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The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
KAISER MAKES
APPEAL TO men
Urges Troops to Hold Line
Against French.
ALLIES MAKE NEW GAINS
British Report Further Progress in Re.
gion Of Lens and Gen. NiyeIIe's
Forces Win on St. Quentin.
Reims Front.

Amsterdam, April 23.-On official
dispatch from Berlin says that En-
peror William has sent The following
telegram TO the crown prince:
The troops Of all the German
tribes under your command, with
steel-hard determination and strongly
led, have brought To failure the great
French attempt TO break through on
the AiSne and in Champagne. There
also the infantry again has to bear
the brunt and. thanks to the indie
fatigable assistance of the artillery
and other arms, has accomplished
great things in its death-defying per-
severance and irresistible attacks.
Convey my and the fatherland's
thanks to The leaders and men. The
battle on the AiSne and in, Champagne
Is not yet over, hut all who fight and
bleed there shall know that The whole
of Germany will remember their deeds
and is as one with Them to carry
through the tifht for existence to n vic
torious end. God grant It,"
British Halt Three Attacks.
London, April 23.--Brtsh troops
made further progress in The region of
Lens, where The fghtlng continues to
go in their favor, says the official state
slent issued by the British war office.
Three German counter-attacks were
repulSed by rhe British, who captured
Il number Of prisoners and machine
guns. The text reads:
ION the north bank of the Scrape
the ground gained during the day east
of Famp0uX was secured during the
night.
"Flghting continues in our favor
west and northwest OF Lens, where
Onr troops again made progress. cap
turing prisoners and machine guns.
Three cOunter-attacks upon our new
positions in this neighborhood we're re-
pulsed"
French Again Push Forward.
Paris, April 23.-French infantry
forces again pushed forward in the
region north Of Sancy and Jouy, on the
st. Quentin-Reims battle front. says
the official statement issued by the
French war department. Further east
there was hand grenade fighting in the
sector of Hutebise.
German airplancs dropped several
bombs in the region of Dunkirk
wounding three persons.
Berlin Reports French Loss.
Berlin, April 23.--Oa the Aisne,
Champagne battle front, says the of,
fetal statement by the German war de-
partmcnt, there were battles near
Braye and HurtebiSe farm, On the
Reims-Neufchatci road north of Pros.
neS and on the western bank of the
River Suippcs, all of which cuied with
heavy French losses.
On the British front in the Arras.
Lens region, the statement says, the
artillery duel Increased to the most
extreme violence"
German aviators shot down near
NiGlpnrt an entente airship, which
fell blazing into the sea.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
Strike at GrinneI,.

One hundred and twenty-five union
laborers, employed on various build
ings in Grinnell, went on strike
for nine-hour day and thirty-five
cents an hour. The men had been
working ten hours at twenty five
cents an hour scale.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
Viii Extend Time.

Chances are that the jurymen in
Mahaska county will not be called
until along toward the end of May.
The court says he does not wish to
take the men away from the farm
while they are required for work in
the field.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
Friday is Arbor Day.

Friday of this week is Arbor Day.
Make preparation to plant a tree, a
fruit tree or a shade tree. Almost
every property has room somewhere
for the planting of tree, The
parking at the front or side OF the lot
win do II room on the lot itself is
lacking. aha
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
PlowinoI Is DELAYED.

Weather conditions are delaying
blowing. BY reason Of the killing
of clover and alfalfa most farmers
have additional blowing to do and
the planting season is going to be
somewhat delayed,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
The Garden Movement.

Garden work is at its height and
many spot will be cultivated where
none has been planted before. Car
den plots are in demand. II you
have more space than needed for your
own work. notify Mayor Harro.d.
Lots and plots are at a premium.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
For War Prohibition.

Carson City, New, April 23.-Gov.
Emmett D. Boyle Of Nevada, In a state
mcnt. declared himself strongly in
favor Of prohibition as a war measure
to conserve grain resources. ine .st.ias
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
OUR FOOD SUPPLY
STEPS TAKEN TO INCREASE THE
CROPS IN LOCAL FIELD.

