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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
Germany Claims British World
Mastery Is Crushed.
See in Naval Victory Big Step
Towards Early Peace.
SCHEER IS GERMAN HERO
Net Enemy at ) O'clock After
noon OF Jutland.
iIajOrity of British Rescued
Despite Heavy Sea.
WAS GERMANY'S PRIZE FLEET
Vice Admiral Scheer in Com
mand Since February.
Scout Division Was Under Vice
Admiral Hipper.
Met Enemy at ) O'clock After
noon OF Jut1and.
iIajOrity of British Rescued
Despite Heavy Sea.
WAS GERMANY'S PRIZE FLEET
Vice Admiral Scheer in Com
mand Since February.
Scout Division Was Under Vice
Admiral Hipper.

Berlin, June g. England's
claim to the mastery of the sea is
broken. This is the German
view resulting from the victory
of the fleet of Vice Admiral
Scheer, which has given the
kaiser's name as brilliant a ira
dition as is written on the pages
of any naval power.
Flags were displayed everywhere
today in celebration of the long ex-
pecte6 clash with the British high
Schools were dismissed, special serv-
ices Of celebration and Thanksgiving
were called and German enthusiasm
was aroused as at no time since the
RalserS army was drawing near Paris
early in the war.
Step Towards Peace.
Although no official statement was
obI9in&ble, it was evident that the sea
victory is regarded here as another
step toward a possible early peace.
Defeat of the British fleet the first
time it felt Germanys naval power;
the fact that German territory is clear
Of The enemy; that Belgium and
northern France are successfully held
while the French and British lines
have remained stationary for the past
year, and the crown prince is ham,
mering at the gates of Verdun-these
points were cited as answers to the
allied demands that Germany be
crushed.
To Decorate Victors.
The kaiser is expected to hurry di-
rect to Wilheimshaven, where de will
inspect the returning victorious fleet,
personally congratulate and decorate
Admiral Scherer ard his men.
Wild scenes of exultation M ked
the session of the reichstag in which
the German victory was announced.
Immediately the news became gener-
ally known flags appeared from every
window. Reports of the successful
engagement were flashed to the front
over the military lines to the men in
the trenches. Today messages of con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
LOOKING
FOR FIGHT-GOT IT

London, June 3.-At the British ad-
miralty today, the following statement
was made to the Associated Press:
1--WE went out within enemy waters
seeking fight. Our inferior fleet en-
gagged the entire German battle fleet,
forced them to return to harbor and
to give up any plan of action they may
have contemplated"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
SINK GERMAN BOATS
Three Steamers Down Without Warm
ing, Swedes Report.

Berlin. June Swedish newspa-
pers reported that three German
steamers have been torpedoed by a
submarine without warning probably
in Swedish waters. OF the crews. six
men perished. Since the ships were
sunk. an English torpedo has been
found near Skeldervikin. The Swedish
press thinks it certain that the tor
pedoing was committed by an English
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03

Omaha, Neb., June 3.-The selec-
ton of w. NJ Jeffers, general super
intendent of the Union Pacific rail-
way, to succeed Charles Ware as gem
eral manager, was announced by Pres
ident Mohler today. the appointment
taking effect at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
SHULTz TO CHICAGO

A. L. Shu1tz, political reporte. for
th+ State Journal. left Friday after
noon for Chicago where he will write
exclusively for this paper concerning
the Republican and Progressive ma
tional conventions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
HINDENBURC DOWN
Germany's Great Superdread-
naught Sunk, Says London.

London, June 3.-The super-dread-
naught Hindenburg is reported to
have been sunk.
The dreadnaught Hindenburg is
Germany's newest dreadnaught. She
was completed since the opening of
the war and regarded as the last word
in German naval construction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
SHIPS IN HIDING
Eight German War Boats Flee
to Danish Waters.
Must Leave by Noon or Intern,
Is Last Order.

London, June Slight German
warships have taken refuge in Danish
waters, according to reliable reports
received here today.
They will be ordered to leave by
noon today or intern.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
AMERICANS KILLED?
Report of Wounding of Countrymen as
Teiare, Peru.

