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A0UtTRIE GETS MANY
HIGH GRADE JERSEYS

| MOULTRIE, Ca, Dec. 11-Three
hundred high grade, purebred dairy
COWS of the Jersey and Holstein
breed have been shipped to Moultrie
to supply cream to the Moultrie
Creamery. Seven purbred bulls have
been added to herds in that region to
provide the foundation for further de-
yclopment. More cows wanted. Ar
rangements are being made by which
is expected that a carload or more of
Ligh grade Holstein ows with enc or
more purebred Holstein bulls will
likely be brought in from New oYrk
or Wisconsin during the month.
Special assistance is being rendered
in promoting, this enterprise by spec
ialist from the College of Agriculture
and county agents in the region trib-
utary to Moultrie.
The creamery is making 1000
ponds of butter a month which brings
90 SOhtS q RSuuu. 1uUHC SSllluS cream
to the creamery received 81 5000 last
month, although the plant is only
starting. These twenty-seven patrons
of the creamery average an income of
$500 per month, whereas of they
grew only cotton they would be re-
ceiving no steady income. Such farm
ers are able to finance their farming
operations without borrowing money
at the banks.
Already a number of silos, modern
dairy barns and milk houses have been
built in accordance with plans furn-
ished by the College of Agriculture,
representatives of which institution
have supervised the construction. Vel
vet beans are being extensively graz
ed. Cheap feed, good cows, and good
prices for butter fat is the combina-
ton which the patrons of the Moultrie
Creamery receive. The creamery paid
26 cents per pound for butter fat in
October.
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of Transforming the purely political al
lance founded by Prince Bismarck and
of making it an alliance at once political
and economic, which would maintain the
open door to an entente of all Central
Europe" into which "all friendly nations
would be welcome, would atone, Julius
Won Eckert believed, for the burden OF
mlitarism laid by Germany on all Europe
("Berliu- Uien-ROm, Betrdchtungen uber
den neuen Kurs ind die EWOpdlschc
Lagc.") The Triple Alliance, created
to prevent war, would become an lnstru-
ment in the service Of peaceful interests.
Won Eckert, who long directed the Press
Bureau of the German Foreign Office, dis
creetly avoided the question of military
and political control of the countries en-
tering the projected economic system; but
less restrained writer's frankly avowed
that this great edifice of Central Europe
could be cemented only with human blood.
Thus Fritz Bley, in his Alldeutsche Bere-
anna md die Niederldnde (l89O, pointed
out not merely Germany's economic re-
ouirement of the Netherlands, but the fact
that the Low Countries were "Glreddy fer
tilted with German blood
German manufacturers would naturally
profit enormously by an arrangement
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but a list of anxieties-but though | stud.
led it ever so hard, | couldn't make out
which were the warning calls and which
were the times when | was supposed to
get in line. Many a time did | grab my
gun and rush madly out of the tent, only
to find that nothing whatever was going
on. At other times, hearing what | be-
lieved to be only the preliminary signal,
waited patiently inside, with the virtuous
feeling that | would be ready when the
hour of duty should arrive-only to dis
cover 10 my CONSERVATION that it had al
ready arrived. At last, however, by con-
tinued comparison with the list, got the
bugles straight in my mind. but the whls-
ties baffled me to the end. They were
the signal for falling into line and they
blew before the bugles, at times that
seemed purely arbitrary, and they were
not on the list at all. To make matters
worse, each company had its own whistle
and they all sounded exactly alike, so that
was continually darting out in response
to the wrong one. 1t seemed as though
every time | lathered my face to shave or
was about to start for the shower bath
that camp suddenly became as alive with
whistles as is the North River in fog.
