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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22
Under fire IN
FRENCH TRENCHES
Correspondent Describes Visit to
Battle Line in Argonne
Forest.
HCIs|EST Thing IS BIRDS
Germans Drop an Occasional Poorly
Aimed SheIl-officer Calls II Dull
life-visit Acceptable Break
in Monotony of Daily Life.

Somewhere in FranCe.-JuSt now the
ArgOnne forest is no place for man
aching for Il scrap. Nauquois Plateau,
where thousands Of French and Ger
mans met death in bloody combat, is
as quiet on these sunny autumn days
as the Polo Grounds in midwinter.
Barring an occasional thunder roll
from far away batteries, and an hour
ly reciprocal bOmbardment by French
and German guns, the nOiSiest thing
that stlrs the valleys Is the twitter of
the birds.
young French officer, returning
to his trench sector from q village
short distance behind the front. es-
corted three correspondents to po-
sition from which q wide stretch of
the Argonne front could be easily seen.
Our car sped through an utterly de-
serted village, devastated by the re-
treating Germans after the battle of
the Marine and more completely ruined
BY later bombardments.
The road led straight out into
great amphitheater bordered by wood
ed hills, criss-crossed by the ruins Of
old trenches.
Batteries In Woods.
See those sticksT said our escort,
pointing to q row plainly visible TO
the naked eye along the top Of a hill
to our left. There are the Bochss'
barbed wire and trenches. He has .
few batteries In that woods. II he was
energetic he might give Us a few
shells."
The German positions were getting
uscomfortably nearer. We left the car
under . slight rise In the ground that
bid II from German observation. and
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22

Skirts must be tighter as well as
shorter. says fashion edlct. Fashion
may yet get to the point where she'll
decide that skirts are unnecessary alto
gether
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22

fore, until an American frame house,
built Of American lumber from floor
to shingles, appears in q Canadian
city as the residence of the Storer
family.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22

Waste on the farm is not always
the fault Of the farmer. He would
not waste so much. anyway, under
proper marketing conditions.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22

try they would lump of cheese, and
the advantage scientifically is, we be-
lieve, on the side of the onion. Be-
fore the war Breton fishermen, in their
blue jerseys. carrying their strings Of
onions, were familiar sight every
season In English streets.-London
Globe.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22

all the creatures
began 1T once tn
chatter in their
ShriU voice = ,
quack quackinS
without stopping
for breath, il
Seemde.
I'm an excel
lent swimmer. "
said Mrs. NIallard
Duck. And when
| am frightened,
now | can fly! /
am really one OF
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22

shape of q shovel,
too, which Is a
good way for
ones bill, or beak.
to be-"
For the Shovel
er can strain mud
through his bill
and simply swal-
low all the food
he finds In the
mud.
"Quack. quack."
they all began to-
gether, for the
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22

And II the scarcity Of leather-or
the preponderance of profiteers -
brings on wooden shoes, fancy how
much harder We shall kickl
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22

volume of official recipes is about a
dozen years old. 1t has been collected
from many sources by many wise men
adorned with uniforms and backed
by general orders; but its choicest
and best originated in the instructive
inimitable methods of Aunt Diana.
who cOncocted her champion waffles
by "jes' tastin'."
Credit to Old Sergeant.
In fact, large majority of the good
and fine points in Uncle Sans daily
menu for his Sammies IS due TO an old
cOmmissary sergeant of FCrt Riley.
His name was Dunno. and he was one
Of those born 10 the griddle," who
has the same advantage over the ordi-
nary aSpirant to kitchen hOnorS that
Kuhelik had from birth over the little
girl next door.
He was not man Of education in
the ordinary acceptance of the word.
but he was n first-ClaSs army cook.
On scraps Of wrapping paper or old
bills he kept a copy of every recipe he
had ever tried. These were edited by
Colonel HOlbrOok, then in command at
Fort Riley. and published in little
book called Methods of Handling
Army Rations," which has developed
into the Manual for Army Cooks" the
textbook in the army schools for cooks
and bakers started in 1900 by Com.
Gen. Sharpe, now quartermaster gen.
eral. And perusal OF its contents,
after sampling the results of its coun-
sci, leaves one little sympathy with the
words fitted years ago to the bugler's
regular mess call:
Soupic sorpie soupie.
Without a single bean!
Coffee. coffee. coffee
Without a drop OF cream!
=. Piggie. piggie. piggie,
Without a streak o. lean!
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22
Very Close.

