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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
Universal Service and SeIeCtNe Con.
SCripGOa.

Because We believe the people are
with the president in asking for legis-
lation making military service universal
and providing for selective CONSUMPTION,
which is nothing more than asking
those who can be spared nom the
occupations in which they can best
serve the country in time of war at
home in vocational occupation and ask
ing those who have no special
occupation to serve in the ranks.
Which is nothing more than calling
those to do military duty who can best
be spared. In time of war the country
needs an army at home, experts IN
their particular line, who it would be
the worst kind of folly to send to the
front when they can serve their country
best by following their occupation.
Just now the president has fight on
his hands with some sapheaded con-
gressmen who oppose universal service
and contend the country should depend
on volunteers. All over the country
public meetings are being held in
dorsing the president and condemning
the shortsighted, Ito use no stronger
term congressman. Resolutions are
being passed urging the support Of the
president. If a majority of the people
Of Leaveuworth believe in universal
service and selective CONSUMPTION why
not get together and pass resolutions
indorsing the president and ask our
congressman to get in behind him.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
Something viii CraCA in Germany

From a reading of the European war
news We cannot escape the conclusion
that important and decisive news viii
reach the world from that angle of the
war torn area ere long. Much OF the
news is conflicting. but always does It
leave one IN sense OF more or less
mystery. We know that the allies
have had, in addition to their own re-
sources. the world to draw on for
food stuff and war munitions, The
German divers may have somewhat cut
down the foreign supply but they have
not, and can not cut this supply of
entirely. We can imagine, too, that
the worlds stock Of food is shorter than
usual, due to bad crops and the IN
usual demand and waste Of war, but
the allies have the advantage of access
to the worlds stock, which the same
is not tue Of Germany. For years
Germany has had to draw considerable
quantity Of her food from the world
stock. For the past eighteen months
she has been thrown on her own re-
sources. During peace she might have
existed and continue to exist on short
raticns, but the waste due to war cut
her own supply practically in half
that is, her food viii only 90 about
half as far under war conditions as they
would in time Of peace. Basihg our
conclusion that the war must end soon
on the premise that the food shortage
in Germany is serious, very serious
with the stzy-at-home German pcpu-
laticn, it is not hard to believe that the
strain is great and something will have
to crack there in the near future.
There is lot Of truth in the old saying
that an army fights On its belly. So
too, is the persistencY and determination
to keep up the fight on the part OF the
stay-as-hcmes sustained by sufficient
food to keep down the devil of hunger.
It is inconceivable that the government
can long keep up the fight with dis
content among the mass Of the people.
Il is practically two months before any
relief can be counted on from this years
harvet. Every twentY-iour hours at
this stage Of the game Of war counts
tremendously. II our presmise, that
there is real food shortage in
Germany, is correct, the conclusion
that something viii happen soon is
inescapahle.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27

The greenwood tree Of English song
and story Is now said TO have been the
holy, which retains its bright dress the
year round and Is supposed 10 havs
stood Robin Hood and other outlaws
In good stead when. clan In lincoln
green they sought its shelter. depend
nS On the law OF protective celebration
20 escape the laws Of Nottingham town
and other troublesomsly inquisitivs ma
nlctpaErtss
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German People will Rejoice at our
Intervention

Just now the German people are
highly incensed at the United States
because this country entered the war
against them. Some day they will
realize that it was a blessing in dis
guise. In a chasteued spirit they will
realize that the only effect OF our get
ting into the war was to hasten its end.
However, more on the ground that our
coming into the war prevented the dis
memberment Of their country and help
them shake of autocratic kaiser rule, will
they find cause for rejoicing
The United States will be far and
away the most influential member Of
the congress that will settle the terms
on which peace will be made. In broad
spirit, and with high purpose, the
United States will take the ground that
the people themselves should have the
right to decide where they should go
after the war is over. The United
States will oppose making Englishmen,
Frenchmen or Russins out of any
portion of the German people. This
principle, put in practice. will of itself
eliminate the kaiser and end in the
German people setting up government
based on the consent Of the governed.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27