Washington, June 3.-Investigation
of reported killing and wounding Of
several Americans and EnglishmeE at
Telare, Peru, was undertaken by the
State Department today when 1t
cabled the minister at Lima to asceR-
tain facts of the strike situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03

Of WHAT does it profit the thrifty
housewife if Strawberries are cheap
when sugar is costing twice as much
as usual.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Partly cloudy tonight and Sum
day; not much change in temperature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
Jeffers to Succeed NfohIer.

TContinued on PAGE SKI
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-06
TRADING COVE WOODEN MILL
Josejh Hall and Son VIII Have Their Large Addition All Run
ming in Monh-FIopkins G Aliens Addition VIII Also
be Done Next Month-New Bungaow-Man Street
Changes.

The new buildings OF the Joseph Hail
wcoIen mills have been completed, most
OF the machinery is running, the rest is
being set up, and the whole plant,
twice its previous capacity, will be in
full operation in another month. Con-
structiOn has been going on at the
plant at trading Cove for the last six
or seven months in the changing over
from a -four set" to an eight set
mill. The main building is $50 feet in
length by 80 feet in width, two stories
in height. The other new buildings are
a dyehOuse 34E74 feet, one story high,
and a boiler house with two new boil
ers, each of $50 horse power, and q
new CustOdis radial brick chimney 100
feet high and as inch fue.
New Addition Nearly Ready.
At the now Chestnut street addition
to the Hopkins & Allen plant the work
has reached the point where the plas-
tering viii be all done tonight it was
stated on Wednesday afternoon. The
chief activity there now is the placing
Of the brick veneer over the concrete
beneath, this having been practically
completed except on the top story on
the long Chestnut street side and only
T. rtly done on the side away from the
ST rect. The WCrlneu are also engaged
in gradually cleaning up the building
and in three weeks or month the +.
J. Cross company, the Worcester con-
tractors, who are doing the work, will
be able to finish up entirely
1t viii be possible, however, before
that time for the arms company to
occupy the lower floors of the new
building with some OF the machinery.
The basement viii be for storage.
While preliminary plans are drawn
for a building at the corner Of Willow
and Franklin streets on the property
acquired by the company six months
ago, no further active steps have been
taken.
Concrete Work at ThamesviIle.
The Winchester Wooden companv's
new plant at ThgmesviIIe is beginning
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-06
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

methods may be successfully practiced
for a short time under favorable con-
ditions, but Should be avoided by the
average pOultrYman.
Z. The investment in equipment may
be liberal incubators, breeders, colony
houses, ETC., but expensive laying
houses are not necessary. The most
profitable farms valued laying houses
at $0.67 per bird, while houses on the
least profitable farms averaged $1.4O
per bird.
>. The most profitable farms show
the lowest feed cost per bird, and the
least profitable farms show the highest
feed cost per bird. The low cost of
feed on the best farms may be partly
Que to the fact that they were diversi-
fed farms and part of the grain and
all Of the green food and litter was
grown at home. Charges were made
AGAINST the poultry at market prices.
No doubt the fact that the birds on
these diversified farms had practically
free range had some influence on feed
cost.
6. Receipts are greatest where good
stock is kept, that is, stock suitable to
produce for saie-market eggs, hatch
ing eggs, day old chicks, breeding
stock, ana market poultry, each in rea-
sonable proportion. Market eggs are
the most important product. While
we have no exact figures on average
egg production per bird, the exceed
ingly high market egg returns on spe-
ciaIized egg farms would indicate THAT
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-06
GROW BUCKWHEAT.
1t Puts Soil in Fine Mellow Condition
and Destroys Weeds.