The officers fascinated me. Their cleft
palate enunciation, which, it seems, is the
only correct method of uttering commands
was to me an unfailing source of delight
When drill was over | used to practise
this queer articulation in my tent" On
'nhy ahention hoard arch. hun. hoo,
hree! bore" Company attention. For
ward march, One. two, three! fourD
| was anxious to salute according to mil
itary etiquette; but the trouble was, it was
hard to tell an officer when you saw one
They dressed exactly like everyone else, ex'
cept for little insignia on their collars
and little knobs on the front Of their an
tenna-like hat cords; so that by the time
I discovered that man was an officer II
was generally too late to salute him. Also
the inferior must salute first. Nearly
every time, the officer would look at me
suddenly and then turn away before
could bring my hand up. If only he had
1aited a moment, Often, discovering that
the man approaching was an officer,
would stand in my best military attitude
and salute him, only to be baffled by his
rot happening to see me at all And then
Just as dropped my hand, he would look
my way.
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situation, Germany is called upon to take
the directing role" The Netherlands, in
GLIDING poor overrun Luxembourg, must
then follow Schleswig- Holstein into the
great German nav and be absorbed for
their oUn sake as well as for Germany's.
AS soon as possible Hollands army navy
and rich colonies must be pooled with the
more powerful army and navy of Ger
many and her much inferior colonies. In
view of the present Allied occupation of
Germany's former colonial possessions,
one reads with ironic pleasure in Fritz
Bley's book about Germany and Holland,
that made a great stir in 1897, how valu-
able to Holland would be the safeguard
ing of her colonies by the great German
navy against the pirate empires, Britain
and Japan, In the sos and '90s the
projected "Mittel-Europa" was to in
clude, besides all the Low Countries, Den
mark, Switzerland, Poland, Lithuania,
Austria AMI probably Serbia; Germany
must have outlets upon the Black Sea
and the North Sea as well as on the Baltic /;
the raising of the German flag in South
America could wait upon the development
of this middle European empire destined
to compete triumphantly with the British
and American systems and the Franco
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Russian alliance. "The future territory
of German expansion, situated between
the territories of the eastern and western
powers, ought to absorb all the middle
countries-ought to stretch from the
North Sea and the Baltic to the Balkan
Peninsula-and will embrace Asia Minor
as far as the Persian Gulf" So wrote
Ernest Hasse, concluding: From all tbs
great territory all foreign influence must
be eliminated" DR.. Paul Rohrbach has
in the last few months renewed these pro-
posals in his OStereichische Ruadschau
articles (Vienna). Only Dr.. Rohrbach
frankly includes Bulgaria by name.
In the early nineties the politically
minded Holander thought it likely that
Austria would be the first country to be
absorbed by this new system" Already
Austria was politically identified with
Germany, and Austria's Kaiser was an old
man, half-crushed by calamlties private
and public. The German element in
Austria was undeniably puissant. Its
domination was fortified by the power of
the secret police. Moreover, Friedrich
List had written: Commercial and poll
teal union are twins" and zone can't be
born without the other Austria abb
sorbed. would the rest follow? The plan
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By LAYTON MACKALL.

Changing ones clothes is never so re-
yealing an experience as when one shuffles
Of civilian attire and dons a uniform.
From the moment first looked my legg
ings in the eyelets-eyelets congested IL
bewi.derng groups, concentration cumps
Of them. five on one flap as against two
and a protruding stud on the other-I re
allied that soldiers had little in common
with the rest Of humanity. They are no.
as Other men.
In nv civilian obtuseness l had suppose
that uniforms we're merely martial editions
OF ordinary clothing. But no: in solderdom
there are neither coats, waistcoats nor
trousers. In place Of a coat is worn
tght-ftting thing called a blouse, which
buttoned and hooked all the way up TO the
Adams apple, feels more snug than com
Portable. Brooches, the warriors substi-
tute for trousers, rise from small begin
nlngs being laced up corset-wise along the
shin bone but above the knees they BIOS
som out into full boomers.
had not been long at Plattsburg before
! learned that everything | was used to,
that came natural to me, was most I'M
military" For example, had been in the
habit Of eating meals-a thing no true SOL
der would do. At least, he would never
admit he did it. breakfast" lunch" and
dinner" have passed out Of his life: ne
merely messes. For him eating is just one
mess" after another. But in calling az
three repasts by the one name he has some
Justification. because the food is so much
the same that unless you happen to be
thinking what time of day it is you can'c
tell which of the three you are eating.
