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Iditarod pioneer., 1917-12-01

Bouen poon of Cambra since their failure of yesterday, announced today by General Haig
 British Headquarers France Nov. 26Proners continue arriving British front Ten thousand have besn counted including The British have Boursn village northwest Cambra thus commanding the city, which miles, also captured the whole including all the high ground within the sector today that rushing to Cam other portions of their lines The have suffered serious losses n the artillery section.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-12-01

A recent communication from Ta- kotna informs The Pioneer that Dr. w. F. Green, U. s. commissioner at that place, while cutting wood in tho birches, nearly cut his felt shoe oil. No mention was made of the foot that inhabited the aforesaid felt shoe.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-12-01

The closing of the local postofflce. the bank, and 8 few bushes houses wore about the only visible signs of Thanksgiving last Thursday,
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-12-01
STONE A BELLlGEREnT

Washington, Nov. 27.-Senator Stone. of Missouri, the noted paciast of the senate during the last session of con- |gress, stated today he favors . dec laration of war by the United States against Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-12-01
H0T FIGHTING IN FRANCE BETWEEN BRITISH AND GERMANS

Peca and lost four times before being finally retained by tho Italians:
 BRITISH London, Nov 2In Flanders the Germans made powerful against the salient which driven into their lines the British Cambra but all repused by tho Britt
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-12-01
ANCHORAGE CHAMBER
 OF COMMERCE.

The above telegram was received last Monday by J. E. Riley. the Otter creek mining man, but being at the
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-12-01

.. Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-14
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POTASH

The high price Of potash has, in
many cases. rendered farmers skepd-
cal as to the possibility of turning
profit from its use. On the other hand.
demand for potash on the part OF po-
tato and truck growers has been great
er than the supply. In some cases,
growers have even considered giving
up the production Of certain crops be-
cause Of their inability to obtain what
they consider to be sufficient potash.
That crops can be successfully grown
without potash has been shown in re-
cent experiments Of the Maine expert
ment station. In 1915 potatoes grown
without potash averaged ITO barrels
per acre. With eight per cent potash
In the fertilizer the average was 12O
barrels. The use Of potash was not
markedly profitable.
In 1916 the same experiment sta
ton had two demonstrations. one on
land unfertilized for two years, and
the other on land which had had a high
potash fertilizer for several years. The
first experiment gave 1O4 barrels per
acre without potash in the fertilizer,
and 154 barrels where three per cent
potash was included in the fertilizer.
Potash, even at preAnt-day prices, was
enormously profitable. The potato
crop, however, was profitable even
where no potash was used.
The second experiment of 1916 was
on land where seven per cent potash
fertilizer had been used the two years
previously. The no-fertilizer crop was
120 barrels per acre. Eight per cent
potash in the fertilizer gave 1877 bar.
rels. Indications are that there was
a considerable residue of potash in the
soil which was still available for the
needs Of the crop.
The New Jersey experiment station
has carried out experiments of this
kind on the typical sandy soils Of that
state. In one case yield of 400 bush
els of potatoes per acre was obtained
with fertilizer containing two per cent
potash. Incidentally, however, this
was in region where ten per cent
potash fertilizers had been largely
used in preceding years.
S. B. HASKELL.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-14
ALFALFA AT JUDYVILLE FARMS

Six years ago a man sold his farm
ing something on his mind besides his
hat. This something was Alfalfa" i"
and the man who wore it, and still
wears it, is CAP Judy, and our story
starts with that day six years ago
when he started to take land out of
the brush and put it in alfalfa.
"We have taken worn-out land,
grown up in thick brush, and after
cleaning it and plowing deep. we have
sown it to cowpeas. We feed our soil
from the start, using from 250 to 400
pounds Of fertilizer per acre. When
the season is good we cut the peas for
hay, but otherwise we plow the crop
under for green manure. This is gen.
orally followed with Crimson clover,
using at the same time a ton of lime
stone and 200 pounds of fertilizer This
has always made an excellent crop,
to be harvested the following May.
"Then we break the land deep, SOW
Ing to cowpeas again, and about Au-
gust 10 these are turned under. The
seedbed is worked down to a fine tilth,
and the alfalfa sown about the last
week in August.
Before seeding we spread from one
to three tons of limestone per acre,
and with this was drilled in $50
pounds of high-grade fertilizer Today
we use the best Kansas-grown, non-ir-
rigated alfalfa seed, about thirty
pounds. With this, we also put in ten
pounds of crimson clover, to insure a
heavy hay crop for the first cutting
the following May.
"When 1 took this farm the brush
was so thick that you couldn't shoot
a rabbit fifty feet away, so not being
natural-born marksman 1 figured I
have done well to remove my rabbit
preserve and put it to growing this
wonder crop. I never expect the mar
ket to fail for good hay, and I'm grow
Ing more as fast as l can prepare the
land" MELVIN RYDER.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-14
MORE MONEY FROM Wheat
Wartime Prices Mean Big Top-Dress-
ing Profits.

