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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
SEES The END OF WAR
IN A YEAR At MOST
British Officer Thinks 1t May
Come This Winter, Due to
Germans Hunger.

New York.-On British liner which
arrived at an American port from Eng
land were six men, headed by Sir Ste
phenson Kent, who will assist Lord
Northcliffes mission here.
A British officer who arrived on the
liner and who requested that his name
be not mentioned said that a majority
Of the British officers In France be-
lieved that If the war does not end this
winter it will within year. His i'm
preston, as well as that of most of the
other officers on the western front, was
that increasing hunger among the Ger
mans, with a combination of another
winter and numerous blows, would
surely bring about the end of the strug-
gle
He also spoke of the American ex-
port embargo as one of the strongest
weapons of the war. AS TO the aerial
side of the war; he said that aviators
are wanted more than machines right
now and that this country could do
nothing better than to train fiiers and
send them abroad.
Lieutenant Ernest Hargett of Wash
ington. an officer in the British army
who served two years at the front, came
to this country to join the American
forces. Lieutenant S. LAM. Metcalfe, a
Canadian who served in the Boer war
as well as the present one, also was n
passenger He has two medals, one of
which he won by capturing German
machine gun Grew.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
WOMAN CAPTURES EAGLE.
She Came Out Victorious After Battle
With the Bird.

Redlands, Cal.-Mrs. Winthrop How
land of the FL Chivar Goat ranch in
Live Oak canyon came out victor in a
battle with a golden eagle, and the big
bird is now a captive at the ranch. Mrs
Rowland noticed the bird alight in a
peach tree. 1t appeared to be exhaust
ed, so she grabbed one leg and then the
battle started.
Mrs. Rowland saw that she was in
for fight and, not daring to let loose
of the bird, made dive for its neck
and was lucky enough to get a hold of
it. She was thus able to keep the bird
from biting her, but it beat at her with
its wings. She managed to get it into
pigeon corral and then found that
she was almost exhausted by the fight.
The eagle is large one and measures
about six feet from tip to tip. When
Mrs. Rowland made an examination
she found that she had been wounded.
but the wound is almost healed.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21

the fight has been easier. but with our
front, equal in length to the entire
Belgium and French fronts, we have
the hardest kind of warfare.
Judging entirely from a military
standpoint the duration of the war
cannot be determined. How long 1t
will last depends in a great measure
upon the internal conditions of the
countries at war. The morale of Ger
many Is large factor in determining
the length of the war.
1.-THE Italian army by its efforts is
keeping the entire Austrian forces at
work trying to batter US down. If we
nothing that can keep us from getting
at Germany from the back while she is
being kept busy with the French, Brit
ish. Belgians and our new allies, the
Americans, along the western front.
1.-THE purpose Of the missions visit 10
the United States is to extend greetings
to America, our comrade, and to pro-
mote the spirit of brotherhood between
our country and yours. In the second
place, our mission is important politi-
cally and commercially.
1--WE must arrange to get supplies,
coal, iron and munitions from the Unit
ed States. War can be carried on with
out bread, but never without coal Coal
keeps our factories going and our fac
tories furnish the necessities of war.
Englands supply of coal and iron is
limited. She needs so much herself we
must look to America for our fuel"
General Guglielmotti is accompanied
on his visit by Lieutenant Mario Pro
Chef, who served with him on the noun
famous front.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21

war work. in addition to the usual
groups of poor mothers and little ones
sent there by social workers.
Any one who passed along Edgewater,
n. j., the town that nestles under the
Palisades opposite One Hundred and
Thirtieth street, four or five years back
remembers that creche, because it stood
on the river road there for many years
after its foundation by Charles D. Kel-
logg. first general secretary of the
Charity Organization society of New
York city, who first established it be-
side the site of the statue of Liberty
and called it Bartholdi Creche. There
it had averaged 5000 to 10000 visits of
mothers with children in a summer.
In the fifteen years or more 1t stood at
Edgewater the creche averaged 1900
visits a summer from mothers and chill
dren from the crowded tenement dis
tricts of New York.
Removed now to a beautifully roll
ing and well wooded site of six and a
quarter acres, at Broad and Van
Nostrand avenues, on the outskirts of
Englewood, the creche occupies the
unique position of being the only home
for convalescent babies under two years
old in and about New York city that is
open the year round.
And in its effort TO do its bit by CIV
ing preference to the babies of soldiers
the creche does not stop at American
babies, but cares for the babies of al
lied fighters as well, at least four ma
lions being represented among the
twenty babies now there America,
France, Russia and Italy.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
Fox Doa Comes Back.

