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The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
GERMAN Spies ARE
DOING THEIR WORK
Government Agents Doubling Their
Energies to Clean UP
The Traitors.

Washington, July 5.-Seyeral Of
Germans ablest spies are in this
country and they are getting in
their dirty work, as incidents Of
the past week clearly indicate. Just
how important information Of this
government plans and actions are
inquired into and possessed by
these representatives Of the Berlin
government is the subject that is
absorbing government agents and
they are going to find out.
1t is evident that information
giving the date Of the sailing of our
eXpeditionary fogce to France was
communicated to Berlin. The fin
ger of suspicion is pointing in va
IIious directions and some govern
ment officials may find themselves
lin the tolls if rumors are to be
accepted.
The creation Of a national in
tellisence service, combining the
work Ct all secret service oGgani2a-
lions in the United States has been
announced by the department Of
Justice and the spy-hunt is going
TO be searching and relentless. The
department of justice is emphatic
in its declaration that this must be
done to hunt down the German
spies.
Lord Northcliffe, who is at the
head OF the British mission in this
country. declares that private ca
Bile leaks and not the newspapers
are responsible for the information,
concerning the American troops,
reaching Berlin.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
Cook Food Properly and Get the
Most Out of 1t

Food must be cooked properly if
through the process of digestion
and assimilation the individual is
TO get the most out OF it. Simple
dishes well prepared are far better
than expensive dishes badly cooked.
Many persons are prejudieed
against certain good foods because
when first tried the foods were
improperly cooked or prepared.
Learn how to cook all kinds Of
staple foods and to serve them in
a variety OF ways. Try to like every
simple food; give it fair trial.
Recipes and Instructions for cook
ing all kinds of staple foods win be
sent upon request by the Extension
Division, University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville. Specify kind of food
for which you want recipes
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
COUNTY COUNCILS
WELL ORGANIZED
Arkansas Doing It's Part in Re
spouse to National Coun-
Gil Of Defense.

TWenty-One Arkansas counties
have formed permanent county units
OF the State Council Of Defense and
were actively at work educating
the people in the matter of food
conservation, and other lines as
laid down by the National Coun-
ell of Defense, through the state
organization, Many more counties
have been partly organized, and
practically all counties of Arkansas
will report some sort of an organi-
cation before the end of the week.
This work is most essential At
the present time, and it is not
until after the counties have been
organized that the state council can
tell that the people Of the counties
tare awake to the conditions which
confront every citizen of the Unit
ed States.
The Little Rock headquarters of
the State Council Of Defense is now
mailing each week to the county
organizations, bulletins telling Of
the progress of the work in Arkan-
sas, which will no doubt arouse in
toreat to the pitch desired by the
national council, and Arkansas. will
catch step with the other states in
! defense work.
Counties reporting complete or
gani2ation are: Arkansas. Bradley,
Clark, Desha, Garland, Cross, Faulk-
ner, Independence, jefferson, Jack
son, Monroe, Greene, Miller, Ne
yada, Scott, Lafayette, Phillips and
/ Pulaski. The organization in
/ Greene county was completed about
| three weeks ago.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
Infertile Eggs Increase Farm Profits

Arkansas farmers lose thousands
of dollars every summer because the
eggs from the locks spoil before be
ing marketed. The greater part OF
this loss is due to a partial Matching
of fertile eggs which have been al
lowed to become warm enough TO
begin to incubate. Produce infertile
eggs and thus help to increase the
food supply in the state and your
farm profits. lnfertile eggs keep
best and market best in the sum
mer, while fertile eggs spoil quick
ly during the hot weather. the
rooster does not help the hens lay,
but he merely fertiliZes the germ
of the egg, which is unnecessary if
the eggs are not to be used for
Matching purposes. The fertile germ
in hot weather quickly becomes a
blood ring which spells the egg for
food and for market. Summer heat
has the same effect on fertile eggs
as the bend or incubator.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
Last Call for Soy Beans, Sorghum
and peanuts.