Buckwheat is at present grown in
this country almost wholly in the
states east of the Mississippi river and
north of the cotton belt. About seven
tenths of the crop is sOWn IN the two
states New York and Pennsylvania.
But in the more northern states buck
wheat can be sOwn over practically
the entire area without reference to
elevation. Father south it is confined
to the uplands and mountainous Sec
lions.
Buckwheat should be sown on land
prepared as for corn. It is an excel
lent crop to SOW where corn has been
planted but where a stand has not
been secured. Best results are Oo-
tanned where the land is plOwed early
and is well prepared, but fairly good
results can be obtained by sowing i'm
mediateIy after blowing and harrow
ing.
Seed at the rate of 3 to pecks per
acre If the soil is fertile and drill
is used and the seed is of good vitality,
as little as 2 pecks may be sufficient.
AS much as 5 pecks are sometimes
sown. 1t is best to use a grain drill,
but this is not essential, as the seed
can be broadcasted and narrowed in
with satisfactory results. 1t should be
sown from Cne-fifth of an inch to 2
inches deep, depending on the cond1-
ton of the coil.
There is probably no other crop that
will produce better on infertile, poor
Iy titled lands than will bUckwhea-t:
It is well suited to light we'll drained
soils, such as sandy loans, and to the
silt loan soils. It needs but little
lime, growing well in acid soils with
out lime, where alfalfa and red clover
would not succeed. When the soil is
poor, it is profitable to use fertilizer,
but where good wheat or corn crops
can be produced without fertilizer, it
is unnecessary for the buckwheat crop
On the poorest hill land a small appi-
cation of nitrogen and phosphorus is
advisable, but generally nitrogen is not
needed The plant responds very
readily to applications of phosphorus,
however. grade fertilizers con-
tanning phosphorus and a small
amount of potassium can be used to
advantage
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-06
ToLLAND COUNTY ORGANIZES A
FARM BUREAU.

At a meeting held in Rockville on
Wednesday, June p, it was the unan-
imous vote of the eighty eight per-
sons present to organize a farm bu-
reau for Tolland county. A constitu-
ton and bylaws were adopted and
officers were elected. Eleven out of
thirteen towns had delegates at this
meeting, and the various agricultural
societies in the county, including the
grange, as we'll as the business inter-
ests of the county were represented.
Although Tolland is the last county in
the state to organize a farm bureau,
the enthusiastic interest in favor Of the
work shown at it's organization meet
ing promises a strong farm bureau for
Touand County. Every county in
Connecticut now has a farm bureau,
and as soon as TolIand county selects
its agent, there viii be a county agent
in each county.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-06

All fruit growers and others who
have fruit trees, especially apple
trees, should seriously consider the
desirabiIity of thinning their fruit
This means that where one has good
set of One-half or tWo-thirds of apples
| on the trees should be picked off and
thrown away. One hears the re-
mark, TT takes nerve to take time
right at the busiest time of the year
and thrown away one-half of the pros
poets for a crop" or THAT man must
surely have gone foolish to have such
crazy idea as to go in his trees and
throw away one-half of his apples be-
| fore they are large enough for the
pigs" These are typical or remarks
and general feeling on the matter in
a community where systematic care
| full thinning of fruit is bling tried for
the first time.
The men who laugh last laugh best,
and the men who were seen thinning
their fruit can be seen during the
harvest seasons with happy, salts
fed faces and making remarks such
as Il will no sooner think of at
pies in the future without thinning
the little apples during early July
than I would to discard spraying or
| The apples from the thinned trees
were three times as large as those
grom the urthinned and sold for four
times as much"
This is s1e time of the year when
the thinning should be done If one
is not just certain that it will pay,
It is suggested that two or more trees
Of the same variety which are hearing
practically the same amount of ap.
pies should be chosen and that one
half of these trees be properly thinned
and the other trees left unthinned. If
careful data is kept of cdst of thin
ming and returns from the trees, re
suits will in most cases show that
thinning is one of the most profitable
orchard operations.
All diseased and insect injured APP
pies should of course De removed first
and then as a general rule others
removed, leaving only one to a spur.
The apple allowed to remain should
be of good shape, typical of the va
riety and one which is vigorous and
promises to make a fine apple. The
apples to be removed should be given
an upward and backward twist while
the other hand holds the fruit spur.
Small shears can be obtained espe-
ciaIly designed for this work. Some
people can thin faster by using shears
and always do away with the posi-
biIity of weakening the stem of the
remaining apple.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-06
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT
BUILDING AND BUSINESS
Operations Throughout the State Dur
ing the Past Week.