Oscada, Mich.-Bill Biggerstaff's pet
fox dog has returned. The last Bill
saw of the dog was in December, when
he started a fox. He never was known
to return without the fox before, some
times being out as long as a week. But
this time he came back in a baggage car
crate, with note from a man near
Grand Marais, $50 miles away who
found the dog there starving two weeks
ago. Bill will send the dog out this
winter after the same fox.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
BIC FIGHT
Hard Foot by Foot War, Says
General GugIieImotti.
IMMENSE GUNS IN ACTION.

Member of Italian Commission to Unit
ed States Says Morale of Germany Is
Large Factor In Determining Length
of War-Looks TO America For Coal
and Iron.
Chicago.-ltaly's fight will be long,
hard fought, foot by foot war, said
General Guglielmotti, member of the
Italian commission to the United
States. during his recent visit to Chi
cago.
I'VE have immense guns as high in
the mountains as 10000 and 10000
feet above sea level" said the general
"Since we have gained these attitudes
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
Adopt a Baby Wolf.

Rochester, n. Y.-The Proper broth
ers, who live on farm six miles west
of Naples, in Ontario county, found
baby gray wolf in a hollow log in
piece of woods on their farm. They
took the little creature, whose eyes
were not yet open, to the house and are
making an effort to raise it on bottle.
\ search is being made for the rest Of
the wolf family.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
SQUAD OF PIGS THAT DRILL.
After Few Lessons They Go Through
Military EVolutions Alone.

Belchertown, Mass.-Jack Newman of
this town has organized his piggery ac-
cording to the infantry drill regula-
tons. From 100 pigs he picked a squad
Of thirty-two.
Every morning before breakfast for
two weeks these thirty-two pigs follow
ed their drill master around the edge
Of the field, just inside the wire, and
paraded across the center. Then New
man purposely delayed his appearance
and found that the pigs went through
their usual evolutions alone
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
THE COMFORTABLE MAX.
Departs
West Bound
WIFE $40, TYPIST $1,000.
Mans Will Asks That Employee Wear
His Diamond Ring.

New York.-By the terms OF Will
dled in the surrogate's court aud dated
April 81. 1914. George he Wolf Deans,
who was an agent for the New YORK
Central railroad and lived at 32I Edge
combe avenue. his wife, Gertrude +
Deans. is to receive THE sum OF $50
and no more.
1t is stipulated that the beqlest De
paid sixty days after his death me
second clause in the will reads:
81 give and bequeath to my faithful
friend and stenographer. Margaret
Dorothee Klingel $1,000. to be palu
within sixty days after my death, ana
nv large diamond ring. which ! some
times wear. begging her to have same
made in ring aud wear in remem
brance of me"
The entire residue of the estate is
left TO his devoted. loved friend and
nurse" Mary Susan Hill. who is like
wise named as executrix of the instru-
ment without bond. The testator oil
reefs that his remains be cremated and
that the ashes be placed in a silver jar
the value of which is not to exceed 500
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
rwn Sided Search.


II can't give the duke any real mon
ey," said the prospective pa-in-law
There must be a dOwry."
well, | kin put some purity fair
property in his name"
do you object if we search the
titleT'
"Oh, no, | expect to do the same by
the dukes louisville Courier-Jour-
nal
Olympia-Detours on road will be
improved between here and Tacoma.
Friday Harbor-Large shipyard will
locate at Roche HarboT.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
SHOOTING RANGE ATOP HOTEL
Roof of New York Hosiery to Have
Rife Club Next Winter.

Rife Club Next Winter.
New York.-The roof Of well known
hotel is going to be converted into a
shooting range next winter, with club
that is to be composed of men, women,
boys and girls to do the shooting. Since
the war came to America nearly every
body wants to learn how to shoot, and
the keepers Of rife galleries have been
coming money. Miss Martha Maynard
is to have charge of the new organiza-
ton, and Miss June Haughton, who is
a world famous shot, will supervise the
actual firing.
An architect has been directed to con-
vert the roof into an English shoot
ing ground and lodge, with provision
against any possible danger from stray
shots
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
Matches Coin With Wife, EnIists.