Wheat has brought wartime prices
for the past two years. Most of the
1916 wheat crop was sold for over
twice as much per bushel as was OBJ,
tanned by farmers a few years ago.
Every extra bushel counted double last
year. The world must be fed, and the
continued demand upon the American
producers must mean high prices for
1917 wheat.
Early reports show that the condi-
ton of the winter wheat planted for
1917 was from Is to 20 per cent below
normal, and that the crop went into
the winter in bad condition. The out
look for big yields is not glowing. Crop
experts assert that the 1917 wheat
crop is bound to bring excellent prices.
You cannot increase your f917 win
ter wheat acreage now, but you can
increase your yield from Is to so per
per cent by spending a little more
money on each acre. Extra bushels
other overhead charges per bushel are
kept down, and net profits showed up
when greater yields per acre are OBJ
tained This year of all years. spend
ing a little more money than usual on
the wheat crop will pay big returns.
Less than two bushels of wheat at
present prices will pay for actual
money outlay per acre for top-dress-
ers; five to ten more bushels per acre
from top-dressing with fertilizers Is
not unusual. Figure your acreage, es-
innate for yourself next fall prices,
and weigh the subject of tOp-dressing
on it's merits as an investment that
will bring large returns.
PIantfood Makes Crops.
The tiny wheat plant must have spe.
cial nourishment as soon as it wakes
up in the spring, which is before much
of the plantfood in the soil becomes
available Big crops demand enormous
quantities of plantfood. The biggest
help you can give your wheat crop
this spring is to apply top-dressing
of 100 to 800 pounds per acre Of fer
llllLcI, dHdly LlllS q " pei SOuI VI oAA
monia, s to y per cent phosphoric
acid in an available form. :.
The fertilizer should be broadcasted
or distributed on the wheat through
The fertilizer attachment Of the wheat
drill, with the lime spreader, or other
fertilizer distributor. II the wheat
drill is used leave the disks suspended
so that they will not cut the wheat
plants. Apply this fertilizer before
the field is rolled or narrowed. Har.
rowing will work it into the soil where
the roots can get the plantfood. You
can carry on these operations until
the wheat is up four inches in height
without injury to the crop.
Top-dress, grow more bushels pei
acre and increase your bank account
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-14
MIDDLETOwN, DEL, APRIL IA, 1917
TO THE NEW TOWN BOARD! !!

CEVERAL infantile paralysis cases
- were in Pennsylvania weeks ago
Dr.. Flexner, the expert authority on
this dread disease, warned the public
months ago that this summer may wit
ness return with increased violence of
this awful scourge of childhhod.
1t has been conclusively proved that
the house fly is the best carrier of the
germs causing poliomyelitis, or infantiIe
paralysis. 1t is also conclusively proved
that the number of cases in city ward
is determined by the number of un-
covered manure piles in that ward.
In one word. you Middletown mothers
stand better chance to lose your little
ones by this obscure but dangerous dis
ease, because all over town are open
manure piles, the fruitful breeders OF
rs to IS per cent. of the filthy, deadly
flies!
The Transcript wants to ask the new
Town Board in the name ef these
mothers OF Middletown, whether they
intend to do anything to lessen this aw-
full plague peril.
The Transcript in their behalf wishes
to know if this Town Board by refusing
to pass an ordinance, requiring the thoro
fy-tight covering of these manure heaps
and other filth deposits, means to pre-
tect the manure piles rather than protect
the babies
1t is late now, and if you think it
worth while to lessen Middletown's filthy
fly nuisance; and above all, lessen the
towns chance of an infantile paralysis
visitation, to say nothing about fly
caused summer complaints of small
children, etc., you will have to act at
once. The Transcript and the mothers
are awaiting your favorable action.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-14