Sales of realty by warranty deed
during the past week in the cities of
the state reported by the Commercial
Record numbered 44S, comparing with
81 in the last week of June of last
year. Mortgage leans for the week
were S1,T4,76S, comparing with ST.
OST,532 last year
Petitions in bankruptcy last week
numbered three, with total assets Of
$4TT0 and liabilities OF S2O,071. Last
year in the corresponding week there
were two bankruptcy petitions with
assets of 81, 564 and liabilities of $4,000
The three interpretations formed last
week have the same aggregate capt.
tai stock as the six new companies
formed in the like week of 1915, name
ly 1881, 900. This record is somewhat
lower than any in the past two years
Building permits were issued last
week in the cities of New Haven,
Bridgeport, Hartford, Waterbury and
Stamford to the number OF 1877 for
buildings costing $494,920- In the last
week of June a year ago in the same
cities 135 permits were issued, while
the total cost of building operations
for the week was $528,867-
A number of important contracts
have been given out during the week,
including q S25O,OOO bridge over the
tenement block in Stamford and South
Manchester. school building in Green
wich ana Milford, post office building
in NIiddletOwn, factory buildings at
TOrrinGtOr, East Hampton and
Southington, garages in Hartford and
WATERBURY. and one, two. three, four
and st--fomily houses in Hartford,
New Haven. Bridgeport Stamford,
Greenwich and New Britain, with 81
single houses in DanielsOn for one
Of the manufacturing concerns there.
New plans are reported for the week
as follows: a number of fine resi-
denCes in New Haven. Bridgeport and
Hartford: apartment block in Water
bury; garage in South Norwal1; bust
ness blocks in New Haven and Green
wich: clubhouse in New Britain;
schools in Bridgeport and WestpOrt;
store and tenement block in New
Britain. factory buildings in Bridge
port and a 100000 sewer system in
Bridgeport.
During the past week there were
nine sales of real estate in Norwich
to six a year ago, the mortgage loans
for the respective weeks being $7285
and S975O.
In New London last week there were
two realty sales compared with seven
e. year ago, the loans for the two
weeks being $19,25Q and $10,2 re-
gpeCtiVely.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-06
BUSINESS METHODS
ON POULTRY FARMS.
Some Suggestions as the Result of the
Study of Sixteen Places.

During the last year the poultry de-
rartment of the Connecticut AgricuI-
tural college has made surveys of 10
poultry farms with the idea of studying
poultry and with the purpose of find
ing out some of the controlling factors
which mean profit or loss TO poultry
farmers. Unfortunately, the 16 farms
included in this preliminary report
are not enough on which TO base any
definite conclusions, Even though
these statements can be accepted only
as indications, they offer food for
thought and bring out the evident need
of continued work along this line.
l. Labor income increases with total
investment and volume of business
done. Labor income is that portion Of
the receipts which may be credited to
the operators labor after deducting all
expenses, including . per cent interest
on the investment
,. Income per bird increases with
number of birds kept Both of the
above indicate that the larger bust
ness is more efficiently managed.
8. Income Increases with number Of
acres of land used. but decreases with
number of birds Der acre. Intensive
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-06

to take form For the main building,
which is to be SO feet by 1913 feet and
five stories in height, the concrete
foundation is in and the forms for the
first floor are being put up, and in
about a week the concrete can be
poured for this floor. The concrete
work on the foundation for the boiler
house, which is separate from the main
building, has also been progressing.
New Cottage on New London Turnpike
A handsome siX-room cottage of the
bungalow type of construction is near
ing completion on the New London
turnpike below East Great Plain for
Thomas J. Kelley, boss farmer at the
state tuberculosis sanatOrium. A wide
Veranda, will be one of the features of
the cottage. which is being built by
George DOlbeaTe.
West Main Street Barn.
Frank Lathrop has had a small barn
erected.
RemodeIIing Main Street Building.
In preparation for it's use by w. R.
Baird the building owned by Mrs. c..
/. Richards at 331 Main street is be
ing modelled by Peck, McWilliams &
co. There will be a new front put
ON, the building viii be cleaned out
inside and thrown open into one big
store. The basement will be cement
ed and used for Mr.. Baird's vulcan
lHln& department.. The first floor Will
have office and show rooms, with two
large plate glass windows in front and
the second floor will be the stock
room. The changes are to be COM
Dleted by the first of August by
which time the building will also have
been pointed and the surrounding yard
improved.
Chamber of Commerce Building.
Progress on the Chamber Of Com
merce building on Maon street, Sui
Ivan and Hagberg, contractors, has
reached the stage when the frames
are up for the second story windows
and the brick work Of the walls of the
same story are being laid.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-06
CONTRASTING.
A Vermont Farmer Gives His View of
Its Benefit.

