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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21

Meet mo at Caliente. at the fair.

Meet mo at Caliente. at the fair"
Mr.. and Mrs. Al. :; NanWagenea
arrived last Frida"
Judge Horsey left Monday for
Las Vegas where he Is hoi ling cour,
DR.. DeVine, the optican. arrived
In the city Wednesday evening and
will be here several days
Lewis Beason, j., left last sat
aidav night to ,nta, the Harvard
military school at Los Angeles
Ralp Olinghonse left last Mon
day evening for Los An. ,c'cs TO re
enter high school.
Dan Frank left last Saturday ev-
ening for Los Angeles u resume hts
high school studies
A. l.. Scott wa in Caliente ear
ly in the week 20 look after the in
stallation OF the Phoebe mineral eX-
hibit at the court, fair.
ID. p. Sullivan left last Saturday
for Seattle on hdainess trip, go
Ing from Los Ange'e3 TO Seattle by
boat
A. II. and NJ. c. sGodbe OF the
Prince Consolidated company, after
a brief stay in camp, left Saturday
evening for Los Angeles on bust
ness trip.
Mr., and Mrs s u. White were
IL from their wilson Creek ranch
carly in the week They recently
purchased c. a. Thompson Ford
car.
James +. Price WAS in from his
Wilson Creek ranch Tuesday. lie
says a recent frost has done some
damage to vegetation in that sec
lion.
Miss Dora Hin Of Reno arrived IN
the city Tuesday n.oraing. she hav.
Ing been elected by the board of
trustees OF the PiO,hc schools 10
teach the third and fourth grade pu-
pills.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
FRIDAY. SEPT Path.

FRIDAY, SEPT Path.
Paramount Pictures
Mr.. Rex of Monte Carlo-Theo
Roberts.
Bobby Bumps Loses His Pup
Bray Cartoon.
Cut Glass Industry Ford Weekly.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
A WORD FOR MOTHERS

1t Is wrong tor mothers to neglect
their aches and pains and suffer in
silence-this leads to chronic sickness
and often shortens life.
If your work is firing; ifyour nerves
are excitable; if you feel languid, weary
or depressed, SCOTS Emulsion over
comes just such conditions.
1t possesses in concentrated form
the very elements to invigorate the
blood, strengthen the tissues, nourish
the nerves and build up your strength.
Scott & Bovine, Bloomfield Nj.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
William +. Stone Dead.

Baltimore. William F. Stone, Re
publican politician. we'll known to meu
of politics all over the country. died
here September IL after short i'll.
ness, Besides being Republicans lead.
er for many years and serving as ser.
geant-at-armS of the Republican M.
tional convention. Mr.. Stone held sey.
eral important posts in the United
States service.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
Mexico Now Has Ammunition.

Laredo, Tex.-Final shipment into
Mexico Of ammunition held up by the
embargo was completed Saturday,
when 100000 additional rounds were
turned over to General Pablo Con-
SaleS
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
Quake Lasts Fifteen DAYS.

Washington. Official dispatches
from Bogota, Columbia. say the earth
shocks which began there August 20.
continued Internationally until Septem-
Der 10. A few buildings were dam
aged and six persons killed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-14
WRIGGAED FINGERS At Huns
And British Filler Got Bullet Through
Palm OF His Hand.