Leavenworth has a well equipped
creamery with a competent butter
maker in charge. An excellent quality
Of butter is made. The trouble is
there are not enough COWS in the terri
tory tributary to keep the creamery as
busy as it should be. There is nothing
more pleasant and profitable than
dairying, under proper conditions. We
have an abundance Of pure water. Our
valley lands viii produce two crops of
Alfalfa, and there is no better dairy COW
feed known. Is there any reason why
the dairy interests can not be highly
developed If there is some one point
It out. There IS local market for
every pound of butter that can be
made. A Wenatchee banker recently
imported a car Of first class dairy cows
and they were promptly taken by the
ranchers. Somebody Try the ex-
pertinent in Leavenworth.
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Wardins OF Potato Diseases.

Experiments conducted in Minnesota
for the control Of potato diseases dur
ing 1914 and 1915 show that the aver.
age yield Of potatoes per acre increased
ffty-six bushels in sixteen fields under
experiment by careful selection and
disinfection OF seed. Spraying expert
ments for seven years gave an average
annual increase OF sixty-three bushels
per acre Of early potatoes sprayed
three times with bordeaux mixture or
OF late potatoes sprayed four times.
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Try the Echo want adj column.
startina VIE sheen.

An important feature in starting the
sheep business is 10 quickly work into
a flock Of around a hundred ewes or,
as is recommended by the University
Of Illinois, a eve for each two acres OF
the farm The small flock which has
heretofore been recommended for US
ing weeds and waste feed and ineiden-
tally as a small source Of profit is the
dock that often is diseased and be-
cause Of its insigniicance in the farm
business is certain to be neglected.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27

Students OF the State College will
take a prominent part in solving the
problem Of farm labor. A survey Of
the number that VIII be available dur
ing the vacation period is being made.
All the girls at the college are receiving
instruction in 6rst aid to wounded with
a view to possible enlistment in the
Red Cross service.
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GIRL KILLS 200 FLIES.
JslIst (llI.) Child Makes ssesrS
Slaughter In Two Days.

Jsiist (nl.) Child Makes hseesA
Slaughter In Two Days.
Joliet, ul.-JoIiet is a fyless city, due
20 the efforts Of 5000 school children.
who killed nearly a million flies by &C
tual count during three weeks.
Elizabeth Louch, ten years old, is the
champion fly swatter Of the city. In
two days she killed 100 ties- She
holds the record for fatalities for one
day, turning IN $500 as a result OF SIX
hours work
For every 100 flies turned In a ticket
to the movies was given In exchange.
Or. E. J. Higgins. health commits
sioner. estimated that the million flies
killed In the early part OF the year pre-
vented 2OO.Oo0OOO living later in the
summer.
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The period OF usefulness OF the dairy
COW is usually regarded as six years.
Accepting this, the dairyman should
raise every year enough heifer calves
% I'll the places Of the rejected or
aged cows or number equal TO one
sixth the number OF cows Ia bis herd
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Business Paragraphs.

NOTICE-If you have lost anything, Or
found any article, or II you want 70 buy sell
rent. locate or get information, write or
call at this office and place an ad In our
Business Paragraph Column You @lIl
get quick results. Rates % cents line ioT
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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27

Sixty members of the faculty at the
State College, al Pullman, Wash,
have organized military company and
are drilling twice every week under
the direction Of one of the COM
missioned officers stationed at the
college.
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Church Services
Methodist Church

Sunday School at 10 a. m
Preaching at II.
Epworth League at $50 P. m
Preaching at 1880.
Prayermeeting at 1880 D. n, Thurs
day.
We will be pleased to meet you at
any and all Of these services.
z. L. Moore, Pastor.
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lutheran Church

Services at 10:45. Sunday school at
Gas. Preaching in the evening at
1850. Rev. Haase.
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10 LEI on Shares