II took me quite while TO get on TO the
tactics Of messing. For example, was at
loss at first as TO how to make the same
teaspoon DO service as oatmeal-conveyer
coffee stirrer, egg-opener and sugar helper
from the communal dish. But gradually /
'earned that correct sequence in the use OF
mess implement was the secret of the art.
AS soon as you sit down take quick &C
count Of all the food in sight and imme-
uately map out your plan accordingly, IN
.uch way that the progress Of your knife
'ork and spoon shall be free from the less
'uheSive substances 10 the stickier ones,
amer than vice versa. A little extra &C
WY on the part of the lips should precede
'en transition Of the implement TO new
AA Above al, you must avoid the error
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Bv Warren Barton Blake.

VOW comes It that the best cartoons
II drawn against the Germans are
u - the work of "neutral"-L Louis
p.emaekers. the Netherlander? Perhaps
geography enters into the answer Of this
',restion. Holland borders both on Ger
MANY and Belgium. Hollanders and
Be,rans have sometimes disliked one an
other in the past. and even fought one
another. yet they are. after all, alike in a
good many respects. and Holland has
ministercd 20 many suffering Belgians,
and there Is no way Of transmitting dis
trust into sympathy like doing ones one
time enemy a considerable service.
Obviously. what Germany did to Bel
rum she might still do TO Holland, even
though the likelihood Of that catastrophe
diminishes as German strength is gradu-
ally ditFused. The possibility of a clash
between Holland and Germany seemed
greater in the spring of 1916, and especi-
SLY in the second month of the great
verdun attack, than at any earlier stage
Of the war, and the Netherlanders
CmobiIized from the outset) suddenly
adopted extra precautions on the coast
and, more especially. on the Schleswig-
Holstein frontier. Hollands reasoning
ran as follows: Germany seemingly be-
lieved that the late war council of her
enemies at Paris had voted to counter
through Holland at the unprotected Ger
man flank Essen and Aix). If Germany
saw any such attack really coming, or
even saw it as mirage, her policy would
be 10 strike first. de Toekomst," a
newspaper Of The Hague subsidized by
Germany, went so far as to print an &C
count Of an English landing in iceland,
near the Belgian frontier. Actual clashes
between the Allies and the Germans were
said TO have occurred on Dutch soil. No
one but the coolest-headed doubted any
longer that Holland was now "in the
war" People bought up supplies of pro-
visions TO avoid a further rise in prices;
tears were she'd and belts frightened; it
vas all a smaller replica of Paris in
those early days Of August, 1914.
One may regard the Teuton notion Of
an Entente attack upon Germany through
violation Of Hollands territory at the
mouth Of the Scheldt as quite absurd
without in any way disparaging Dutch
logic. The Hollander's problem was
never so much What do the French and
British plan?" as What do the Ger
mans think the French and British plan;
and how will Germany forestall this PLAN"
It's fourteen years since German writer
declared that: "a Holland too weak on
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Photo by Underwood K Underwood

bringing within their tariff walls so large
a section of agricultural Europe. With
characteristic contempt for nOn-Teutonic
intelligence, the German writers who
make this point protest almost in the
same breath against the suppression OF
Flemish nationalsm and the shameless
rapine" of Frances great seventeenth
century general, Marshal Turenne, in the
Low Countries: these, including Northern
France (possbly it is an accident that
Northern France is industrially rlch)
were "colonized by Saxons' in the era of
German Charlemagne; their restoration
to Germany would therefore be an act of
Justice. (The same coincidence occurred
in 1871. when Asace-Lorraine, so rich II
iron ore, was discovered to belong to Ger
many.) "A Central Europe must be
created" wrote one German patriot with
a French name, Paul de Lagarde (l88D /;
1--WE cannot abruptly enter upon the war
which is to constitute this Central Europe.