Naturally many OF the British air
men have had miraculous escapes
from death in the recent drive on
Cambria, and some Of course have
paid the full price and have gone to
swell the toll of brave men who have
given their lives for their King and
country.
Among the hairbreadth escapes re
ported is that of an aviator whose
machine was torn in pieces while he
was fighting German infantry with
his machine gun. He was caught in
the shell fire and all the wings of his
machine were shot away.
Fortunately he was flying only 20
or 30 feet above the ground and close
to his own lines. He crashed into
No Mans Land and found himself I'M
hurt. He Immediately came under
rifle and machine gun fire, but he
found a German rifle with ammuni-
ton and engaged the enemy single
handed AS he fired he worked his
way back until he reached one of his
own patrols.
One incident occurred which is
making the whole British air service
laugh today. One of the youngest
British airmen was flying at a low
altitude when four enemy machine
guns opened on him. He swooped
down and shot three of his opponents
as he swept by. The fourth machine
gun kept firing and the aviator in a
spirit of boyish mischief leaned oven
the side of his car and Wriggled his
fingers in joyous derision at the Ger
man. Just as he was in the midst OF
this interesting performance his op-
pOnent put a bullet squarely through
the palm of the airman's open hand
The aviator presented himself al
the dressing station, and Wher
queried admitted the truth with
crestfallen face. His consolation fol
his wound was roars of laughter anG
advice to be more polite to a Boche
in the future
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-14
GROWING CROPS WITHOUT
POTASH

The high price of potash has, in
many cases, rendered farmers skepti-
cal as to the possibility of turning a
profit from it's 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
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
an the fertilizer the average was 12O
barrels. The use of potash was not
markedly profitable.
In 1916 the same experiment sta
tion had two demonstrations, one OH
land unfertilized for two years, and
the other on land which had had high
potash fertilizer for several years. The
first experiment gave 104 barrels per
acre without potash in the fertilizer,
and 154 barrels where three per cent
potash was included in the fertilizer.
Potash, even at present-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 a 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 a region where ten per cent
potash fertilizers had been largely
used in preceding years.
/, $. B. HASKELL.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-14
ALFALFA AT JUDYVlLLE FARMS

Six years ago q man sold his farm
in Ohio and came to Virginia, wear
ing something on his mind besides his
hat. This something was Alfalfa"
and the man who wore 1t, and still
wears it, is "Al' 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 WORKOUT land,
grown up in thick brush, and after
cleaning it and blowing deep. we have
sown it to cowpeas. We feed our soil
from the start, using from 25O to 400
pounds Of fertilizer per acre. When
the season is good we cut the peas for
hay, but otherwise we pillow 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 fine filth,
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 I'm $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 &
heavy hay crop for the first cutting
the following May.
"When | took this farm the brush
was so thick that you couldn't shoot
rabbit fifty feet away, SO not being
q natural-bOrn marksman I figured |
have done we'll to remove my rabbit
preserve and put it to growing thig
wonder crop. 1 never expect the mar
ket to fail for good hay, and I'm grow
! ing more as fast as / can prepare the
land" MELVIN RYDER.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-14
GIRL LURED TO GERMANY
Lie That Mother Was Sick Induced
Her to Go.

Aver, Mass, Nov. 26.-Indignities
inflicted upon a nineteen-year ,oId
American girl in Germany are des-
cribed in a letter given out by the
authorities at Camp DeVens.
The letter was written to her DrOth-
er. a private in the national army
here, who turned the communication
over to his superior officers with d
reauest that something be done TO
obtain his sisters release.
The man is OF German descent ana
came from New Hampshire. before
tho outbreak of the war his mother
went to Germany to visit her parents
and has remained there since. olA
months ago, he says, his sister recel'-
ed an official appearing document
from Germany saying her mother was
in there and that she should make
ARRANGEMENTS to go to see ner II po99l-
BILE. The girls letter said:
Mother is we'll and has not peen
sick When | arrived here l tounu
that the whole report OF her illness
was a hoax. | was taken by the null
i+arv officials and am now confined d.
a farm where there are hundreds OIL
cher girls and women. The only one
of lots of such places. am
SO unhappy. Even the best classes VI
GIRLS and women are confined mere
and YOU can we'll imagine how they
fon1 We are not treated well anu
tho food is horrible, and 1t IS even
worse, considering the conditions we
are living under. , r,o,
Officers and men VINO nave "on
glory in battle spend month or more
furlough here and we are subjected 10
all sorts of indignities. l am So u M
hannv that several times l have a.
nonct made ND nv mind to kill myself.
Mother was held here for two months months
some time ago and now she cannot
visit me. I hope you will try try TO me a"
something in America and help me,
The message, inscribed on piece
of naDer, ended with a hastily written
~ nos p that she must hurry TO
emuggle the note out.
When the private was told nothlns
could be done to help his sister ne
at once applied for transfer to the
nevt INIT hailing for the battlefront
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-14
REBUILDING RUNDOWN FARMS