"She says her husband is very close
to her."
$50 close that she calls him tight
wad."
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22
EASY to Look Pleasant

at is just as easy to look pleasant
es IL Is to wear long face and look
Is if you had diRed on crab apples"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22
DADDYSEYEN.NG
FAIRY TALE
ROASTING AND EATING.
3 hAQY GRAHAM BOYNeR

The ducks and geese were giving \
party in the Wild-Flower Pond, and
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22

Soupic. sorpie. soupie.
Without a single bean,
Coffee. coffee. coffee.
Without q drop OF cream,
Piggie. piggie. piggie,
Without a streak o lean!
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
Safe Squeeze Gates.

ton, known as the squeeze gates, af-
fords an excellent method of holding
cattle for treatment.
In a great many cases, especially
with young cattle, they are chased I'M
til they become heated and excited {;
then are roped and thrown. This is
not only detrimental tor the ailing ami
NAL but often puts them in a very awk-
ward position u work upon.
With squeeze gates it is possible,
with the aid of feed, to coax the ami
NAL quietly into the stanchion and use
the gates if the case demands them
Even with mich cows that are more
docile there is more or less danger, by
the sudden movements of the cow, of
breaking an arm when treating the
genital organs.
For cases of abortion, where the
genital organs should be constantly
treated and freely dressed with anti
septic solutions, the squeeze gates are
worth many times their initial cost, for
when treating such cases the two
gates are swung around and by means
of racheted props the animal is held
so it cannot move sideways, thus allow
ing the attendant to work with the
greatest degree of satisfaction.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
CARING FOR ANIMAL WOUNDS
Ohio Veterinary Surgeon Gives Con-
else Directions for Care and
Treatment Of Injuries.

Animals on the farm are continual
ly being wounded. The first step to
take in the care Of a wound is to
promptly explore the parts with a
view to ascertaining if there is for
eign body; then arrest the hemor-
rhage to prevent waste of blood, writes
W. G.. Fair, veterinary surgeon, in
Ohio Farmer. The latter can often be
done by twisting the blood vessel or
tying it, or by compression. The
wound should then be washed with an
antiseptic solution Of some kind. 1t Is
important that the wound have proper
drainage. 1t may be necessary to do
little cutting before good drainage is
obtained. A wound that pockets" sell
dom heals quickly. Small wounds
about the head and neck should first
be cleaned, peroxide of hydrogen ap-
piled (stitching material dipped in
same), then edges of wound brought
together and stitched as evenly as pos
sfble. Paint edges of the wound with
tincture of iodine or apply equal parts
oxide of zinc and bOric acid or any
other reliable commercial busting pow
der. Never stitch a wound unless you
believe it necessary to hold tie It's
sues together.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18

Tobacco wilt, which has proved to
be a destructive disease in the f1ue-
cured tobacco district, can be con-
trOlled through crop rotations and the
exclusion of infection from drainage,
from fertilization and from the use of
infected implements. This has been
brought out by experiments carried on
by specialists of the department for a
series of years.
The disease is exceedingly destruc-
tive, causing the plant to die outright
and frequently resulting in practical
~ complete failure of the crop. It
produces symptoms in the leaves, the
stalk, and the roots of the tobacco
plant. The more prominent features
are characteristic umbrellalike
dropping of the leaves, the presence
of a yellowish to black discoloration
in the woody portion of the stalk
(showing as stfeaks when the bark is
stripped Off, the presence Of a Shiny
ooze when the stalk is cut across with
a knife, and decided decay Of the
root system.
The wilt is caused by an organism
which enters the plant through the
root and eventually brings about a
plugging of the vessels, thus cutting
off the water supply from the leaves
and causing them to wilt and perish.
Fertilizers, cultural methods, weather
conditions, and the like may influence
the extent or progress of the disease,
and it has been observed that it is
decidedly more destructive in relative
ly wet seasons.
Possible Remedies Tried.
In the tests made by the department
numerous possible remedies were
tried, including crop rotation, treat
ment with various alkalis, acids, and
neutral salts, including fertilizer ma
terials and germicides, and the use of
physical treatment such as subSOiling
with a pillow and dynamite. None of
these methods other than crop rotation
were effective, however. and it is be-
lieved that where the Infection is pres
ent chief dependence must be placed
on decreasing it's destructive efforts
by the use of rotations. Where the
wilt is not present, steps should be
taken, of course, to prevent infection
reaching the soil.
In the tests made by the department
it was found that by cropping badly
infested land for five years with crops
not affected by wilt the injury to the
tobacco from the disease was reduced
from SO to less than 10 per cent.
The crops tested which gave salts
factory results for the practical con-
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18

