle cruisers,
is made in view of our particular sit
uation, having the number of battle
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due to the battle cruisers, and the loss
OF three of these would have been a
small price to pay for such a result.
so far from discreditins the battle
cruiser, has added a new area to it's
possible field Of usefulness. and we may
now say of it that, in addition to its
use for scouting and screening. and
Ior operating as fast wing against
the tanks Of an enemy's feet, it may
be used for holding an enemy fleet
until our own main fleet can come up
That 1t may be subject to heavy losses
IN accomplishing this task does not
liant"
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Bottles of Deadly Gas.

The large bottles contained the vari-
Gus forms of liquid gas. direct from the
front. and in varying degrees OF strength
Most of them showed a volatile yellow
ish liquid. which. on being exposed to the
air, gave off the deadly gases which have
wrought such havoc. There were three
distinct groups of these gases. first those
bursting into fame and commonly known
as hquId flame; second, the tear-p -produc-
ing gases. which do not kill or perma-
nently MAIN, but which SO blind a column
OF onrushing troops that il becomes
helpless and is brought TO a halt. and
third, the actual poison gas which suf-
locates and kills with ten times the hor-
Of bullet or shell This last IL is
the belief of military experts. is a bar
harIsm OF warfare which must be uI-
iir1nteiy banned by the universal senti-
ment of civilization. But they are equal
-Iy OF the belief that the lesser forms of
gas-which do not kill but merely inter-
rupt the forward progress OF an attack
are permanent element Of defensive
military strategy. which must be taken
into considera ton in future warfare
This is the least deadly" explained
the chief chemist. as he presented one
of the bottles containing the in fla NINA
tory gas, He drew the glass s,opner
very cautiously, and Col. Cosby took a
slight Whit OF the gas IL was not
oVerpowering or violent in its effect
only punget ordor of ether Now the
second class OF gases was reached
the tear-producine gases-and these
too, were tested In the same way
These. also. were not oyerpowering but
gave the same sharp odor of ether and
a perceptible effect on the ewes Col
Cosby was beginning to think tho
gases were not so very bad after all.
Warned Not to Try.
TneY had now reached the poison gas
the deadly gas which clutches and
Kills The chemist paused
You VIII rot try this." h. said, ap-
pe,,lingly.
''Yez, all OF them" said tn. colonel
positively. recalling the rather agree
able pungent odor of the other gases.
Then we must be very cautious :"
--aid the chemist. Place yourself about
foot away from the bottle | will
possible fraction Of an .nch. so that
t.nly an insignificant portion of gas
can escdOe-but IL viii! be enough. Now
tes't!y1'
H. drew the stopper the sIightes,
saa't.cie. and only fo- an instant, with
f-cI. ccSny a foot away. But In that in
tane the colonel felt he had been
aGrled back twenty feet. Tongues OF
:ire were eating at mis- throat. and 10,
roo needles were darting around his
reck. II seemed as though live vitriol
,ad scp.iec =, MS mouth and was
co1-stnG through his veins His whole
,.ocAl system was paraiyzed. TINS in
! t.id.esimai portion of the deadly gas
l:ai. IN an t,siasrt. cycrpowercd hin,
II was some iI,t.c time Lefors col
cosbx va N A.pos!tion to discuss hil
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Minnesota farmers in four years have
spent about S2o.0o0,ooe for new build
ings.
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Correspondence of the Associate Press.
PARIS, June 25.-Col Spencer Cosby
United States military attache at Paris,
has been speaking in hoarse whisper
of late. His friends have noted it. and
have expressed their regrets at his
very bad cold. Col Cosby's voice has
not permitted him to reply, and he has
let it go at that-a cold But it was
not a cold.
The use which the German army has
made of poison gas in the present war
has brought a new and terrible ele-
ment of destruction into military
science. Just what this terrible new
agency is, what part it plays in the
offensive and defensive tactics. and to
what extent, if any. it must be reck
oned with as a permanent element in
future warfare-these are problems
which the military experts throughout
the world are trying to determine. Here
In France, where tahe poison gas has
been used with most deadly effect in
Champagne, Argonne and all along
the fighting line, its ravages have been
particularly apparent, and the military
attaches of many countries have been
active securing data for their govern
ments on this new agency.
Col. Cosby Was Curious.
Col. Cosby shared the keen interest
of his brother military investigators.
and in one respect he went far beyond
them. There were ample date, from the
battIefelds and the hospitals, where
CHASTITY patients were a living witness
OF the effects of the new element. But
Col. Cosby determined on a direct per-
senal investigation on the element
ftself-the poison gas in all its forms
just as a medical scientist has at times
put some new serum to the supreme
test on himself.
But you should be warned Of the
extreme risk" said the chief chemist.
'It is very dangerous matter of life
and death"
Yet against the warning was the feeling
that a mysterious agency Of warfare
needed to be explored to it's very end.
And so the word was given to go ahead
and the official wheels turned swiftly
in bringing together all sorts of gas. fresh
and powerful, from the nearby fighting
fronts.
The facilities for such a test of the
gases were not easily obtained. But these
were at last secured. and the American
military attache was the first and only
one TO be granted these exceptional IA
cilities. With these preiminaries ar
ranged. Col. Cosby found himself in the
presence of long lines of bottles. ranged
on shelves, much as in a chemists shop.
Surgeons and white-garbed attendants
and chemical experts were about, with
pestle and mortar. vacuum pumps and
sir-tight jars, making experiments and
tests of gases and antidotes. Nearby
hung a line of gas masks. with gaping
eye holes, used TO counteract the poison
Gus fumes
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ships we have and having no battle
cruiSerS?"