Special Commercial Club commit
tee has been appointed by President
Dr.. Jay G. Roberts to be known as
the Agricultural Committee" to care
for the gardening propositions, the
county agent proposition and allied
and kindred subjects. The commit
tee appointed is as follows: l. May
lor, chairman, Frank W. Else, Reed
Brown, Lon Hellings, R. X. Davis,
Elmer Morris, John Lyle and E. K
Taylor.
- - -
Petitions are being circulated by
the students of the high school re-
guessing that the school authorities
give all students credit who quit
school to work on the farm and aid
in the production of an increased
food supply. .
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A professor from the State College
at Ames is expected at Penn College
this week to take charge of new
class in the study of War Time Con-
servation. The saving of food stuffs
and clothing will be one of the i'm
portant questions handled by the
new class.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
waterworks Again Talked OF.

The Eddyyille council held an in
formal meeting Wednesday evening.
and the matter of waterworks for the
town was discussed with Engineer
Lawrence w. Cox of Des Moines. who
was present. II public sentiment
appears to be in favor of 1t, special
election may be called this spring to
vote on waterworks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
Froqs Are Plentiful.

This appears to be a particularly
favoisp6le season for frogs. Ever
hear SO many Of them making music?
They make the night fairly ring.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
A Cow Worth While.

r. p. J. Ryan has COW. fresh a
couple of weeks ago. that gave forty
three pounds OF milk ON Thursday,
April 10. ss s'a
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26


torpedn-boat desrroyers fired 100 shells
in the region of Calais. Some civilians
were killed. Twelve persons were
slightly wounded.
Admit Loss of Two Ships.
Berlin, April 23.-"After a naval en-
gagement at night to the east of Do
vcr," says an official statement issued
by the German admiralty, 'two Ger
man torpedo-boat destroyers, the G-S5
and G-l2, are reported To have been
lost" .. -
Fifty Dead at Dover.
London, April 23.-RPynOlds' Week
~ Newspaper says that Mt Dover %
German and 90 British dead lie in the
market hall. The crowds hoOted the
German survivors from the sunken de-
stroyers when they landed on account
of the sinking of hospital ships by
German submarines.
Two German Destroyers Sunk.
Two German destroyers were sunk
and one other possibly was destroyed
when five enemy vessels attempted n
raid on Dover, the admiralty an
nounced.
They We're attacked by two British
patrol ships. The fight that ensued
lasted only five minutes Ten Ger
man officers and los men We're res
eued and made prisoners.
The admiralty statement said:
'"The vice admiral at Dover reports
that five German destroyers attempted
n raid on Dover The raid resulted in
their firing a number OF rounds into
a piowed field a few miles from Do
Yer.
Two Patrol Ships Attack.
, The enemy appears then TO have
steered in the direction Of some of
our shipping, possibly with the inten-
ton of attacking, but was met by
two vessels of the Dover patrol.
I'm five minutes these two vessels
engaged and sank Mt leass twa, pos
sihly three, out of the five enemy
bnatS, the remainder making off at
high speed during the short engage
ment. escaping in the darkness.
Our vessels suffered no material
damage and our casualties were ex
cccdngIy slight in comparison with
| the result obtained. Our patrol YES.
sells were handled with remarkable
| gallantry and dash, and the tactics
pursued were n very fine example of
| destroyer work.
I'VE were fortunate in being able
to save the lives of ten German Off.
ccrs and 10S mem from the vessels
sunk"
Hoped to Take Premier.
The Central News says:
"rhe suggestion has been made
that the German deStrOyerS which
came to grief in the Straits Of Dover
| hoped 10 bring off a spectacular coup
by interruptlng Premier Lloyd Georges
channel crossing on his return from
the cOntinent."N
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
Noted Punch Editor Dead.

London. April 23.-Sir Francis Cow
ley Bnrnnnd, formerly editor of Punch,
died at Ramsgate, his home.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
Admit Loss of Two Ships.

Berlin, April 23.-"After n naval en-
gagement at night to the east of Do
ver," says an official statement issued
by the German admiralty, two Ger
man torpedo-boat destroyers, the G-S5
and G-42, are reported to have been
I,ct 4.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
Hoped to Take Premier.
he Central News saws.


'"The suggestion has been made
that the German deStrOyerS which
came to grief in the Straits Of Dover
hoped To bring off a spectacular coup
by interMptlng Premier Lloyd Georges
channel crossing on his return from
the cOntinent"N
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
GERMANS SHELL n
CALAIS, FRANCE
Number of Civilians Killed and
Wounded.
BRITISH SINK TWO WARsHlPs
kaisere Destroyers Sent to Bottom
During Attempted Raid on Dover
1is Teutons Rescued and
~ Made Prisoner.