All ne can do is to dccustom or people TO
the thought that this Cdr lcW come. -
This has, indeed, been the labor of Ger
man statecraft since the early eighties;
since when neither German trade, the
colonialists nor the governing classes gen
orally have been any more peaceful at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09

Once, when | was returning alone from
the rife range, saw approaching no less
parsonage than Major Murray, the COM
mander of the whole camp. Here was my
chance TO distinguish myself. Quickly
shifting my gun (Which was carrying by
the sling) to my left hand, so as to leave
my right arm free, drew myself up and
raised the tips Of my fingers to my hat
brim in the most punctilious salute Of
which / was capable. He returned il; but
there was a twinkle in his eye. Then, after
he had passed, | remembered that the only
allowable way of saluting an officer when
you are carrying a gun is to bring the la
ter to a right shoulder position and then
touch the cooking piece with the middle
finger of your iett hand Waterloo.
The truth is never really understood the
gun and its functions to quite the extent |
was expected to. There were certain inner
chambers and springs that always re.
NAMED sacred from my cleaning rag.
Some men, admit, had ventured TO lay
hands upon the Utmost oily of oilies; but
such practices were contrary to my sense
of decency. could appreciate, from daily
experiences, the indeicacy of being pri-
yate in name only. So confined my in
trusions TO the barrel and nearby appur-
tenances.
felt as though were a throat special
list treating a case Of chronic tonsillitis.
Every time | peered into its mouth there
were fresh spots for me to swab out.
Dampness always affected it badly.
In the course of time this feeling Of
difidence toward my piece" Ito call
it a gun" is most unmilitary), occa-
stoned mainly by the prickly scratchi-
ness of its sights with which l
kept coming in sudden contact while
learning the drill), and by the prediction
it mad for landing upon my little toe at the
command order arms this diflidence
gradually wore off till | really grew quite
fond of il. II was great sport firing it with
ball cartridges, for then il reared and
kicked much more than it did with blanks
though the record of my hits was much
the same.
One thing that never grew fond Of was
my mummy-shaped pack. Indeed, | was
glad when the time came for me 20 hand
it back TO Uncle Sam and receive my five.
dollar deposit in return. think | would
have paid him the five 70 take it off my
! back.
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Of forgetting that the spoon with which
you help yourself from a dish is your own
otherwise it will be carried off irretriev-
ably. And there are other fine points Of
the game, such as ability to control soupy
substances by means of the restraining in
huence Of bread. Also, it is essential to
remember that anything dropped off the
table is likely to land in a mud puddle.
Messing while on the hike was still
more complicated. 1t required an ability
to juggle. AS you stood in line to be
served you were expected to hold out at
the same time a deep dish, plate (the
bottom and top of your mess kit, large
cup and your knife, fork and spoon
though the latter might be temporarily
got out of the way by sticking them down
the top of your Logging. Holding these
articles while empty was not so difficult
but when food and drink were suddenly
and not too gently slapped or poured into
them to the brim there was danger Of a
catastrophe. To finch meant to be in
stantly baptized, self-anointed. Aluminium
as | discovered, is an excellent transmtter
Of heat By the time could take ten eau
tious steps with my spilly load the metal
would begin to burn my fingers and
would look wildly for place to sit down
Other men, experiencing the same haste
would likewise come to earth as near the
mess line as possible, with the result tha'
on DAYS of hot soup traffic became very
contested and accidents were frequent. |
remember collisions in which gravy and
stewed apricots figured extensively Ic
add to the zest of the occasion the patent
folding handles of the cups had tricN OF
oor,;ro unfastened at the critical moment
n this way | once received, as a passing
greeting, a generous extra portion VI
coffee.
Such little incidents made me appreciate
tho wisdom of the men who had selected
olive drab for the color of the UNIFORM a.
M other shade that | know of has as grea'
srot absorbing power. Upon it nearly all
Tho etanle articles of army food, from
beans 70 beef stew, have remarkably 10"
visibility. tro,,
The chief thing that | learned from
canning is that you can't really kno"
,,our tent mates till night comes. Then
Won find out who are nocturnal musician.
and who are not. Five Of my seven 'e"'
mates belonged to the former class mere
were times when felt as though were
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War Has Alrea dy
Cost Dixie Kingdom
S1OO,OOO,OO0 and
Nearly Doubled
NatiOnalDebt.