II acres with good house, on bank
of Wenatchee River. Cascade orchard.
About u acres in bearing orchard,
plenty of berries, about 3 acres alfalfa.
VIII let with, or without horse.
E. A. Webster, f410-24th Ave.
1916 D Seattle
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Call for Bond

Bond No. 2, L. I. D. No. 7, Leav-
enworth, Wash, vas called for pay
ment April %. 1917. Interest will
stop after that date.
L. w. Woodrow,
Is City Treasurer.
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FOR SALE-An old Trusty incuba-
tor. a new oil stove and a thorobred
Holstein bull. See or write Mrs. Mary
Posey, Leayenworth. 10
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27

Trapnested S. c. R. I. Reds eggs
for Matching $500 per Is. A fine
record for winter laying. Mrs. N.
Patterson. 1910
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Piano For Systematically new cash
Or terms to right party. Phone 371.
1913
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Try a Want Ad in our Business Par
agraph column. They bring results.
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For Sale-Eleven room house.
Centrally located. Two baths, sleeping
porch, furnace, lights, eight closets.
Address 4o7 King St. Wenatchee.
IT
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27

Wanted-Married man for general
farm work. steady work by the year TO
the right one. see F. S. Jacobsen. City
tsp
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Petaluma Hatchey-Petaluma, Cali
tornia, can ship day old chicks to any
express Office in Washin gton. Five
varities. Send for circular.
~,
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FOR SALE
40 Acres of Fine Land

Lies near Winton. All level and good
land. Very reasonable price. Cash
or terms. See D. H. Magyar, Leaven-
worth. 17d
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
Imprisoned In the Wind.

Butterflies may be imprisoned and
uninjured in the midst Of whirlwind.
Gales in genuine typhoon are so ter
rible that the stoutest ships can scarce.
ly hope to weather them, but there is
a spot at the very center of the storm
where something like dead calm pre-.
walls. From the outer edge of the dis.
turbance, which may be 300 miles
across, the wind velocity increases to
ward the center until within few
miles Of that point there comes sud
den lull. There the rain ceases and
the sky often clears. In this little
calm area, which sailors call "the eye
Of the storm" group Of butterflies
has frequently been imprisoned, and
their dainty, delicate forms are as safe
in this aerial cage as if lowering In
sunny meadows, but as helpless as if in
collectors bottle.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24

In the trenches I am satisfied that
volunteering is the costliest system in
the long run. The volunteer system
fails at the crucial moment, for there
comes a time when all of the high
hearted have volunteered and recruit
ing dwindles away.
THAT is what is happening in Aus
tralia, where conscription was defeated
by popular vote. Australia already has
contributed 2S0,O00 men out Of total
population of about 100000, but it re
quires a monthly quota of 1900 to
keep this force up to strength, and al
ready there are signs that the supply
of men to be secured by volunteering
is approaching exhaustion. The Aus
tralians are learning their lesson, and
| think that Sir William Hughes, the
premier, and his supporters will carry
cOnScripton.
"England's losses in brains under the
volunteer system have been incalcula.
BILE. Our specialists are being destroyed
on the battlefield. America should
profit by the mother countrys mistake
No matter how long the war lasts
no matter what burdens of suffering
she places on the rest Of the world
Germany is beaten
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
THE MAKING OF PAPER.
Thrift Was the Order of the Day When
Only Rag Stock Was Used.

1t was in the year 1867 that the first
wood pulp paper in the United States
was manufactured, and it would be
difficult to estimate the benefit this has
conferred upon the world, for it was
a step In the dissemination of knowl-
edge, particularly current news, just
as was the invention of movable types
and the printing press.
1t will be remembered by many still
living with what care every rag was
saved to be converted into paper in the
days when only rag stock was used in
its manufacture and how the paper,
after it had served it's purpose at the
printers, was carefully put aside for
wrapping parcels. Those were days of
automatically imposed thrift, which
were followed by disregard of econo-
mics so widespread that already, after
only half a century, we are confronted
by a prospect of serious shortage of
supply of the new raw material.
Just as the supply Of rags in the
sixties would not have sufficed for
growing needs, so it appears that soon
there will not be enough wood pulp to
go around. But we have grown so ac-
customed to finding substitutes when
we had to have them that the world is
not alarmed.-Portland Oregonian.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
BOY STUCK IN BIG GUN.
With the Help of Rope He Came Ou.
All Riqht.