Calais, France, April 23.-German
torpedn-boat deStroyerS fired 100 shells
in. the region of Calais. Some civilians
were killed. Twelve persons were
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-08-17
SUSPECT YOUR KIDNEYS
Too Many Brownsville People Neglec
Early Symptoms of Kidney
Trouble

If your back is lame-if you feel
dull, tired and all worn out
If you have hard headaches, back
aches and dizzy spells
If the kidney secretions are disor-
dered-
Suspect your kidneys and take "a
stitch in time"
Use Doan's Kidney Pills, the time
tried, home endorsed kidney remedy.
1t may save you from some serious
kidney trouble.
Make use of Mr.. Anthony's expe-
rience.
w. L. Anthony, retired farmer, Key
Corner street, Brownsville, says: II
was having some trouble from my
back and the kidney secretions were
too frequent in passage, making me
get up often at night. Doan's Kidney
Pills relieved me of the trouble in a
short time and now feel much better
Price 60c at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Anthony had. Foster-Mulburn Co.
Props, Buffalo, N. Y. Z
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-08-17
The DUST MULCH
IS THE THING

Two things, plant food and moist
ure, in abundance, are vitaly necessa-
ny to the production of large crops
Without both of these or either Of
them, crops must at least in part fail
The food must be in the soil for the
plant, and water must be present in or
der that this plant food may be kept
in solution. Plants can take only a
liquid diet-solid food is Of no value to
them.
From May until August is a critical
time with most of our cultivated crops
The weather is warm and often dry,
and evaporation is rapid Under such
conditions, moisture conservation is Of
first Importance, and in attaining this
every farmer should know the value
of making and maintaining a dust
mulch.
This mulch acts just like a blanket
In keeping the water in the soil ANY
farm boy who has turned over board
or plank lying flat on the ground, has
found it moist and cool underneath,
though possibly all around the soil
may have been parched and dry. The
farmer who maintains by means Of an
earth or dust mulch just such condl-
tons all over his fields is the man VINO
Is likely 50 suffer least in periods of
drouth.--The Progressive Farmer.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-08-17
Do NOT MARKET
UNDER-FAT STUFF

An observation of happenings thru
out several parts of Tennessee indi.
Gates that many cattle are now going
to slaughter which should be kept OF
grass until frost. These half-fed cat.
tie are being shipped in order that
their owners may secure the high
prices now prevailing, under the pre-.
sumption that the present is safe and
the future uncertain. If this move
ment continues during the remainder
of the summer, there cannot be many
feeder cattle for the fall trade, nor
any fat cattle at any time.
The outlook is good for a large crop
of corn and the fall pasture is prom
Using, all Of which makes one wonder
how all this feed will be utilized if so
many cattle have already gone to the
butcher market.
No one knows what the future holds.
but it does not seem good policy to
hasten the marketing of under-fat
stuff, when the supply of feed is so
promising.
Our supply of beef-producing cat
tie is undoubtedly short and careful
conservation is necessary in these war
times.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-08-17
A LARGE TRANSACTION

j. w. McCleish has closed a deal for
the sale of his fine five-hundred acre
black land farm at Gum Springs, to
Sid and Geo. Brewer. The considera-
ton was fifty dollars per acre spot
cash Sid already owns the farm adj
joining this farm to the south and will
continue his present residence, and the
home on the new farm will be oecu-
pied by George and his family, who
for the past several years have been
living at Sparkman. This is one of
the finest farms in the county and was
bought by Mr. McCleish six years ago
from Rev. A. w. Forbes for twenty
eight dollars per acre, though to be
sure Mr.. McCleish has made consid-
cradle Improvements on the place.
The Brewer brothers will take pos
session in January /, 1918, and Mr..
McCleish will move his family to a
residence across the railroad where he
has sixty acres and a store. He says
he sold simply because he was tired
and wanted rest. We are glad that
he intends to continue making his
home in the county.-Arkadelphia
Southern Standard.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-08-17
USE HEAVY PLUMP SEED