Many a farmer coming into Virginia
OF Maryland from the high-priced land
sections Of the middle West, has made
the mistake of putting all his money
into large tract of cheap land, with
out reserving enough for adequate de-
VelOpment.
When a man sells his high-priced
farm at $3.50 per acre and comes to
the Southeast to purchase land at so
to $50 per acre the temptation is
strong to load up on acreage to the
limit.
The Southeast has many wonderful
bargains in cheap landS-bargainS
which cannot be duplicated in any 9TH
er section of the cOuntry-but the new
conner should remember that his $50
land needs rebuilding. The wise pur-
chaser will set aside $40 to SIS for
each acre for improvements and soil
building. If this plan is followed at
the end of year or two his land will
be equal to any 500 land in produc-
tive powers and he will have reaped
Big profit.
On the other hand the farmer who
plunges in acreage and limits himself
80 that he cannot buy fertilizers and
lime and turn under green manure
crops, will find his production small
and his overhead charges so large that
he is financially unable to take a sin
gle step in the direction of soil i'm
provement.
1t is a matter of regret that this lat
ter method has sometimes caused dis
satisfaction among newcomers and
much care should be taken to point out
the proper method Of attacking the
problem Of rebuilding our southeast
ern land-O. NJ. Kile.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-14
German, Has Lost 100000 Soldiers


Frank NJ. Simonds. the great war
expert, says in the November d. LII
and Fireside: .arod +bou-
"Eleyen million four hundred 'n"ll-
sand. the total figure, represents JUST
about one sixth of the population OF
the German Empire at the outbreak
of the war-that is, something more
than $4,000, 900 Germany, then, mas
nermanently lost 100000, ana mas
: 400 600 on the line and behlnd tne
line in necessary services. PropaDly
nnt more than 100000 to 3,oUV,VOV
a+ the most are actually engaged IN
fighting or are in immediate reserve
She has 100000 men, mostly Oh lHe
class of 1920-that is, OF boys VINO are
now only seventeen years Olu-ahu
500 600 more men now in the hoSpltdl
who some time III the next six months
will ne returned to duty. rms toIaI
will he reduced before the beginning
of the campaign Of 1918 by the pefma-
npnt losses incurred between now ana
the first OF April. These losses Will
not he less than 10000 month, anu
we NAV safely figure that 3OO,0oO men
will thus be eliminated before inc
next campaign opens. III oIIlel
words, the maximum Of possible re
serve of Germany for the campaign
of 1918 will be 100000 men, and or
this number more than half will De
bovs not more than eighteen years
Of age, and $50. 900 more will be boys
Of the class of 1919, who will nave
reached only the age of nineteen next
wear. Three fourths of the reserves
that Germany will have for the Xt
wear, then, arc boys Of nineteen and
under
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-14
~ II r. VILE.