There is still time to plant SOY
beans, sorghum and peanuts, ac-
cording to j. II. Mcleod, senior
livestock specialist with the EXten-
sion Division. University of Ar
kansas. who says:
Soy beans, sorghum and peanuts
can be planted as late as July Is.
Every farmer who has not put in
one or all of these crops should
get busy right away since they will
furnish an abundance OF feed OF
which the state is in sore need at
this time. All of these crops, be
cause of the price and scarcity of
seed, should be planted in rows and
cultivated. Soy beans will be ready
for hog grazing in 70 to 80 days,
but il they are to be used for hay
they should be cut before frost since
in some sections of the state there
will not be time enough 10 mature
the crop before frost comes, The
hogs can be turned into sorghum
when ~ to ~ inches high. This
crop, if used for hay, should be
cut about the time the heads begin
to ripen. In spite of the scarcity
ond present price of seed many
farmers will find it profitable TO
put in sorghum because it is drouth
resistant and will produce an
abundance of feed to the acre. Pea
nuts can also be put in up until
July Is and they will yield more
pork producing feed to the acre
than any other crop we can put
in. 1t may be Well to cut the tops
and cure them for hay just before
frost and then turn the hogs in 10
root up the peanuts. Don't forget
these three crops can still be plant
ed and made profitable at this late
season but they must be planted
right away"
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
TolaYla Thrift Thought.

Don't throw away stale bread
Madam Housewife. 1t can be used
in many ways here is one use:
BREAKFAST RUSKS Dry or
slightly toast slices OF bread and
ends OF loayes ON the back Of a
stove or in a slow oven Crush with
rolling pin and serve the frag-
ments with milk or cream and sug-
ar, and fruit, if desired, as a break
fast food
This product closely resembles
some commercially prepared break
fast foods and is obviously less ex-
pensive.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
Saving Home Garden Seed a Neces'
sity.

s1ty.
There is possibility Of a seri-
Gus garden seed shortage this com
ing year and everyone should make
special effort to save at least
enough seed for the home garden.
Plants for seed production should
be the most vigorous and prolific
end if seeds are selected from these
they Will undoubtedly, be equal
to or superior to what can be
bought and at the same time will
be true to name and free from dis
ease. For the benefit Of those who
may wish to supply their own gar
den seed, an Extension Circular Civ
ing directions on how to save the
seed of beans, peas, beets, carrots,
cucumbers, egg plant, lettuce, okra,
peppers, parsnips, radishes, pump
kins squash, sweet corn. tomatoes,
turnips and others has been pre-
pared and will be sent to anyone
interested upon request.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
FOOD EMBARGO ACT
ISSUED BY WILSON
Situation Will Be Controlled by
Iron Hand-NatiOns Are
Sneaified.

Washington, Juiy president
Wilson yesterday issued his long e&-
pected embargo proclamation and
made it plain that if the United
States is to feed the world she is
going to control the business with
an iron hand
The embargo includes every basic
commodity in the list of things
that may not be exported without
the license of the secretary of com
merce. The president specifies cy-
cry country in the world, allied,
neutral ana enemy, as Countries to
which the embargo commodities may
| not be shipped.
But primarily the embargo was
issued to check the export Of food
stuffs 10 neutrals adjacent to Ger
many. The president is determined
that no more sustonancc shall reach
our enemies through these mediums.
Yesterdays proclamation does not
mean that none Of the commodities
may be exported. They may be
exported only in such quantities
as
First-To relieve the strinGoncy
and high prices in our own coun-
try.
Second To .effectually prevent
the neutrals from sending any pos
sible surplus to Germany, and,
Third TO provide so far as pos
sible an equable distribution Of
the food, fuel and iron supply
among the nations Of the allied
world.
The first. effect of the proclama-
ton will be the immediate organi-
zation in London of the buying
council for the allies. Once estab-
Ilished this council will proceed with
tine purchase Iof wheat Through one
Iceltral agency and IFS allotment TO
all the countries of the world out
side the central powers.
The council Immediately will es-
ltablish an agency in the United
States for the purchase Of our
wheat. 1t is probable that the fed
oral food administration will be
asked to perform this function IN
der the direction of Herbert Hoo
yer.
This step was not taken. The
president has finally been con
WINGED, however, that the instru-
mcnt Of control must be placed in
the hands of the United States
If, as the neutrala allege, their
present imports from this country
Iare no more than enough to make
Iup something like their own needs
in view Of the cutting off OF other
sources of supply like Russia and
Roumania, they will have to show
this to the exports council.
And the exports council will have
to be shown" beyond the shadow
of doubt This will be difficult
for the neutrals TO do. 1t is
known here that the government
own agents have sized up the sit
uation abroad in a thorough man
ner. The best opinion is that the
recent figures made public as TO
1.-THE amount of foodstuffs finding its
way through neutrals into Germany
were very conservative.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
Use Fertilizers for Fall Potatoes.