| troll of the wilt are corn. wheat, rye
Gas cover CROP, sweet potatoes
cOWpeas, grasses, red clover, and Grim
son clover. There is good evidence
| tending to show that cotton also is
not affected by tobacco wilt, and there
is no reason for supposing that oats
| are affected.
RagWeed, which is very common in
| the fiue-cured district also is attacked
| it is important that this weed be kept
down.
1t appears from the test that on
badly infested land the growing of
crops not attacked by wilt for four or
five years will give better results than
only three years of such cropping. The
three-year period greatly reduced the
amount of wilt, however. 1t is be-
lieved that on badly infested soils q
| crop of tobacco should not be grown
| oftener than once in every five years,
but after the disease has been brought
under control tobacco probably may be
grown safely every fourth year. Un-
der no circumstances should two crops
| Of tobacco be grown in succession on
infested soil.
Prevent Spread Of Disease.
Although the rotation of crops
makes it possible to grow tobacco on
land infested with wilt, those farms
in the wilt area that are still free
from the disease command consider
able premium, because a larger acre
age of tobacco can be grown on them.
1t is clearly to the interest of the
owner to use every possible means of
keeping his farm free from the to-
baccO wilt. Thorough burning of to-
bacco seed beds will destroy the wilt
parasite, but the seed bed may be-
come reinfested if diseased soil from
surrounding fields, even in very small
quantities, is allowed to reach the bed
after it has been sterilized The seed
bed, as we'll as the field, also may be-
come infested by surface drainage
from infested fields. This explains
the frequent observation by farmers
that wilt may appear in the first crop
Of tobacco grown on freshly cleared
lands, a fact which should serve as a
warning of what may be expected if
the surface drainage from neighbOring
wflt-fnfested farms is allowed to reach
nOninfested tobacco lands. For the
above reasons tobacco growers are adj
vised to avoid setting in fields free
from infestation plants obtained from
seed beds which may be infested. A
half dozen infested plants may easily
be the means of establishing the wilt
permanently on plantation.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
SEPARATING CALF FROM cow
Allow Young Animal to Remain With
Dam for Day or So That It May
Receive the First Milk.

It is we'll to allow the calf to re-
main with the dam for day or two
In order that it may receive the CO.
lostrum, or first milk. COlOstrum milk
has a purgative effect which aids in
clearing out the calf's digestive Sys-
tenn. If the mothers milk is very rich,
it may be necessary to feed milk with
d lower percentage Of butterfat.
1t is somewhat easier to teach young
calves to drink than it is to teach old
er ones, but in either case it is neceS-
sary for the calf to become hungry by
the omission of one or more feeds be-
fore it will drink milk from a pail.
One method of teaching the calf to
drink is to get it to suck the attend
ants finger as it's mouth comes in con-
tact with the milk in the pail. The
finger can be withdrawn gradually,
and the calf will usually continue to
take in the milk. Patience, rather
than force, is a prerequisite on the
part Of the feeder.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
PROFITS FROM FARM STOCK
Sheep and Swine Maintained at On
tario College Returned Profit
of IL Per Cent.

A careful record of all cost accounts
kept at the Ontario agric: Itural COL
lege, Canada, showed that the sheep
and swine maintained on the expert
ment station farm returned a profit
of II per cent, after paying all ex-
penses interest, labor and housing
The dairy herd Of 80 head, after pay
ing for feed, bedding, service fees and
other expenses, had $2,7s7 left to pay
for labor, interest and use Of build
ings, on an investment Of $4,000. The
cost of product one hundred pounds
of milk. as far as feed was concerned,
ronoed from 56A cents to $1.25. These
figures are for the year 1916
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
DESIRABLE FEED FOR LAMBS
Cheaper Gains Made on Corn or kafir
With SIage and Alfalfa Than on
Corn and Alfalfa.