Buying seed every few years usually
grown in different climate and a
different soil, is not wise. The "run-
ming out" of variety of grain is due
to carelessness in selecting seed grain
and to poor tillage, and not to a nat
ural deterioration in the variety. Sc
lect the best field of grain on the farm
for seed and use the, tanning mill
to separate the best kernels. The hea-
w, plump kernels are, in most cases,
produced by the strongest plants, and
these kernels will in turn produce
stronger and better nourished plants
than the light shrunker kernels. Elk
periments with heavy and light seed
oats at the Minnesota Experiment
Station have an increase of 8 1-2 per
cent in favor of the heavy seed. AT
Nebraska Station experiments with
winter wheat resulted in an average
of as bushels in favor of the heavy
seed.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-08-17
KNOW COTTON GRADES,
SELL IN QUANTITIES
POOL COTTON SEED

The remedy for all these evils of
course, lies in cooperative selling. In
every cotton couItry arrangements
should be made for grading or chasing
cotton, the ginners mailing samples
to agricultural authorities, these au-
thorities then advising the growers Of
the exact grade. The farmers should
form marketing associations and sell
by class in 80, 100, or 500-bale lots.
We have already referred to the bull
letin on cotton marketing in Oklaho-
ma; and later agricultural department
studies in Arkansas and North Carroll
ma likewise emphasize the points we
are making. In new Bulletin. "A
Study of Cotton Marketing Conditions
in North Carolina" it is shown that
farmers who knew the grade and class
of their cotton averaged $1.15 d bale
more for their cotton than farmers
who lacked such information received
for lint of exactly the same QUALITY.
Then again:
producers who sold in lots cbntain-
ing ten or more bales, obtained from
SSc to S1.45 per bale more than the
producers who sold one or two bales,
CHASING is only the first step and pool
ing or selling organizations should be
formed if the full benefits of elassing
are to be realized.
And as surely as cooperation is need
ed in selling cotton, it is perhaps even
more sorely needed in selling cotton
seed. Many farmers have no isiforma-
ton as to what cotton seed ait worth
IN other markets and accept without
question whatever local buyers offer.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-08-17

How great is the loss is illustrated BY
an investigation conducted BY The
Progressive Farmer a few years ago
and which many readers will remem-
Der. We asked readers to report to
US prices paid for cotton seed in their
various markets on the same day, and
the reports showed that at the same
time and almost the same hour cot
ton seed were selling all the way from
SIS to S33 per ton.
Farmers frequently have to sell their
cotton in order to pay their debts, but
most of them can hold their cotton seed
and it should be the custom all over
the south to pool seed, selling through
competent agent or exchanging for
meal and thus getting the highest val
ues for all growers.-The Progressive
Farmer.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-08-17
WE NEED MORE
DAIRY COWS

AS means of supplying one Of til,
very best human foods at q low cost
the dairy COW is first among live
stock. And, when rightly fed ant
managed, she will produce food At al.
most as low cost per unit of heae val.
ue IS it is possible to produce it II
any form, animal or vegetable DIR
Reed made this clear in recent Issue
The south reeds more dairy cows
millions more of them. There's hard
ly farmer in Tennessee, owner
or tenant, that does not need at least
~ family, white or black, Handwriting
two good cows, and many might well
have more than this number. One
cow, however good, is not enough, be-
cause even with the best management
one cow does not assure an ADEQUATE
year-round milk supply. Two cows
will provide all the milk needed by the
small family, but in order to do this
it is necessary, first, that the cows be
good ones; and, second, that they
have the best Of care and attention.
Right now the average southern far
mer can devote himself to no better
task than that of getting these COWS,
in case he does not already have them,
and then insuring an abundant supply
of the best home-raised feeds.
For without plenty of feed, rightly
balanced, no COW, however good. can
do her best. And during these times
of high priced feeds economy demands
that the home-raised feeds be used as
far as possible. There is still time to
make bermuda pasture, and We re-
gard good pasture as one Of the
very first essentials in cheap. milk pro-
duction. When to the Bermuda we
also add bur and white clover and les
pedeza, we will have as nearly all all
year round pasture as it is possible to
have, and will have gone far toward
solving the feeding problems. Rough
feeds for winter use must also bapro-
vided, and that we have PLENTY Of
THESE, Dig crops OF soy beans and COW
peas should be planted and made into
hay. A good sized patch of Abruzzi
rye for winter grazing will also be Of
immense help. Then by exchanging
the cotton seed for meal and feeling
this, we'll have made these do double
duty in helping supply milk and but
ter and soil fertility.
Given these two-good cows and
plenty of good feeds-and we haveta |
ken a long step toward living at home
and living, too, on the most wholesome
food that can be had Don't fail to
provide your farm with plenty Of |
good milk cows; they will help you far
along the road to independence. The
Progressive farmer.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-08-17
Sell TIE COcgERELS