Matcno9 OoIn WIFI WWei EHIIbIs'
Fresno, Cal.-W. S. Desmond, a car
penter. of Huntington Lake, Fresno
county, is above the selective draft age
limit, but he wanted to join the army
He told his wife. She objected. He
offered to match pennies with her. She
agreed. He suggested heads, stay at
home; tails. go TO the front. They
matched. and tails won. Desmond en-
listed in the field artillery here. "My
wife's a good sport" he told the re
cruiting officer.
Spokane-City auditor completes
budget calling for Sl71,o39 increase
in taxation.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-21
GIVES CORK LEG AS
SECURITY FOR LOAN

. Raleigh, n. CA chattel mort
. gage has been recorded in the Of
: fee Of the register of deeds of
: Durham county. n. c.. in which
. ii $50 loan was made and an arti-
. fetal leg taken as security. The
. leg was valued at S100. and r. o.
: Everett, a Durham lawyer. de-
: clares it his intention of recon
: veying the property to himself
. unless the mortgagor redeems
. the claim. The loan was OBJ
Z tanned to purchase the cork leg,
. and the debt is TO he paid within
. fifty-two weeks.
a L.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-10
IMPROVED FARM CONDITIONS.

have the greatest respect for the
agricultural college experts These men
are becoming a force You rarely pick
mp a newspaper or magazine without
learning something new and important
these men have done for agricnltura.
And they are getting results Their
influence peuetrates the remotest sec.
tions, and the dulest farmers are real
iziuR the importance of modern scien-
tihe methods Farming is being com.
mefcialfed Ia many places, and ma.
chlntry introduced, farming is attract
INK capital energy aud Intelligence
Il is being robbed oI many Of It's oh.
iectlonahle features. to The benefit Of
every one Nd llowe's Monthly
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-10
MUST GROW OWN FEEosTuFFs.

The dalrymaa vino does not grow on
his awu farm all the feughage needed
for feeding hts COWS is likely to make
a failure of the dairy business, accord
ing to W Il. Perkins, Forage crop
Specialist. Extension Division. l.. s a..
lie cannot buy such feeds az cotton
seed halls and alfalfa hay at the present
high prices and make a profit
IN Louisiana the dairy farmer can
grow a variety of crops that are well
suited for the grazing and feed of his
cattle. Professor Perkins divides these
crops into four classes. as follows
/ Pasture. bermuda grass, white
clover and lcspedeza make the best
pasture for Louisiana A farmer can
afford 30 80 to considerable expense II
necessary. Ia getting these crops start
I'D ia bis pastures for the very excel.
lent grazing thoy sIli afford bis cattle
Oate and rye are valuable for winter
grazing when planted Ia early fall
:. Hay Lespcdeza il the ideal has
crop for Louisiana Soy beans is one
Of the best OF the cultivated hay crops
CoWpea hay Is good, bat Il Is not very
easily handled Velvet beans are some.
times grown for hay, bat perhaps they
are more valuable as a grazing crop
late in the season after frest.
3. Stage. silage IL indispensable ia
the dairyman With ten or more COWS
and should be- the main winter feed
Cora aHd Sorghum are the priuolpal
silage crops In Louisiana Sorghum
on account of les large tonnage pet
acre IL especially valuable for silaRe
A q rule. Il Ia eaten AZ readily a. corr
silagc and sill give just as good results
Sorghum should be- ripe before beIni
n,ade into silage 90 prevent acidity
Soy beans make good silage ehcl
mixed with corn az sorghum bat ar
perhaps more valuable as 8 has crop
Gram Corn and oats are the priu
eipal grain crops for the dalryman
These crops can be grown In ali section
| OF the State l. \ 4 Press Bulletin
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-10
ENCOURAGE CLUB WORK.

The enrolling OF boys and girls for
membership Ia the industrial clubs for
1917 viii gaun be- taken up by the
Juniqf Extension division of l.. :. L.
This division earnestly desires to OBJ
tain the cooperation of the parents OF
club members ia carrying on the club
work. as Il Is only through the cucnur
agrmenI and assistance Of the parents
that the best results are to be had
II Il hos wishes 10 Join Tia corn club
be- should be- allowed the use of al acre
Of good quality Of soil and be- provided
with good seed and the proper nipple.
ments for cultivation
A pig club boy should be encouraged
To select a good animal preferably a
registered gilt he Will be- allowed TO
join a club however. If be has only a
grade pig Of either sex Ills pig should
have a pasture to Craze Ia and the
proper feed
4 canning club girl should be given
a choice plot IN the garden and seed
for her crop of vegetables 4 little
encouragement lent 10 an enthusiastic
canning club member will often insure
a plentiful supply Of fresh vegetables
4. a. ~
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-10
MILK HELPS REDUCE COST
or LIVING.