Lambs make cheaper gains when fed
corn or kafir with silage and alfalfa
than on corn and alfalfa alone. Three
rations are desirable for feeding
lambs: First, corn, alfalfa, silage, and
cottonseed meal: second, kafir, al
falfa, silage. and ccttonseed meal
third. corn or kafir. alfalfa, and cot
tonseed meal.
Lambs fed corn, alfalfa and cotton
seed meal will make slightly greater,
but not quite so cheap gains, as those
fod kafir, silage, alfalfa, and cotton
seed meal.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
SPRAY MIXTURES FOR COWS
Ohio Experiment Station Recommends
Fish Oil, Oil Of Tar and Crude
CarboIic Acid.

Spray mixtures may add to the com"
fort of COW by keeping off numerous
flies. Several of these compounds may
be mixed at home.
A mixture recommended for this
purpose is given in Bulletin 267 Of the
Ohlo experiment station as 100. parts
OF fish oil, so parts Of Oil of tar, and
one part Of crude carbolic acid. An
Other formula is one-half gallon of Oil
OF tar, one-half gallon of cottonseed
OIL and one-half pint of crude carbolic
ACID Such mixtures sprayed on cattle
Keep off flies for a time.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18

If she has been fed with high protein
feeds change of ration will rest and
cool the digestive system.
AS calving time draws near, q lax
alive feed, such as oilmeal in small
quantities, loosens the bowels and less
ems the danger of c2ked udder or milk
fever at time Of calving. Along with
these concentrates eight to ten pounds
OF clean hay or corn slower will give
sufficient roughage to keep the grain
from massing in the stomach, and
make digestion easy.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
COWS NOT MIXED PROPERLY
NOT Much Gained by Feeding Unless
Farmer Gets All the Milk and
6utterfat Feed Makes.

Ihere Is not much to be gained by
leeuing cow unless you are deter
ulhed to get all the milk and butterfat
t,le iced makes. You cannot get all
rnT milk and butterfat the feed makes
unleSS you milk the COW right. A large
p7centage Of cows are not MIXED
ll,9hr' so a large loss Of milk and a
eer loss Of butterfat result. It is
40 important that cows be we'll MIXED
10 1t IS that they be well fed.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
SQUEEZE GATES ARE USEFUL
0F Acute Sickness, Retention of AT.
ter0'rtn, or Any Symptoms of
Disease II Is Handy.

On dairy and stock farms a web.
selecled building for hospital is al
ways useful. It is seldom needed for
calving cows, or for cases of laInenoss
or ordinary accident. But for acute
SICKNESS retention of afterbirth, abor-
tlon' or any symptoms of contagious
diseases it is essential.
whether you can have such build
ing or not, an arrangement similar to
one used at the Illinois experiment sta
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
COLT REQUIRES GOOD CARE
His Efficiency When Mature Is Deter'
mined Largely on Attention H'"-
en- First Summer.

The colt is the work horse OF TO-
morrow and the care he receives our
inc his first summer and fall deter:
mines to large degree his efhciency
when mature. It is during the nrst
summer that the colt is most suo0ect
IN scours. This disease can easlly
he checked If treated Immediately Dut
- allowed to run it's course IL may
rrovo serious and even fatal
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
INGREDIENTS OF DRY RATION
e.ouId Not Be Different From Those
Fed to Cow at Other Times
Give Some Roughaoe.

The ingredients of the ration for
the dry cow should not be so very
different from that fed at other times.
In order to cut down on the fat-pro-
ducing elements, hominy is frequently
nsAd in place of corn. Bran and oats
arc both rich in mineral matter which
rops to give bone to the unborn calf.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
BUILDING UP A DAIRY HERD
OF Furebred Bull 10 Cheapest Way
loo Much Stress Cannot Be
Laid to Ancestry.

cb nne use Of purebred bill is the
In sape way of building u herd.
NOT t CIV bull too much stress can
tho n7, Iaid to his ancestry. The greater
De1,ns ulnoer of good producers in his
Sstt ene the better the chances for
tcs ru desirable dairy characters
40 upon hia offspring.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
Time to Repair Fences.