r'esss Is mads by Keeping 5 Isl
LET young cockerels and eeeaing fiieh-
piced feed to them after they reaeb i
marketable age.
The profitable weight at which to
dispose of them is when they weigh
two to two and a half pounds each.
Any stunted or poorly developed pull
lets should be marketed at the same
time as well rs lens over two years
old. Get the flock into working shape.
Keep every hen and pullet of any
promise, and only three or four of the
best cockerels for next seasons breed
ing.
Then, with proper housing, feeding
and management, the poultry will be-
come highly profitable.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-08-17
EAT VEGETABLES

Dried fruits and vegetables are just
as wholesome as fresh ones and will
taste very similar, if care is taken to
thoroughly soak them before cooking
and if they are cooked in the fireless
cooker, or slowly over the fire. The
water, which has eyaporated, will be
replaced, and the woody fibers soften
ed
Cereals, such as oats, rice, barley
and wheat, can be placed very proper
ly with the starchy vegetables, as
they contain a large amount of starch.
Beans and peas are composed of pro-
tein, or muscle building food, and al
so contain some starch, a heat and
and fat producing food. As beans and
peas contain muscle building food,
they are used occasionally instead of
meat. 1t is not wise to leave out meat
entirely from meals as the muscle
forming part of meat is more easily
taken up by the body than that of
peas and beans.
Vegetables may be eaten raw or
cooked. When eaten raw they should
be washed thoroughly and allowed to
stand in a little sailed vinegar water
Il tablespoon vinegar, l tablespoon
salt to quart Of water) for at Ieass
a half hour. If they have wilted, this
operation will freshen them and win
help to kill typhoid germs. If there
any little bugs in vegetables (such as
cabbage or caulifower), this treatment
will cause the bugs to come out into
the water.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-08-17
VARIED CONDITION
IN COTTON OUTLOOK

Big Improvement in Tennessee, Missis-
sippi and Arkansas, but Unfavora-
BILE Outlook in Texas and Alabama
Remainder of Belt Holds its Own.
Plant Late.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-08-17
DIR. Frederick Jacobson says rs Per
Cent of Women need Phosphates to
give them Strong, Healthy, round
figure, and to avoid Nervous
break down. Thousands of
Women grow strong in
Natures way.
Consider the Lilies Of the Field
How They Grow"

The life Of the lily is but few week
or months. The life of man is "three
score years and ten." But to live ones
life in its fullness, women like the lily
must be nourished by those same vital
elements which nature povides for
nourishing every living thing; and
these include the valuable phosphate
so often lacking in the usual food we
eat today. Argo-P Phosphate is rich in
and assimilated into The system, and
from youth to old age, builds and re-
builds body and brain Ii beautiful har-
tkisse wonderful elements It contains
Them II concentrated tablet form Wis.,
is easy to take and quickly absorbed
mony with Natures perfect plan.
That's why" Argo-PEosphate makes
good solid flesh and muscles.
SPECIAL NOTICE.: Argo-Phos-
phate contains the Natural phosphates
which thousands of physicians are pre-
scribing daily to build up thin, pale,
colorless women to give them rosy
cheeks, red lips and beautiful COM
plexion. Many cases have been report
ed Were women have increased their
weight from Is to rs pounds with
few weeks treatment, and any woman
who desires a well rounded and devel-
oped form, should secure from her
druggist, this new drug which is mex
pensive and is dispensed by any reli-
able druggist with or without doc
tors prescription. If your druggist
will not supply you, send $1.0O to the
Argo Laboratories, 10 Forsyth street,
Ca, and they will send you
a two weeks treatment by mail 3
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-08-17

A county fair that is made up from
the best exhibits that have been placed
IN community fairs, back in the rural
districts, may be expected to have the
very best in the county. 1t is a good
plan to have the series of community
FAIRS prior to the county fair, So that
the prize winning exhibits in the COM
munity fairs may be carried up to the
county fair, which in effect makes the
community fair the local units of the
county fair.-The Progressive Farmer.