South Bethlehem, Pa.-The Bethle
hem Steel works recently forged the
first sixteen-inch gun for the United
States navy, the second made in this
country. The first one, also cast here
guards the Atlantic entrance to the
Panama canal and can fire a shot al
most sixteen miles.
A slender apprentice wanted to have
the honor of having crawled through
the sixteen inch naval gun. 1t wasn't
an easy job to work himself along, and
halfway through he got stuck and
yelled for help. Some of the men want
ed to pull him out backward, but one
of the mechanics sympathized with the
boy and pushed in a rope from the
front. He managed to get it around
his shoulders and eventually landed
head foremost.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
JAIL De LUXE, BUT EMPTY
Westchester Offers Marble Baths, Etc.
but Can't Get Convicts.

New York;. Everit Macy, multi.
millionaire commissioner of correction
of Westchester county, has taken over
the new penitentiary de luxe at East
View, but he cannot get any prisoners
to fill 1t.
There are plenty of Westchester men
serving sentences-20O, in fact-but
they were committed to Blackwells is
land for their full terms, and there
seems no legal way to transfer them
New York would like to let go Of them,
but can't Mr.. Macy needs at least
forty at oEce or there will be no gar.
den truck in the summer, there being
no one to plant the garden.
The prison has marble shower baths,
writing desks, real linen for the tables
and pretty much all the comforts OF
home except freedom.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
"P0TAT0 PATRIOTS" NEEDED.
Woodcratt League Urges Boys and
Girls to Help Nation.


Ernest Thompson Seton, chief of the
Woodcraft League of America, has sent
an appeal to the members of the league
asking them to shoulder the hoe and
hoe your country's way to victory in
the campaign to increase the food sup
ply OF the nation. The league believes
that potatoes may decide the great
war" and urges boys and girls yytshin,
to become potato patriots" to join the
Woodcraft potato clubs.
Each patriot will agree to plant and
raise not less than fifty hills of this
very necessary vegetable and donate
the receipts to some worthy war fund.
Those who join will receive club but
ton and complete instructions for plant
ing and caring for their potato crop.
An American flag and Woodcraft
League Potato club pennant will be
given to the patriot raising the best
crop from go square feet. Groups Of
five will receive charter personally
signed by Ernest Thompson Seton
Free seed potatoes for planting twen-
ty-five hills will be given to the first
hundred applicants.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
A VALUABLE BIRD.
The Rough Legged Hawk Is Helpful
Friend on the Farm.

An extremely helpful friend of ours.
when bird friends are few, is the
rough legged hawk, saws writer i'm
Farm and Fireside Unfortunately this
bird is little known or valued. 1t
reaches the United States from its
northern breeding range in September
and October, remaining until April.
1t may be identified afield by its
broad wings, its large size and the
broad dark band which crosses its
breast and under side of its wings. 1t
is comparatively tame. The name
rough legged or hare footed is made
appropriate by the birds full feathered
legs and feet.
The cOloration of the American rough
leg and its more western subspecies,
the ferruginous rough leg, varies from
the type here described to almost solid
black. In this darker phase the rough
leg Is commonly called the black hawk.
On such good authority as that of DIR.
A. X. Fisher, under whose direction
the United States biological survey
made extensive field observations of
this birds feeding habits, it is stated
"The rough leg is one of mans most
important allies against meadow mice,
feeding on little else during its six
months sojourn in the United States.
Other mice, rabbits and grown squir-
relS are taken occasionally"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
Soap Bubbles and Portraits.