Remember that it takes good strong
fence to hold the long winter months,
and where this improvement is lacking
there is sure to be trouble for you.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
Trees.

The difference in form between two
trees of the same kind in different To-
calities has come about through grad.
ual divergence of characteristics.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
Pleasure Ia Garden,

There is more profit in working the
garden than IN fishing, and fully as
much pleasure for the man who is In
love with gardening.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
Income From Draft Mares.

When draft mares are used for farm
work, the income from the sale Of colts
each year makes the cost of horse labor
much less than when the work is done
by geldings.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18

Raise Litter and ~1ortgage.
Not only will SOW raise litter OF
nigs. hut mortgage at the same
time.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
No. 666

This is . prescription prepared especially
or MALARIA or cHILLS D. FEVER.
five or six doses will break any case, and
taken then as a tonic the Fever will not
eturn. 1t acts on the liver better than
Galomel and does not grippe or sicken. 25c
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
Save HiuF-Priced Feed

Save HIqh-PrIced Feed.
Save hfgh-priced feed by providing
hog pastures, and labor by self-feederA
and crops to be iiogged-of.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
Clear Manners and Plates.

Food administration stands for clean
hangers as well as clean plates.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-18
PROF JAMES ROLLINS QUITS
SCHOOL WORK FOR POLITICS
Popular Mulhall PRINCIPAL Will
Go to Washington to Accept
Place in House

James Rollins, principal Of Nulhall
school is quitting the teaching pro-
fession. having secured a position in
the House of Representative in
Washington. D G. and at the same
time will attend Washington and Lee
law school.
jim as he is familiarly called Is
vell known in oklahoma, especially
in Logan county While student at
Central State Normal. he made a
record as speaker and debator He
vas also editor Of the school paper,
and leader in many Of the school ac-
tyities
During the summer of 1918. Mr. Rol
lirs was mentioned as candidate on
the Democratic ticket for representa-
tive from north Logan, but declined
as it would interfere with his school
duties.
As teacher Mr. Rollins has all
ways been one of the leaders and
counsellors. His enthu siasm. good
nature and sterling qualities having
won him the friendship OF all school
people.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-18
CIVIL WAR TAXES
A R { PROPOSED
BY Mr. NJ 'AD0O
81 GGESTi0NS MADE BN SEC
RETiIN INCLUDE MANY
ITEMS TANED At THAT
TIME

Washington, April lS-The state
rent made by Secretary McAdoo ia
the Senate Finance Committee and
the House ways and means commit
tee suggesting sources from which
nearly S2,000OO0,000, annually in rev
sIue might be obtained TO meet war
conditions and many OF the tax fea-
tlres OF the United States during the
evil war, ard when completed the
b.ll will be the most sweeping 6Ter
enacted. 1t is being framed as bill
having the sanction OF Republicans
as well as Democrats, ana to that
end there will be no tariff legislation
considered.
The committee may levy some
stamp taxes, but the disposition is to
avoid that method as much as pos
sible. They are neither remuner-
ative nor certain In amount Of pro-
duclion. In most instances the tax
would be passed on to the consumer.
Where Secretary McAdoo recon-
mends a tax of $25 on wholesale
dealers and jobbers in tobacco, some
members of these committees think
It oughgto be 800. with no tax upon
he retailer unless it be graduated
according to business transacted.
One OF the heaviest increases in
prospect is on profits Of business con
Germs in excess Of per cent. Instead
81 this being flat per cent tax.
as at present, 1t will be graduated
from 10 to % per cent, the Aighe5t
tax being imposed when the earnings
are in excess Of 80 per cent Of the
capital invested. Some members be
lieye in making this considerable heay
ier by increasing the tax to as high
as 70 per cent when the profits am
cunt TO more than so per cent Of the
capital A half billion dollars can be
secured in this way
Instead Of graduating the tax on
automobiles according to the cost of
The car there is a disposition to levy
II per horse power at the factories,