The new teacher, Miss Helen g..
EtzIer, OF LinWoOd, making five lOi
our school has arrived. She is grad
uate of " estern Maryland College,
and will teach Languages and Lltera-
ture in the public school here.
Mrs. Nellie Coleman, oil Charles
town, ". Va, is the guest OF her Sis
ter, Mrs. VIM. X. Marshall.
Mrs. Nicholas Jones entertained the
Up-to-Date Club Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph BOrdley, Of
Baltimore, were the guests last week
of Mrs. Bordley's parents, Mir. and
Mrs John CauthOrn.
Miss Ernestine Bennett has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Levi Barnes.
Miss Mary Huemmer, of East New
Market, was the guest for several
days last week of Miss Lula Stevens.
MIR. and Mrs. K. F. Anderson, )1
Towson, and Mrs. Chas Adams, OF
Freedom, were the Sunday guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Anderson.
Miss Belle Brooks, of Baltimore
is visiting the Misses Bennett, Of the
Heights"
Mrs. DR.. Perdum and Mrs. VIM
Shipley attended last Friday a meet
ing of the Red Cross Society and d
banquet after the meeting in West
minister.
Mrs. Ferdinand Barnes, of Balti-
more, has been visiting relatives in
Sykesville.
Mrs. Lizzie Wood and Mollie Hard
ing, of Baltimore, have been recent
guests of their brothers, Mr.. VIM. Me-
vile and Mr.. Charles Melville.
Mrs. Kenneth Barnes is visiting il
Baltimore this week.
Miss Ida Watkins, of Gathers
spent the Thanksgiving holidays witt
Miss Elva Selby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin MellOr haYG
moved to their new home, the home
of the sheriff in Westminster. Theil
many friends regret seeing them off
Mrs Robert Graham is visiting ii
New York City.
Mr.. Frank Bennett, of Camp Meade
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs JohE
Bennett, last Sunday.
Carlos OmegO, OF the BattleshiI
Oklahoma, stationed at Norfolk, has
been visiting friends for several da F..
in Sykesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Bloom and fam
lily have moved to Westminster. They
leave many good friends in our town
Miss Mary Melville and Miss Mar.
ion Smith spent the weeks end with
Miss Melville's parents, Mr. and Mrs
Charles Melville
Miss Elsie Jones has resigned he,
school at Poole's and is now substi
tuting at Berrett school.
The Ladies Aid Society of St. Paul's
church was entertained Thursday
In the community room by Mrs. VIM
Jones and Mrs. Frank Ely.
Harry Poole Mellor, of Baltimore
has been visiting his grandmother
Mrs. E. vi. Mellor, Sr.
A theatre party was given last Sat
urday afternoon in honor of Mis-
Eloise Dyson, who is guest at tn
home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Ben
nett. They went to see Eileen" a
the Academy. Those i'm the part
were Miss Eloise Dyson, Ruth an
Elizabeth Bennett, DIR. Henry Buett
ner, Prof Levi Burdette and Pau
Warner.
We welcome Mr.. and Mrs. ia!
Gather, who have rectnly moved in
to our town, and will occupy tn
left vacant by Mr.. Edwin Mellor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-14
Baker Holds Up Stacker Scheme.

SO-called Stacker commissions"
whereby men Of draft age seek to es-
cape service in the ranks and get
officers places in noncombatant
branches of the army, have struck a
snag in two general policies laid
down by Secretary of War Baker.
These are, first, that no men of
draft age be commissioned unless it
is shown clearly that they are better
fitted for the special work to which
they are called than any civilian be-
yond the draft age, whose services
can be secured; and, second, that no
function Of the army that can be car
ried on efficiently with civilians shall
be placed on a military footing Jy
commissioning the men needed to
SUPERVISE the work
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-14
HIS FAT SAVES MANS LIFE

Altoona, Pa, Nov. 26.-One hun
dred and twenty-one No. 6 shot have
been removed by doctors from the
back of Michael Bressler, aged thirty,
a Pennsylvania railroad FL eman on
the Tyrone division, living at Tyrone
While hunting a shotgun in Inc
hands of Frank Arnold. a fellow fire
man, was accidentally discharged and
the entire load struck BrcssIer IN the
back. He weighs $50 pounds and his
avoirdupois tissue saved his vital or
gan from fatal injury
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-14
A Question of Time.

Il don't know why we came in
here" said Mrs. Bored, as she settled
not bit hungry"
Just you sit here and wait"
Wait! But why? I'm not hungry
as I said before"
Never mind, dear. You will be b.
the time the waiter brings us oul
food"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-14

Postmasters, throughout the United
States have been instructed to make
every effort to insure the delivery to
registrants for military service Of the
9 100000 questionaires which will be
mailed out by the local exemption
boards beginning December Is.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-14
RAnkeFt,--YOunR.