ships we have and having no battle
cruisers?
To this Admiral knight says he re-
piled as follows:
That is one part OF my reason. and
bring out when / made my statement.
1t is that I believe the design of battle
ships to be now in a condition of f1ux.
believe that within the next year
changes will be made not in the es-
sential nature of the battleships, but in
its detailed nature. which will enable
US year from this time to design a
battleship which will meet measurably
some of the dangers which have de-
veloped during this war"
In his letters Admiral knight says that
the battle of Jutland has not led him to
modify these views He adds:
II learn that in the four months which
have elapsed since these views were ex-
pressed the development in battleship de-
sign to which l looked forward at that
time has advanced so rapidly that 1t is
possible to introduce this year the i'm
provement which l had in mind as likely
to be ready for next year
Difference in Conditions.
Inviting attention to the marked differ
ence between conditions under which the
British and German navies have been
operating in the North sea and the condi-
tions under which the United States Navy
would operate in case of war with an
enemy beyond the seas, Admiral knight
says:
The North sea is only about $50 miles
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01

child's head. The
doctor said it was
three years coming
and gave me medi-
cine for it until 1
Twas called sw ay
from the city for
Is ON e tim e. OF
course l could not
|lgo to him then, 50
my sister.in-law told
hme that she thought
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
COMB SAGE TEA IN
HAIR TO DARKEN It
It's Grandmother's Recipe to
keep her Locks Dark,
Glossy, Beautiful.

The old-time mixture Of Sage Tea
and Sulphur for darkening gray,
streaked and faded hair is grandmoth-
er's recipe, and folks are again using
it to keep their hair good, even color,
which Is quite sensible, as we are liv-
ing in an age when a youthful appear
ance is Of the greatest advantage.
Nowadays, though, we don't have
the troublesome task Of gathering the
sage and the mussy mixing at home.
All drug stores sell the ready-to-use
product, improved by the addition of
other ingredients, called "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound" for
about SO cents bottle. 1t is very pop
ular because nobody can discover 1t
has been applied. Simply moisten
your comb or a soft brush with 1t
and draw this through your hair, TAX
ing one small strand at time; by
morning the gray hair disappears, but
what delights the ladies with Wyeth'
Sage and Sulphur Compound, is that
besides beautifully darkening the hail
after a few applications, it also pro
duces that soft lustre and appearance
of abundance which is so attractive
This ready-to-use preparation is de
lightful toilet requisite for those WHIT
desire a more youthful appearance. i
is not intended for the cure, mitiga
/ ton or prevention of disease.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
CLEANING UP POULTRY HOUSE
vernin Cannot Be Eradicated Until
Building Is Thoroughly Overhauled
and Then Whitewashed.

Houseclean the henhouse so as to
get rid of mites. Clean up the dirty
floor. Take out the roosts and scrape
them. and clean out the dirty nests.
II they are too badly infested. burn
them I'D and make rome new ones.
Brush down the cobwebs from the cor
ners. Then take a spray pump and
sprsy the whole inside Of the poultry
house. getting into all the cracks and
corners with a mixture of one part
crude carbolic acid to ten of kerosene.
This kills any of the mites which may
have fed to the cracks and crevices
fer safety. After this is dry. put on
the whitewash. 1t may be put on with
tie same spray pump. but 1t sticks
better and lasts longer II 1t Is put on
with a brush. Lice end mites can't
stand whitewash. After the white
wash has thoroughly dried. refit the
house with clean roosts and nests. and
nut som, clean straw on the floor. II
YOU wish, you can dust the hens Oh
with lice powder before admitting
them to the house. Repeat busting
again Il about week.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
OUTLINE OF SAFE FARMING"
Program Recommended by Govern
ment Specialists to Secure Safety
In the Cotton Belt.