heart than the rantng scabbard-shakers
of the avowed war party.
We have seen how frank has been the
German publicist in his expression Of the
thought that the Netherlands, with their
rich colonies and their rich ports, must
enter into the new mid-European system
originating Oike the present German En-
pire) in a customs union destined to abb
sorb nationality. Would Holland find
certain business advantages in this some
what fantastic arrangement? That is at
least debatable, for ours is an age of en-
larging politico- economic areas as well as
of enlarged industrial units. But in any
case the German plan involves a sacrifice
of nationality by every one save Germans,
and the national principle has not yet been
discarded even by hard-headed Holland.
The Dutch are persuaded that if Germany
ever swallows them she will find the dish
decidedly indigestible. Moreover, the in
dependence of Holland during the present
war has been an advantage to Germany in
at least two ways. Supplies have been
brought into the partially blockaded en-
pire through Holland as well as through
neutral Denmark, Rumania and via
Scandinavia. Mr.. W. c. Bullin argues
that Holland has also been worth four
army corps to Germany, giving as she
does a perfect protection to Germany's
right flank Neutral nations have their
uses, even from the Teuton standpoint.
Germany has invented a curious fusion
of sentimental, racial, geographic and
economic arguments for establishment Of
European hegemony Of non-Germanic
nationalities. This clap-trap has excited,
but has not imposed upon, European in
telligence. Already Holland has paid
part of the price of proximity to Ger
many. During the first year of the war
she spent S100,000,000 for extraordinary
requirements" At the present time more
than $4,000 Dutchmen are under arms,
and the national debt has been raised
nearly one-half by reason of military and
naval expenditures loss of trade, Belgian
relief and the destruction of shipping.
Since the opening of hcstilities on Ger
many's part between two and three
hundred vessels belonging to Holland and
the Scandinavian neutrals have been sunk
by the Germans in the North Sea-though
Germany fights, let US never forget, for
freedom of the seas,' After all, it may
be some comfort for Americans ironically
to note that Germany has treated the
United States no more outrageously than
she has treated the smallest of her neigh
bors.
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Daniel in the lions den. Two Of the men
-fnancers from the supposedly quiet
city of Philadelphia, as delightful fellows
in the daytime as | had ever met-gave
vent to such loud and alarming strangula-
tons that several times | went over to
their cots to reassure myself that they
were not in a dangerous condition. Later,
when we went on the hike, these two sere-
naders bunked together under the same
little shelter tent, and their dramatic duet
was the wonder and despair of the whole
encampment. One Of them contided to me
that they would race to see who could get
to sleep first, as the one who was so un-
fortunate as not to get to sleep first would
have difficulty in getting to sleep at all.
While we eight men lived together in
cur squad tent we had a glorious time.
There was Old Pa B, the energetic,
who kept us all in good humor, who could
carpenter sumptuous pieces Of furniture
out of discarded boxes, and who would
produce from his valise and generously
lend to us conveniences of every descrip-
ton. from a complete sewing kit to con-
trivance for heating shaving water. mo
tent would be complete without him." We
used to say. And there was H, the
genial social light, perhaps the most pop
liar man in the company, who had
brought up a whole trunkful of inappro-
nriate stuff that his friends at the club
had advised him to take. 1t was he who
dubbed me the professor" because of
nv Observation-Disclosures and awkwardness
at drill-an appellation that stuck to me
all the while was in camp, to the utter
placement of my real name. And there
was F., our corporal, the soldier Of
fcrtune: and E, the quiet fellow who
.urned out to be one of the crack shots of
the regiment; and W, known as the
Dixie Kid" or Memphis Chicken; and
b, the cigarette fend; and chubby
Int nimble NJ, who was won't upon re-
turning from the shower bath 10 entertain
rs with excerpts from the Russian Ballet
should never have imagined that eight
,,en of such different types could live IN
% small a space and get along together
co well. Indeed. throughout the whole
three weeks, the harmony during waking
tours was as admirable as the discord
during sleeping hours was awful. Each
r;obt ended with dawn of peace.
. Getting up at that unearthly hour kept