follow suit.
g. Finally, Germany has openly ad-
mitted that she wins or loses on the issue
of her last resort-her submarines. That
she loses will now be made certain by
the building of thousands of wooden
transports by the United States many
times over faster than Germany can
sink them at her highest claimed rate,
even if that rate had not already much
declined.
10. Thus the awful menace of German
barbarism which seriously threa tened
the whole fabric of Christian civiliza-
ton is passing. The issue now is plain,
ruthless, German word-ruling Auto
cracy, versus the worlds free self f-gov-
ernment, Democracy. Germany and
her tool, Austria, plus few barbaric
allies like Bulgaria and Turkey are now
facing virtually the whole world in a
fight to the death Who, then, can
| doubt the final issue.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-14


f'sfock hay"-not because It Is esDe-
cially good for feeding to stock, but
because it has no other possible use.
This condition shows a neglect Of the
fundamental principle underlying
auality-that good feeding is neces-
sary for good quality products.
| Making Permanent Sods Pay.
Permanent mowings can be kent
productive almost indefinitely. The
Experiences of numbers of farmers. as
well as the published records of our
experiment stations, demonstrate this.
Annual top-dressing with a complete
fertilizer or barnyard manure is a
necessity.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-14
HACKETT'S CAPE CURE
IT'S A POWDER

IT'S A POWDER
The Chicks Inhale the Dust. Goes
Right to the Spot. Kills the Worm
as we'll as the Germ.
The whole brood treated at once-in
five minutes. Saves time saves trou-
ble-saves the chicks.
Makes Poultry Raising Both Profitable
and Pleasant.
Every package by mail is guaranteed.
Your money returned if not satisfied.
1t is almost infallible. Ask your mer-
chant to keep it
HACKETT'S Cape Cure 35c. postpaid
HACKETT'S Louise Powder, 35c. postpaid
Also guaranteed rids your poultry
of vermin Money order, currency or
stamps received. Address.
HACKETT'S CAPE CURE CO.,
Dept. S. Hillsboro, Md
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-14
GERMANY'S END COMING

y ERMANY'S defeat at no distant
~ day is sure. Her arrogant, mur-
derous assaults upon the rights of every
nation that promise soon to array
against her the whole civilized world,
will in short time find fitting reward
in her utter overthrow.
Here are few of the many causes
conducting to that end:
1. Her supply Of soldiers is exhausted.
Even with 10000 Belgians brutally re-
duced to slavery and hundreds Of thou
sands of French and other prisoners
made to do military service in defiance
of all international law, she cannot fl.
up her depleted ranks to meet the evel
increasing armies Of the Allies
2. The German nation is on the verge
Of famine; food riots becoming more ano
more frequent and violent; thousands
Of her anemic people are already suffer
ing in the early stages of slow starva-
ton.
3. Her armies have been forced to
evacuate 900 square miles Of French
territory, including hundreds of towns
and villages.
4. The Allied armies on the West are
even now smashing thru her strongest
trenches of two years building, mile
after mile, taking thousands of prisoners
and much artillery, ETC., and all this
but the beginning of the mighty drive
all along the line that Will finally clear
every German out of Belgium and
France!
5. The popular revolution in Russia
means more loss for the kaiser's war
schemes. Amazing tho it sound, Ger
man emissaries had dominated the whole
Russian government, the German Gar
ina and the puppet Gar as well, and
had been paralizing the Nations de-
fence. The Dumba has summoned ali
Russians to rally to the defence of their
country fearfully endangered by Ger
man treason and treachery, and they
will fight in new and better fashion.
6. This popular upheaval in Russia is
already spreading among the 1000, OO(
German Soloist voters many of whom
have been for some time growing more
and more disaffected, and this may well
grow to huge uprising of the hungry,
disillusioned German people which will
end Kaiserism and the war in short
order
Z. The moral effect of our country's
whole mighty resources thrown into the
conflict, besides her aggressive war
against Germany, will be very great,
and will, no doubt, help turn more
speedily the swelling tide of victory fol
the Allies.
8. China, Brazil, Cuba and Panama
have declared war on Germany, and in all
probability all South and Central Amer
ca, treacherous Mexico excepted; will
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-14
Shaping Of a Career.