The history Of agriculture in the
South, 1t has been said, mas been one
of lean years and fat years. Short
crops and high prices have almost in
variably been followed by big crops
and low prices and in consequence.
the farmer has experienced much dis
tress. The increased attention which
has recently been given to supporting
the people upon the land has already
resulted in much good. but there Is
some danger, it is pointed out, that,
with the price of cotton rising, there
will be a tendency for farmers to re-
turn to the old system of gambling on
cotton. II the people Of the South
produced their own living, the circular
points out, it would steady the whole
system and keep the boat from rock
I ing. The safety measures recommend
| ed are as follows:
First-Produce a home garden for
every family on the farm, the year
round. paying special attention to
plot of Irish or sweet potatoes suffl-
cient to supply the family with food
of this character. Where feasible,
have a patch of sorghum or other
cane to produce strip for the family.
Second-Produce the corn necessary
to support all of the people on the
farm and the live stock, with absolute
safety.
Third-Produce the necessary oats
and ether small grain to supplement
the corn as food. Pay attention to
winter grazing.
Fourth-Produce hay and forage
from some forage crop, sufficient tc
supply all of the live stock on the
farm. Use legumes such as clover
cowpeas, velvet beans, soy beans and
alfalfa for the production of hay and
to enrich the soil with nitrogen anc
humus.
Fifth-Produce the meat necessary
to suppl the people, through IN
creased attention to poultry and hogs
especially Plan to increase gradually
the number of cattle and other live
stock so as to have a sufficient mum
Der to consume the waste products o
the farm and make the waste lands
productive.
Sixth-After all of the thing
have been amply provided for, pro
duce cotton for the market.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
COTTONSEED MEAL AS FEED
Mixture Recommended Which Is Espe-
cially Valuable for Sucking
Sows and Little Pigs.

Make a mixture by weight, about
one-third cottonseed meal, one-thlrd
cottonseed hulls and one-third rice
bran, corn chops, whole corn wheat
bran or shorts, whichever is most
available. Mix with water to a thick
mush In two vessels land old barrel
sawed in two is good) and leave to
sour or ferment. which will take from
IL to 4S hours, according to the wealth
er and other conditions: then feed
from these alternately; using the con-
tents of one, while that of the other
is left to sour.
A good growing ration may be based
on one pound of dry mixture per lOO
pounds of live weight. Fer quick
fattening this may be doubled. quad
rupled or even more largely increased
Indeed. the Texas experimental sta
ton fed as much as seven pounds OF
cottonseed meal per day to l5O-pound
hogs. though this is extreme and un
economical. IL not dangerous.
When ready to feed, add fresh wa
ter to the feeding ration sufticient to
bring to a thin slop. about the consls
tenc, of buttermilk, and give the hogs
all they will clean up
All hogs eat it greedily and al
thrive on it from the lordly head OF
I the herd to the tiniest grunter. Bu'
for piggy" or sucking sows 1t If es
pecially valuable. giving to the pig'
both before and after narrowing
growth and vigor attainable with M
! o her feed on earth.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
Excellent Trio of Rhode Island Reds.

the palatability OF a ration. and 1t
gives the fowls a little chance to Sc
lect what agrees with them best.
Fowls forced to eat certain food day
after day get tired of it after a time,
refuse to eat quite as much, digest
less, and hence do not do as well.
Cooking some feeds decreases the
digestibility of the protein constltu-
ents. AS practice it is not advisable
to cook food for poultry; it does not
pay for the extra labor. The only ex-
I.ceptions would be one or two vege-
tables which have their feeding value
increased b. cooking. like turnips and
| potatoes.
Ii is not advisable to feed an entire
ration. of either whole or ground
grains. IL requires more energy to di'
| gest whole grains than it does ground
| grains and fowls cannot digest as
much whole grain in day as they
can ground grain. The more they
can digest the faster the growth and
the better the egg production.
A properly balanced ration must
| contain both whole, cracked and
ground grains. Either fed alone never
produce the best results. Ii is not
advisable to feed entirely on grounC
grains because the crop and gizzarC
are there for several purposes. One
of them is to grind up the whole
grains into smaller particles.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01