II will be false economy TO fail
to use the customary amounts of
fertilizers for fall potatoes because
Of the high prices. Every effort
should be made TO increase the yield
per acre not only because the world
needs food but because there never
was better opportunity for farm
ers to make good profit from po-
tatoes. There is little danger of
over production because of the large
demands that will be made upon the
United States by the European
countries in spite of the fact that
conditions indicate yield some
what higher than last year That
fertilizers pay is shown by the fact
that eastern states use thousands
of tons every year and secure a
yield of from 200 to 800 bushels
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
Prepare Land for Fall Grain Crops.

Ii it has been or is impossible
to get soy beans, sorghum or pea
nuts on stubble land, the land
should be prepared for fall grain
crops right away If the soil can
not be worked at this time, get into
the field just rs soon as possible
after the first rain. Some of our
farmers claim that it is best to
simply pillow the land and let il
stand until later unless the weeds
grow up in abundance. If weeds APP
pear, be sure to harrow the land
and kill them. Do not forget that
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
Dry the Fruit and Vegetables.

49,"
Hundreds of bushels Of peaches
and apples are allowed to rot in
the orchards of the state every
year, and they must be saved this
season. In fact, all the excess fruit
and vegetables should be dried, >
says Miss Emma Archer. with the
Extension Division of the Univer-
sity of Arkansas, who gives the
following instructions for drying:
PEACHES Peaches are usually
dried unpeeed. They may be peeled
if desired Cut in halves, pit, lay in
trays pit side up, and dry at same
temperature and for same length of
time as apples.
APPLES AND PEARS Pare,
core and cut apples in one ighths,
or core and slice in rings using
fruit or vegetable slicer. AS APP
pies discolor quickly do not let
stand long before drying. To pre-
vent discoloration as the fruit is
prepared it may be dipped for one
minute in cold salt bath, using
one ounce Of salt to one gallon OF
water. Remove surface moisture
and dry at 10 to $50 degrees F.,
raising temperature gradually. Dry
from to hours, and longer ii
necessary. Pears are dried in the
same way as apples. They may be
hnr IN
GARDEN PEAS When drying
the very young and tender sugar
peas use the pod also. Wash and
cut in one-fourth inches pieces,
blanch in boiling water 6 minutes,
and temperature gradually to las
degrees r, and dry for two hourse
The garden peas, which has a non
edible pod, is shelled and blanched
from 3 to s minutes Remove sur
face moisture, spread in single layer
on trays and dry from to IL
hours. Begin drying at 10 degrees
r. and raise temperature very slow
ly in about ! IL hours to 145 de-
grees f. Continue drying ! IL to 2
hours at 145 degrees f.
SWEET CORN very
young and tender corn, and pre-
pare at once after gathring. Boil or
steam on the cob to 10 minutes to
set the milk. To improve favor a
teaspoonful of salt to gallon of
water may be used. Drain we'll and
cut corn from cob, using a very
sharp and flexible knife. Cut grains
fine, only half way down OF the
cob and scrape out the remainder Of
the grain, being careful not to
scrape Off any of the chac next
to the cob Dry from 3 to A hours
at 10 degrees 10 145 degrees f..
When field corn is used, good plump
roasting ear stage is the proper
degree of ripeness. A pound of
dried corn per dozen ears is an
average yield.
PUMPKIN Pare and cut in
about ID inch strips and blanch
minutes, remove surface moisture,
and dry slowly from 3 to 4 hours,
raising temperature from 40 to
14O degrees f. Celery cut in one
inch strips is dried in the same way
as pumpkin.
OkRA-W Wash blanch minutes
in boiling soda water and dry 2 to
hours at 11e to lao degrees +.
Use IL teaspoon soda TO gallon
Of water. Dry young and small, ten
der pods whole. Older pods should
be cut in IA inch slices. Small,
tender pods are sometimes strung
on string and hung over the stove
in oven before storing.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
s. A. |. MACHiNIST
GAINS THIRTY F0UR
POUNDS ON TANLAC
A. B. Galloway Says He
Suffered 8 Years and Felt
So Miserable He Didn't
Care Whether He Lived or
Died.