Professor Boys of England, expert
menting with bubbles, obtained some
very large ones, which in the sunshine
changed colors so beautifully that he
conceived the idea of using them as
backgrounds for photographs.
The large bubbles were blown with
an ordinary bellows, says the Popular
Science Monthly. The soap solution
was heated and large mouthed fun
mel was dipped into it. The bellows
connected with the funnel, was ther
worked very gently. Bubbles with as
great circumference as two and q
half feet were easily obtained.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
DAY COACHES FOR TROOPS.
Sleepers Not to Be Provided Under
War Conditions.

Westinghouse is announced by the
secretary of war that standard Pull
man and tourist sleepers will not be
used for the transportation of troops
under ordinary conditions during the
war. Day coaches hereafter will be
used on the basis of one officer to each
double seat and three men to each two
double seats. The new order ap, lilies to
all cases except journeys of unusual
length, covering more than one night
and one day. which cases will be sep
arately considered whcsl they arise.
1t is explained that the new regula-
ton is necessary owing to the limited
number of sleeping cars available for
troop movements and to the congestion
that would arise on transportation
lines if sleepers had to be collected for
every large movement of troops. More
over, by doing away with sleepers, It
Is declared, the number of cars neces-
sary to handle the movement Is de-
creased by one-quarter.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24

Bananas, If they are unripe, may be
used with advantage as vegetable
Out the fruit in halves, stew them foi
twenty-five minutes in just little
water, drain, cover them with a cream
sauce such as you use for caulifloweI
and serve them hot The ripe fruit Is
delicious garnish to meat Cut round
slices from ripe, firm bananas, fry
them in butter and lay few on the
top and around broiled steak as II
goes to table.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
BEAVERS ATE HIS TREES.
But State Doesn't Have to Pay Dam
ages TO Barrett.

Mount Vernon. n. Y.-Following q
contest in the courts for five years
William G. Bartlett of Katonah has lost
his claim for 81 300 against the state OF
New York for destruction of poplar
trees by beavers on his game preserve
in the Adirondacks.
The decision of the court of appeals
reverses the appellate division, which
affirmed judgment for that amount
granted by the court Of claims. The
case was the first action of its kind
ever tried in the state. The court OF
claims found that the destruction was
caused by four beavers liberated Oh
Eagle creek and their descendants that
used the branches for their houses
The claimant claimed that the beavers
were wards of the state.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
BOARD FOR WAR METALS.
Members to Deal With Supply of Brass
and Aluminium.


Washington.-To deal with problems
of brass and aluminium supply for the
army and navy the Council of National
Defense created two committees to act
In conjunction with the raw materials
committee of the Civilian Advisory
Commission. The two new committees
are expected to bring highly valuable
technical information to the army and
navy. Committees to deal with other
raw materials vital to the conduct of
the war are being formed and will be
announced later.
The two committees announced fol.
low:
Brass-Charles f. Brooker and C. d.
Goss, Waterbury, Conn; Lewis H
Jones, Detroit; Barton Hazelton, Rome.
N. Y, and F. j. Kingsbury, Bridgeport,
Conn.
Aluminum-Arthur f. Davis, New
York; E. E. Allyne, Cleveland, and Jo
seph A. Janney, Philadelphia.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
POMEROY CONSENTS TO WORK
Notorious Life Convict at Last MingIes
With Other Inmates.

Boston.-Jesse POmeroy, the states
notorious life prisoner, abandoned his
objections to the revised terms of his
sentence and for the first time in forty
years mingled with his fellow inmates.
He has been put to work.
When Governor Mccall and his coun-
Gil last January committed that pro-
vision of Pomeroy's sentence which
stipulated that he should spend his
days in solitary confinement Pomeroy
objected to the change that made him
liable to labor. His refusal to work
was punished with twenty four hours
in dark cell and a diet of bread and
recently.