In 1884, Lord Melbourne, then still
home secretary in the reform cabinet,
and Disraeli, beaten candidate for
parliament, we're talking together
after dinner, and the typical British
peer, the friend of Victoria, was at
tracted by the cleverness of the He
brew aspirant. Lord Melbourne" as
Disraeli told the story, which is con-
frmed by Melbourne's biographer,
asked how he could advance me in
life, and half proposed that should be
his private secretary, inquiring what
my object in life might be. To be
prime minister The condescending
NVhig tried gently to argue the young
man out of what must have seemed to
him pure infatuation; but he did not
forget the remark. When, in 1848, as
an old man, he learned of Disraeli's
success in parliament, he was heard
to exclaim: "By God! the fellow will
do it yet. Paul E. Moore, in the At.
lantic.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-14
1t is possible, by
too,a,, , ,~,re top dressing to-

rundown meadow and rough hill :
Iside in the country, and this with !
sout one dollar labor expense ex-
Scept that of spreading the ferti- :
sliZer. Results obtained at the :
Rothamsted station can be dupli- !
Gated in this country and are being :
duplicated in increasing measure. :
Evening star., 1917-02-22
CONTINENTAL HALL DEBT
SOON TO Be WIPED OUT
Committee Pays Bond of $1,000 and
Pledges Itself to Take Up
Remainder by April.

That the entire debt on Memorial
tional Society. Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, will be wiped out be-
fore the close of the administration of
Mrs. William Cumming Story. the pres
ident general, in April, was the pledge
given at the meeting of the Memorial
Hall committee last night
A bond of $1,000 was taken up at
the meeting last night and announce
ment was made that there is sub
stantial sum in hand toward taking
up another $4,000 bond soon. The debt
today is only s2O,00O
1t is pointed out that the national
society has acquired title to practically
all of the land back of the hall in the
same square and is paying for this
property at the same time the debt on
the hall is being reduced.
The meeting last night was attended
by many prominent women from other
cities. Mrs. Story was in the chair and
Mrs. Robert Lansing officiated as sec
retary.
The part that womens organizations
viii play in cooperating with the ma
tional government in case of war was
explained by Mrs. Van Rensselaer, of
New York, president of the Women's
National League OF Service. She told
the plans of this organization, which is
prepared to coordinate the activities
of all national organizations of women
in service to the national government
in answering an emergency call. This
program is so arranged that none of
the organizations loses its own identity
officers of the memorial continental
hall committee are Mrs. Story, the pres
ident general. chairman: Mrs
Charles Z. Bryan of Tennessee. vice
chairman; Mrs. Lansing. wife of the
Secretary of State, secretary, and Mrs
Delos a. Blodgett, corresponding sec
retary general, resident secretary.
Evening star., 1917-02-22
WILL SEND TO CONGRESS
MILITARY BILL THIS WEEK
Universal Training Measure Of Army
STAFF Has the Endorsement Of
Secretary Baker.

After a conference with President
Wilson last evening Secretary Baker
said he would send to Congress this
week the universal military training
bill, drawn up by the army general
staff. The Secretary would not say
what Recommendation he would make
but it is understood the Presiden
favors the principle of military train.
ing. If it can be worked out in a prac.
tical way.
The staff plans. based on a years in
tensive instruction for boys beginning
in their nineteenth year. should bring
about half million men of that age
to the colors each year. The Senate
military bill, already reported to the
Senate, would provide for six months
training for about the same number
of men.
Eleven months of training would be
given the first year. under the staff
plan. followed by two weeks of re-
view work during each of the next
Evening star., 1917-02-22

committee said an erroneous impress
sion exists in the minds Of some per-
sons that no women are to be allowed
in tho inaugural parade.
He declared the committee Is anx-
ious to have as many women march
as desire to do so. but explained that
they will be required to have some uni
formity of dress and that they are
supposed to inform the inaugural com.
mittee aS to how many will be in line
and II they will have music.
Col. Harper said the same require.
ments are demanded from all men go.
ing into the parade.
Evening star., 1917-02-22
12THN.Y. REGIMENT
To Be HERE MARCH )
Militiamen Returning From
Border Ordered to Stop for
Inauguration.
NEW FIRsT-AID STATIONS

Word was received at inaugural head
quarters today that the 18th Infantry,
National Guard of New York, which is on
its way northward from the border. has
been ordered to stop in this city to par
ticipate in the inaugural parade March 5.
The regiment will serve as an escort to
Gov. Whitman of New York and his staff.
1t previously was announced that a regi-
ment would accompany the governor
here from New York. Whether the 18th
Infantry is to take its place or two regi-
Evening star., 1917-02-22
Navigators Pledge Support.