More milk Ia the diet Of tho average
family would help cat down the high
cost OF living, In the city as we'll as In
the country Although milk II one %
the cheapest animal foods the average
per capita daily consumption Of milk in
the entire country Is but one.eighth
quart, whereas a full quart IL none too
much Al ten cents a quart ten cents
will bus more food material In milk
than IN meat III thirty cents pound or
eggs az atty cents a dezen 4 quart Of
milk supplies approximately as much
building material and energy as three.
ruurlhs a pound Of meat OF eight
average eggs Milk combined with
large quantities of vegetable food viii
allow material reduction In the
amount OF more expensive animal
foods. and should not be used merely
as a beverage 4 study aad compart
son of food and economic values Of the
common food materials Is necessary II
the housewife In these times of soaring
prices Is to get the best answer lo the
question, How can get the best food
81 iht lowest coat for those depending
on nee"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-10
FEDERAL CONTROL OVER TROOPS

Major General Leonard Wood. re-.
called for rress.ryamiuatinn before the
sarala universal training subeammlt.
ten said arm, officers were not dis
n,sed ia eblrk yaepopsibglfty for the
War Department shortcomings IA It's
direction Of the National Guard mo,
bilzalton at thu border, but reiterated
that the Guard system WAS IN Itself
vicious aud iudrfeHsible' because Of
defects inherent Ia It's organization.
In rrspoaep to questions BY Senator
Lea. af Nnfylpna q defender Of the
gnard system Cen Wood admitted
lbsg the Federal Governments m,pply
plaps for the state troops collapsed
ten DAYS after they were called out
and tbat in certain resperts mebllI,a.
lion ef the reeulars like the Guard
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-10
THE STARVATION POINT.


tbA'i = N'tft Ftft'i'ffr'
To the question, " there were a
siege. hos Tong do you think the sol
dierE aud civilians could live after the
food supplies gave out 9' an English
paper answers Science tells us that.
II he eau get drinking water, an ordi
nary man can exist for thirty days
without food Al the end Of that tune,
the machinery Of the hedy aill uot be-
spailtd. and can be brought back to It's
forIuer streneth by carefa'i fes dina
About quarter of our body weight
Is fat, and Il Is mostly THIS fat that IL
absorbed as food during the period of
starvation We can absorb and burn
mp aur muscles until sixty per cent Of
their weight ia gene We can do the
same ailh from thirty 10 forty per cent
Of eur iiyrrs aud digestive organs. and
twenty per cent ef our lungs our
hearts can losc ten per cent, and our
brains and nervous systems can lose
i've par cent
II Wlll be- seen that the more vital
organs brain and heart yield least
Of their valuable substance for the life
Of the body. while the less essential
substances tat. muscle fibre aud SO
forth are consumed 0rst
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-10
AUTocHTHoNs

THE Country GentlemanA
The aulochihun is nov the man Of
the hour This word "autoohlhou" is
from the Greek and stands for one who
rises from the land Itself OF who, in
slightly moro poetic terms springs
from the soil
In a supreme crisis If Is always the
men who are close Ia the soil whO
finally take command Abraham Lin
coin was close ia the soil And at last
conservative England yields 10 the
eternal law Of human averages, and
the men Of culture. the men of high
toned ethical sRayings, the men OF
polish lincsse. learning IN short tina
highhrows these men must 81 aud the
autoehthous reign
Lloyd George aud his fellows OF the
soil succeed CO him Lord NorthellfYe
says lie had no other assets In life
than good father and mother and a
training In hardship aud poverty Aud
h. has brought with him his crew Of
autochthoRs Sir Albert Stanley, who
Ia this land OF ours learned his trade
as manager of the trolley system Of
Newark New Jersey = II Lever
Head, a super bookkeeper and Lord
Devouport who hogan his career a. a
common dock iaborer
Ma matter how many university or
political OF literary on diplomatic hot
houses we may erect for the cultivation
Of highly favored specimens Of man,
like halfour and AsQuith, Il sttll re-.
mains true that the men Qua IN the
fields Of broad human action are the
men who finally come 10 settle the
destinlcs OF race We always get back
lo the soil Nature constantly re.
asserts Itself
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-10
CRIMINAL PARENTS
Madison Journal