81 have taken ten bottles of Tan
lac and have actually gained thirty
four go pounds" said A. b. Cal
Ilaway, of Atlanta. Mr. Galloway is
we'll known, and is employed as
machinist at the Seaboard Air
Line Railroad Round House. He
has held his present position for
eleven years, and is regarded as
one of Atlanta's most expert ma
chinists.
81 suffered for eight years with
nervous and chronic Indigestion, :"
continued Mr.. Galloway, land al
times it looked like was going TO
have to throw up my job, for / was
so weak and worn out | was bare
Ily able to go about.
II ate very little and what little
/ managed to get down would al
ways hurt me afterwards. | was
lnauseated most Of the time, and Oft
EN- had vomiting spells. was
hardly ever without pains in my
stomach and at times they were so
severe / would have to have hot
towels applied until l was almost
bistered
Il didn't sleep well, and at times
would have to get up and walk the
floor for hours at a time, My nerves
seemed completely torn mp and ]
was often overcome with dizzy
spells. | became almost desperate
over my condition and felt so mis-
cradle that al times il didn't make
much difference to me whether
lived or died.
! / lost a great deal in weight and
became very weak. ] did everything
a man could do trying TO get relief,
and guess | took enough medicine
to drown a man in, but il just
looked like the more took the
worse | would get.
"Fom months ago l began taking
ITanlac. At that time | weighed one
hundred and twenty-five pounds.
Today / weigh one hundred and
iGfty-six pounds. a gain of thirty
four pounds.
''Tanlac has entirely relieved me
Iof my troubles, and | consider my
self well man. Instead OF eating
cereals and other light foods / nov
Ieat cabbage. onions. hot biscuits,
syrup and meats OF all kinds, Of
anything else l want and ! eat Q
lot, too, but &serythins digosts well
and agrees with me perfectly.
The nervodanessfha has been over
come and l sleepflile a log. am
| full of life ana energy now and ann
strong and able to work all day long
without getting tired and worn
out. My friends all tell me that
am a picture Of health,
Il am the happiest man in At
lanta, and anyone else would be,
too if they had gone through with
what ! have and had found some
thing TO relieve them as Tanlac has
done me-"
Genuine Tanlac is sold in Para
gould by Hardesty & LacEey; Mar
maduEe Pharmacy, MarmSduke,
Ark; r - Hutcherson, Peach Or
chard Ark, and Walcott Drug
Store, Walcott, Ark. (advtD
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12

LitIIe ROCK, July IO.-Presldonl
Wilson's proclamation calling al
national Guardsmen into federal ser
vice Aug. will call out 1000 Ar
kansas guardsmen, including Off
GERS and men of the First, Second
and Third Infantry regiments, the
ammunition train, administrative
staff, field hospital and ambu-
lance company.
Only two organizations-the First
and Second infantry regiments
as yet have received federal recog-
milton. Others are being inspected.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12

Steel knives can be very well
cleaned by a paste made of emery
powder and oil.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12

weeds not only rob the soil Of mois-
ture but they use valuable plant
food which should be conserved for
the grain crops. Destroy the weeds.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12

A white felt hat can be readily
cleaned with a piece of fine sand
paper. If this is not available, mix
corn meal and salt together, using
.wo-thirds OF meal. Rub in thor
oughly and allow to stand over
night before brushing out.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
GUARD 10 ENTER
SERVICE AUGUST )
Wilson Paves Way to Send State
Troops to France-Many
Units Federalized,