Plans for assisting the government in
case Of war were discussed by aavi-
gators forming the American Associa-
ton of Masters, Mates and Pilots. at
the annual meeting here, yesterday.
John H. Pruett Of Brooklyn was re-
elected president. The support of the
organization was pledged to the Presi-
dent of the United States by. a COM
mittee that called at the White House.
Evening star., 1917-02-22
Potatoes Bring $3.50 a Bushel.

CORNING, n. Y, February 22-In
Steuben county, the second potato
growing county in the United States,
the price of potatoes reached a high
record yesterday when commission
dealers paid farmers $3.50 a bushel at
the town of Campbell.
Evening star., 1917-02-22

two years. Reservists would not be
subject to call thereafter except IN .
war emergency. and then only for de-
fensive operations.
The bill makes no provision for the
navy. This is regarded as a detail,
however, as at most not more than
250.000 or 800, 900 men would be needed
for sea service. An elective provi-
sion in the bill would insure the navy,
1t is thought, of 10000 recruits year.
which would be all it required, as naval
training must be for two or three
years to produce efficient crews.
Evening star., 1917-02-22
Would Broaden Boards Power.

Power of the federal shipping board tc
regulate movements and ownership OF
vessels plying United States waters dur
ing war or a national emergency, would
be greatly broadened by proposed amend
ments to the shipping law introduced yes
terday by Chairman Alexander of the
House merchant marine committee. The
amendments are similar to those pending
in the Senate.
Evening star., 1917-02-22

ments arc to take part in tho parade the
inaugural committee has not learned.
Announcement was made today that
arrangements have been made to have
first aid stations at 1910 and 602 Pennsyl-
vanta avenue on the day Of the parade, in
addition to those already listed.
Evening star., 1917-02-22
To Have Telephones.

To Have Telephones.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company has arranged to install
telephones in all the first-aid stations
free Of cost. 1t is stated. These will be
of great value should it be necessary to
summon an ambulance to remove a pa
tient from any of the frst-aid stations
to a hospital.
J. Maj. Raymond W. Pullman, superin-
tendent of police, this morning stated
that the city will have the benefit of
the services of some Of the best de-
tectives in the United States during the
inaugural period. He was in New
York city yesterday, where he con-
ferred with police officials and met some
Of the detectives who are coming here
to assist in protecting the residents
and visitors who will be on the streets
inaugural week.
New York police officials. Maj Pull
man stated, are cooperating with him
and will do everything they can to as
sist during inaugural week. The New
York officials. he said, are to lend a
quantity of traffic paraphernalia for use
here.
Women Not Barred From Parade.
Chairman Harper of the inaugural
Evening star., 1917-02-22
Asks $4,000 for Reunion.

An appropriation of 100000 is asked
for by Representative Davis of Texas,
the money to be used in defraying the
expenses of tho veterans of the Union
and Confederate armies who will attend
the encampment in this city next May.
Evening star., 1917-02-22
RAIL WAY COMPANIES
SIGN 1O-YEAR CONTRACT
Capital Traction and Washington
and Maryland Agree on Takoma
Park Car Service.

Completing negotiations begun a
year ago, the Capital Traction and
Washington and Maryland railway
companies yesterday signed a ten-year
contract. under which the former COM
pany will operate through street car
service from a mile beyond Takoma
Park, in Maryland. to the heart of
Washington. The new service will go
into effect early in June.
The agreement reached contemplates
the immediate construction by the
Washington and Maryland company of
mile addition from the terminus of
its present tracks at the intersection
of Laurel and Carroll avenues. in Ia
koma Park; along Carroll avenue to
the bridge over Sligo creek, near the
location of the Washington Sanitarium.
This company at present operates the
line from l4th street and Colorado ave-
nue., where it has a transfer arrange
ment with the Capital Traction Com
pany, along Kennedy street to Sd street
and out Sd street to it's terminus in
Takoma Park. a distance of about tw O
and one-third miles.
Evening star., 1917-02-22

Pennsylvania is the only state which
charges toll for using the Lincoln
highway.