Madison Journal
Ia the list Of unprecedented tragedies
that have been detailed Ia the papers
during the last month there has ap.
peafcd accounts Of several accidental
deaths due 10 the careless Use OF
dangerous firearms by children Of iIa.
mature age cases la which boys aged
from six 10 nine years have been al
lowed 10 handle pistols This crimi
nal reCkIrsEnes8 has resulted in several
deaths generally playmales Of the
ynuHgstcr sith the gun OF course,
when a killing Of this sort occurs eypry.
body Is Mortified and great sympathy ig
felt for both the family OF the killed
aud the killer This sympathy to q
large extent allays that severe crit.
cism that should be- heaped on the
different parents who allow their IT,
responsible children 10 wander about
with weapons OF death
The father or mother Who knowingly
permits a hos seven or eight years old
to have a % pistol or rife should be
subjected TO a sentence 10 prison. No
defense. except insanity, should be
permitted ia such cases Under the
las the man eho turns out on his
ucighburs d vicious animal Is respon.
siblr TO them, What reason can be
advanced to hold him biameless when
he sends ont child too young 10 be-
discreet armed With q deadly weapon
Every community has such parents,
such children aud such tragedies What
reason is there that maudlu sentiment
should condonp the terrible conse.
quences Of such erimiually careless
parents
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-10
A MANS rRleuTE TO MOTHERS.
tBaton Rouge State Times

tBaton Rouge state.TimesD
The mother OF every boy on earth
Is entitled To 90 TO heaven II does
not make any difference who she In
nor what she has done II she has
reared boy. of tried go rear enc, she
Is entitled Ia seat up near the throne
Aud, some way ~e suspect that ~
Peter asks no other credentials he
simply asks II the applicant is The
mother Of bOy, and If she says she is,
h. calls for page and has her shown
10 the most comfortable position Of the
place The mother uf a girl is ea-
titled 20 some consideration. OF course
Motherhood may be the passport and
II wonid net be unjust to have II ao
20 the pearly portals af the eternal
paradise tiut We know more about
boys than about girls, having served
longer as a hos aud sc desire to go
ou record right here a. saying that Il
woman who has borne hoy, and
undergone the auxietiss which every
mother Of a hos uudergoes, II she has
gone through with the searying pro.
cess at trying ia make man OF hsm
If she has known the heartaehes which
a boy alone can cause, then she Is
entitled Ia enter the realm where all
Is peace and harmony io take part
eyeflastingly In the music and the
leisure 81 a heaven.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-10
cORNCLuB BoYs MAKE
As BUSHELS pER ACRE

Louisiana corn club boys produced
an average yield Of al bushels ef corn
per acre IN 1916 shIeh ls more han
tslec the yield per acre for iho nul0rp
State This eofn vas produced AZ o
cost of II eruts ger bushel Rent n
land preparation Of seed bed and
cost Of seed planting manure tertE
liter cultivation and gathering were
Included IN the charges
The corn elub enrolment Was lslp
81 whom 524 have made written reports
1T their work OF this number. It's
planted their acre plots ia winter cover
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-10
A WATER CURE

Not LONG ago a woman. after a feW
wretched years of declining health, had
put herself unreserYedly into her doc
tors hands and was completely under
his care lly this time however she
had lost all hope of ever being well
and VAS trying to resign herself 20
her doom when q wise friend advised
her 60 try a remedy that would cost
nothing and that could do 40 harm
just ordinary. every day pure water
II vas reasonable to believe. as the
friend Insisted. thai poison that was
dpadenRg and yitIattng her whole
system. htdy and brain. might be
diluted. purified, ard la time washed
AMY by pure water. II she would only
drink enough Of it.
She gave II long aud fair trial She
drank water early and late. morning.
noon aud night at bone and abroad
She acquired the water habit and she
cured herself Of her ills She not nply
adtied wears 80 her life. bat she added
strength aud energy and good temper
She advises other people now ~ tfy
her experiment while they are we'll
and so establish for themselves a habit
that will assure them Of health. instead
Of waiting 60 hafe Il cure then el
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