Maurice Edwin Bankert and Miss
Remain Elizabeth Young, both OF
Westminster, we're married at the
parsonage of the Salem Lutheran
Charge, by Rev. Stephen Traver,
Thursday November 30.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-07-18
!. Midsummer Clearance
Women 5 Wool Suit
Offered in Two Lots vi.

If you don't take advantage of the ex-
ceptionally low prices quoted below it will
be your fault. Our instructions are to dis
pose of all suits before July 3lst, and at the
following prices they will soon be gone.
LOT NO. made Of garments shown short jacket effects
There garments in this lot that would retail &E M
regularly $35. Mid Summer Clearance price sPoeOO
up garments retailing regularly as high
$50. We offering the choice of the entire lot GO o.
during Mid Summer Clearance Sale at ~ e41a/soO
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-19

Chinese ports are little easier to
travel than some others. and from
America we have gone across to Canton
without disturbance to study colors
and conditions and to buy materials.
Paris has had it's fair share of the
Chinese importations, too, and there
are wonderful color effects resulting.
The glorious yellow that is familiar
in all the Chinese materials is most
conspicuous and the beautiful blue.
For country costume or so-called
sports suit, you could combine the two
with success and often you can use
one or the other with white to pro-
duce the most exquisite results. On
this side Of the sea, we are being edu-
Gated to study little our natural
sources. and to consider the posi-
bilities Of home. We have a rich and
abundant field and it is we'll that we
should consider. One Of New York's
notable puveyors Of women's gar
ments has had the wisdom to study
the South American and Central
American Indian sources and some Of
the most beautiful and most pic
turesque costumes that the season has
to offer owe their inspiration to the
Maya source. As matter Of course.
such color is always vivid, perhaps it
can be said crude if it is used in too
great abundance, but it is wonderful
for bits and the white and putty and
sand color backgrounds make mar
Vicious foil for its richness.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-19

in dove gray and is trimmed with
oyster white silk jersey. It is very
charming combination and very
dainty one. in fact, so essentially
spring like that it must win approval
In this case, the hit Of bright color is
found in the rose OF the hat which is
a real American beauty.
We shall wear a great deal OF that
serge and OF ga bardine and also Of wool
jersey for street costumes and they
are all especially beautiful in the soft
greys and tans and sand colors.
Street gowns are to be made feature,
too, this season and they will be made
OF silk OF various sorts. While the
satin-hnished sorts are having great
vogue Just NOW, there is very great
tendency toward the return to taffeta
and since taffeta suits the barrel sill
houette as no other material can, it is
quite certain to WIN its place. One OF
the pretty fancies is TO make the
parasol and perhaps the crown Of the
hat of material to match the gown
and you will hnd charming sugges-
ton in one OF the costumes shown in
the picture. where plain and fancy
tafeta are combined. That gown
gives a,hint OF the barrel idea without
any exagseration. Any wearer who
wants to accentuate the fare in any
such skirt always can accomplish that
end by inserting a reed on the under
sideA Happily for grace. the kimono
sleeve and all it's notifications has
returned. There never was a prettier
model, there never can be any other
. that will mean more graceful, shoulder
lines. Often the sewed-in sleeve
breaks the figure in an ugly way.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-19

and some Of the most effective OF all
the designs are absolutely simple and
primitive. adapted if not taken from
just such sources. You can modify
color or you can copy it If you like.
but the simplicity must remain. Tor
when we lose the simplicity we lose
the effect. Perhaps you would hardly
think Of putting Chinese yellow in
contrast with wistaria color, yet one
OF the smartest and most distinctive
of the sports suits yet seen consists
of white skirt and a wistaria color
coat worn with stock and four-in-
hand scarf Of Chinese yellow crepe.
Study the Chinese potteries and
the more costly and handsomer OF
their ornamental vases and the like
and you will find numberless inspira.
tons for color combination. Study
little the Maya fabrics referred to
above. You may not want to copy
them literally, but you surely will
find suggestions that will be Of VALUE.