J. B. Candon of Vermont states that
after six years of experience in cow
testing association work, the results
can hardly be overestimated. Fol
lowing is what Mr.. Candon has to say:
The value of membership in a COW
testing association can hardly be
overestimated provided the member
will get the most possible out of it;
that is, familiarize himself with the
records. He will then be able to feed
more intelligently, according to the
needs of each individual COW, also
which cows are most desirable to
raise stock from. Our test association
here is on it's sixth years work and
none Of the members who take trouble
to study the records would try to get
along without the association records"
In another COW testing association,
one member had Is COWS, and dis
posed of five before the end Of the
year, finding that they were such
roor producers that it would be i'm
possible for them to make any profit
for a considera BILE time in the future
Some men have tried to compare
their own judgment at the beginning
of the year with what the records
would show at the end, the owner
picking out the ones which he con-
sidered the best and the poorest in
the herd. At the end of the year it
was found that the profits from these
two cows over and above thescost of
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-06
SOUTH MANCHESTER.

Norris Elman and Alexander Silver
are making preparations for the cree
ton of a new store and apartment
block on Main street, near BisselI
street. It will be about 47N1O9 feet,
three stories high, built Of brick with
a pressed brick front. steam heat and
electric lights. 1t will be arranged for
two stores and IS apartments.
The South Manchester fire depart
ment has voted an appropriation of
$4,000 for the erection of new hose
house on School street.
The contract has been awarded for
a store and tenement block on the
Hartford road for J. Louis Neron. It
will be 26X3S feet, two stories high,
provided with modern COnveniences.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-06
JOSEPH HALL & SONS WOODEN MILL
NEW LONDON.
Numerous Building Additions and
Changes Contemplated.

The following building permits have
been sought from the common council
this week;
Mrs. Annette Lyons. addition to
building on Harris court, ska.
r. NJ. BroCkett, addition to building
at 81 Ocean avenue, 12X12.
Thomas J. COsgrove, tenement on
Lincoln avenue, 26X4S.
Herbert A. Turner, shed to barn, %
Fitch avenue, 8X16.
Manual Sousa, two story dwelling,
Moore avenue. 26X42.
H. D. BarrOws, extend and build one
story show window to city line at
building on los Bank street, to be built
of glass, copper, cement and wood, 3x
e IL
Abbie C. AIImach. one and three
quarters dwelling on BoIles avenue,
29x2O.6. Ell 15x6 feet.
The STANDARD Brass and Copper Tube
Co., brick and steel addition to build
ing on Woodbridge street. 72x75.
A. w. BarrOws, wood garage, rear of
946 Bank street.
Connecticut college, wood structure
on Michigan avenue. 39-8X84-10.
Mary c. Waite, wood building, raise
six feet, move back five and alter build
ing at MOOre's court. 25H51
Helen Boise De Craw, two story cot
tage, Ocean avenue, wood frame con-
structiOn, 29-6E27-6.
c. H Thompson. bungalow, Raymond
street extension, 26X2S, one story and a
half
q. H. Smith, garage Antty street,
12x2O feet.
w. D. and Waldo Clarke, raise and
alter harm into two tenements, lower
Boulevard and Croker street, wood
and cement stUOCo, 30X55.
c. H Hurlburt, Jr., erect repair shop,
307 Williams street, wood, 20E25.
II. c. Weaver, two story frame build
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-06

the average production on all farms
could be greatly improved.
1t is evident from this survey that
farm conditions are very desirable for
farm fare Offers sans an oppor . for diver
sity which IS an advantage in all live
stock business. Farm conditions fur
nish free range and an abundance of
exercise, which means healthy breed
ing stock, strong chicks, vigorous
growing stock, and good egg produc-
ton. Farm conditions also offer an
opportunity to even up labor and re-
duce feed cost by utilizing all fertiliz-
ing materials in the growing Of grain,
litter and green food.
The extension service will make a
more extended poultry survey this
coming fall and it is hoped that large
number of pOultrymen will avail them
selves of this opportunity to have this
business analysed.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-06

feeding were the same. This shows
that unless pretty accurate records
are kept a man has nothing sound
to base his judgment on.
Why then should one continue to
manufacture products without a
knowledge of their cost and profits?
Many men plan to start keeping rec
ords of their herds, but a large percent
of these, due to a large amount Of
work, will not complete the records
or may not even keep them. If the
cost of $3.50 a COW per year will not
only give a man accurate knowledge
of these conditions, but also create
much greater interest in dairying and
in the long run bring about greater
profits, it is money we'll invested. What
do you know about your COWS?