Washington, July 10.-The last
step necessary to make the entire
national guard available for duty in
France was taken yesterday by
President Wilson with the issue of
q proclamation drafting the state
troops into the army of the United
States on Aug ;.
70 make certain that the pur-
pose of the national defense act is
carried out, the proclamation also
specifically declares the men draft
ed to be discharged from the old
militia status ON that date. In that
way the constitutional restraint up
on use of militia outside the coun-
try is avoided and the way paved
for sending the regiments to the
European front
Prior to the application of the
draft, regiments in the northern and
eastern section of the country are
called into the federal service as
national guardsmen in two mere
ments, to be modified on July Is
and rs. Many units already are
federalized and presumably they
will be modified with the other
troops from their states. The
guard from the other states will be
modified on the day of the draft.
The arrangement was necessary to
provide for movement of the regi-
ments south to their concentration
camps without congestion and to
the same end the division of states
into these increments was revised
from the original schedule.
The operative date of the draft
was delayed until Aug. so mat
all regiments can be taken into
the army simultaneously to avoid
INEQUALITIES in the relative rank of
Officers.
Fourteen Camp Sites Ready.
Fourteen camp sites for the six
teen tactical divisions into which
the guard will be organized for
war purposes have already been Sc
lected and the militia bureau is pre-
paring4-the railway routing of the
troops to the camps. Seven of the
.sites selected are in the southeastern
department, five in the southern
and two in the western. The two
Others viii be in the southeastern
department, and until they are APP
proved assignment Of regiments 70
camps and divisions cannot be fully
worked out The, only two divisions
positively assigned are the nine
teen, including the California
guard, which will so to Linda Wis
ia, Cal, and the twentieth, includ-
ing Oregon, Washington and other
states in the northwest, which viii
so to Palo Alto, Cal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-20
Home Reading Course for
Citizen-Soldiers
4 HI d ~, 4 as

newspapers country
reading for prospective soldiers, publication
by Owing the fact that
from both the and
will not publish all the matter detail However, will
which for will be suitable
important lectures full
Monday the second Tuesday These will
full the third interesting for
soldier the obligation
the United States All citizens will called
each bear her share
chosen for of special distinction Your responsibility
ted
of all the and of all army
special tradition is the tradition intelligence,
dlVldua daring the the
the subject The
L. Scott chief staff u s.
under which modern
the individual soldier.
enaynp
civilian territory attacking prisoners or assatnp
soldiers time of
world think alike
On subject Fighting protect the
rights Of citizens the American people
nca In fighting
has fought in President Wilson's rights
kind"
The Making Soldier" and on the sub
ject Developing Soldiery Qualities question is
since the decision has been made very little
real difference of oldiry been
termined by who
handle the much the
On the subject ree three basic
ties without which be
poary uniform They Loyalty obdnce Physical Fitness
On the subject of Loyalty soldiers governs ALL
ms feelings and actions toward his
There can be such thing halfway loyalty
On the subject obedience" Without an army
cannot long continue exist Military discipline
On the subject Physical
muscular development but good health
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-20
PERFECT CONFIDENCE.
Durango People Have Good Reason
For Complete Reliance.

Do you know how
To find relief from backache;
10 correct distressing urinary ills;
To assist weak kidneys?
Your neighbors know the way
Have used Doan's Kidney Pills;
Have proved their worth in MANY
tests.
Here's Durango testimony.
L. Hindelang, 260 Third avenue,
says: 81 believe it was heavy lifting
that caused by kidneys to become
run down. My back was lame and
sharp pains caught me across my kid
neys every time | tried to lift. /
felt dull and had but little ambition.
| learned of Doan's Kidney Pills
and bought some. Doan's brought
me quick relief. 1t has been a few
years now, since l have had any
trouble with my back or kidneys, SO
l.give Doan's the credit for curing
me-"
Price 60c at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
cured Mr.. Hindelang. Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-20
ARE YOU UNLUCKY?

Most sickness is traced to careless
ness or neglect, but unfortunates who
suffer from hay fever or asthma
can attribute their ailments to bad
luck. In August the air is full of
pollen and dust that cause trouble
for some, yet others are never both
cred. No remedy does more to re-
lieve hay fever and asthma than
Foley's Honey and Tar, the we'll
known family medicine for coughs,
colds and Group. 1t clears and sooths
the afflicted nose, throat and bron-
ch'al tubes.-S. G. Wall and Durango
Drug Co.