By F. W. KA2MEIER. Texas Agricul-
tural College,
In preparing a balanced ration. the
palatability of the various ingredi-
ents should be considered. In addition
to the various constituents which
foods carry, they possess certain
medical quality, either liked or
disliked by the fowls, and either bene-
fetal or harmful to their well-being.
Corn possesses a sweet flavor liked
by all fowls. yet should be fed in a
limited amount to laying and grow
ing stock because it is too fattening.
The palatability of ration should be
considered, because if the individual
does not like the ration it does not di-
gest to its best ability. Appetite plays
an important part in the feeding of
animals as well as fowls
That which fowls like best they gen.
orally digest best. In feeding fowls
give them their choice as much as
possible. An animals power of Sc
lecting food is greater than is gen
orally expected and should be taken
into consideration. Yet this power
OF selection is sometimes so much in.
tluenced by the flavor of a certain
grain as to induce them to eat more
than is good for them. This. too
should be taken into consideration.
1t is advised to feed a variety OF
! foods for two reasons. II increases
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
Farmers Educational
mi and Cooperative
Hi Union of America
Matters # Especial Moment to
} the Progressive Agrieulturist

The best tools go soon enough.
Credit is far oftener a curse than
blessing.
1t is wonderfully good farm that
can't be made better.
Pay down or go without soon en-
ables one to pay down.
Needless buying is far oftener seen
with credit than with cash
Don't laugh at another's misfortune
until he can laugh with you.
The boil weevil is hustler, but the
cattle tick has staying qualities of a
high order.
The farmer who rules his animals
by kindness will find it more effective
than a club.
To be economical is praiseworthy;
but to be stingy in feeding is. to put II
mildly. unwise.
Most of us have our troubles, but a
few Of us have sense enough not to
talk about them.
Have you attended any good farm
meetings this year? They do us al
good in many ways.
Before you bid at a sale, stop tc
think what the article is really worth
and whether or not you want it.
Have you a first-class school in your
district? The best crop of all is 6
crop of educated boys and girls.
II, free from the burden of interest
one finds it hard to get along. how
can he hope to do better handicapped
with it?
The chief foes of the honest farmer
are the lawless criminals who won
work and who prowl armed all owe
the country.
Some men think the necessities o
life are those they need for their owl
comfort and the Injuries those thei
wives want.
Life, like walking, is one series o
| fallings, either forward or backward
II forward, we succeed, If backwar,
there Is success neither for ourselve
nor others.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
EFFICIENCY OF FARM LABOR
One Man and Three Horses Arranged
to Do More Work Than Two Men
and Four Horses.

Efficiency of farm labor is often as
important as it's distribution. Two
young men were blowing clover sod.
Each had two horses hitched to a Ia
inch walking pillow. 1t was heavy
blowing. and each team was barely
able to pillow 1 Y acres a day.
One morning the men decided to try
three horses on one plow. They did
so, and to their great surprise one man
and three horses easily plowed three
acres per day. They plowed as much
as two men and four horses had pre-
viously done and did it much more
easily.
1t was even easier for the driver. be-
cause 1t is always easier to drive
team that is not overloaded. The new
arrangement released one man and
one horse for other work.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
IN THE SPRING

Now is the time to bring to your aid
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
Tin tablet or liquid FORM. This won
derful remedy helps to restore stom-
ach to it's natural health and strength
and to secure proper flow OF the d.
gestive juices. a good appetite and full
digestion of the food you eat. 1t in
vigorates the liver, regulates the bow.
els and purifies and enriches the blood.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov
cry is absolutely free from alcohol and
injurious drugs. Its ingredients print
ed on wrapper. You can be certain II
Is a true blood-maker. tissue-builder
and a restorative nerve tonic and that
it will produce no evil after-effeet
Thousands-probably many OF your
neighbors-are willing to recommend
Golden Medical Discovery" because
it has made them stronger in body
brain and nerve.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
VALUABLE CROP FOR SOUTH
Cowpeas, Called "the Poor Mans
Clover" Can Be Grown on Al
most Any Kind Of Soil.

Cowpeas can be grown as far north
as Dent corn can be grown and on
land so poor that clover would not
catch at all. They are called the
poor mans clover" because you can
get such quick results. A crop of cow
peas can be grown in three months,
and it will be fully equal to a two
years crop Of clover.
You can SOW the peas any time
from May to August and can get a
good big crop following an early crop
taker off in June or July.
Plowed under after the first frost
they will leave the ground in elegant
shape for a crop next rear. The seed
costs about $3.50 per bushel and
should b. drilled in at the rate Of one
half bushel per acre.