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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-26
ARMED LINER
REACHED PORT
First American Ship With
Guns Aboard, is Not Mo-
Tested by German
Submarines.
ST LOUIS MAKES TRIP
sailed From New York for England
March II, With Orders to
Shoot U Boats on
Sight.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The
American liner st. Louis, the first
American ship to sail for q British
port with guns aboard, has arrived
safely at her destination
The st. Louis sailed from New
American passenger vessel to ira
verse the submarine zone after Pres
ident Wilson's announcement that
American ships would be armed.
Announcement of the safe arrival
OF the ST. Louis was made by the
navy department.
Secretary Daniels expressed him
self as well pleased at the vessels
safe journey.
What route the big ship took, the
details of her passage and the port
of destination we're, OF course, kept
secret. at the request OF the admin
istration.
In keeping with the voluntary cen
sorship rules promulgated Saturday.
no announcement will be made of
departure Of the st. Louis on her re-
turn trip.
Two Torped oirss.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-Two
involving Americans but
with no casualties, were reported to
the state department today.
The first case was the British steam
er Chorley, with Americans Sweet,
Herrfck and Walters aboard.
The second was the Norwegian
steamer wilfred with Bill Southwood.
Wayne county, Kentucky. and John
Palmer. of Panama. aboard. In the
Wilfred case the German submarine
permitted the crew to take to the
boats.
Fate Of the Crew.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-Men OF
the American tank steamer Healdton
were suffocated, frozen or drowned
when their vessel was torpedoed last
Wednesday in Germany's SO called
.safety lane" off the Dutch coast, ac-
cording to report from Consul krogh
at Rotterdam today
His message. based on Captain
Christopher's report. showed how men
were caught below ship in the flaming
vessel, how others. naked, were ex-
posed for hours to below zero weather.
Sunk Twenty-Five.
BERLIN, March 26. (Via Sayville
wireless German submarines have
sunk during the last few days a total
of twenty-five steamships, fourteen
sailing ships and thirty-seven trawl-
ers. in addition to losses already made
public, an official announcement
stated. In addition to the ship losses.
an English biplane was destroyed by
gun fire from submarines.
Among the ships the statement
saws were sunk is the Asturias, 4
70 On2 ton Royal Mail Steam Packet
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-26
line Hundred Men, Including
| Co. L., of Keokuk, Who But
Recently Left Mexi-
can Border.
||roBn1zED IN ARMoR1Es
Dr.,umed That Militia viii Guard the
Utilities and Bridges Of tho
state, But information
10 Refused.

Hunted Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DES MONIES, Iowa, March 26.-On
erders from Adjutant General Logan,
Greeted by the war department. the
Fint Iowa Infantry was today order
ID assembled In the armorles Of the
hxeIve respective cities affected, by
' he regiment commander, Col. John
DatIey, Of Upton.
Logan stated the regiment would be
mobllized and ready for further or
ders by evening.
The nine hundred men In the regi.
ment were only mustered out two
months ago, following their seven
months service on the Mexican border.
What disposition would Be made Of
the troops General Logan refused to
state today. They n,ay be held at
Shsar tvmoriss Tor . Few days. u 10
prtsumed the regiment was rnobllixeo
[to suard puklic utilities, bridges and
kpoeslbie munition plants in iowa from
possible harm at the hands Of German
|ympathlers or bomb pIotters.
An official Of the Iowa national
1uard said that In his belief fighting in
France and border guard duty again
may form an important part Of the MI
Itia's work in the coming trouble with
Germany.
Logan stated today he has received
No intir1ation whether tho other two
Iowa regiments, the Iowa artillery or
cavalry and the hospital unit are to
Be mobilized soon.
Central West Astir.
CHICAGO, March 26.--All through
the great central west, militia called
out by today's orders from Washing.
ion were hurrying to their arieories.
The immediate orders were for each
unit to assemble in it's armory at its
home station and to equip for duty.
order as to the immediate disposition
q the troops had come from the Of
nee Of General Barry, in charge of
ne central military division.
1t was generally assumed that the
men would be held for the present
near their points of mobilization,
aRalting orders and meantime guard
nag aTsenals, railway bridges and
public works
At noon the mobilization Of the
Elfst Illinois infantry which is COM
posed wholly Of Chicago men, had
oeen practically completed.
All points in the central west reach
eu' brought prompt response. Re-
eluitlng depleted units to full war
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-26
First Call for Recruits
Is For Men in Many
Secretary Daniels Wires til. late City En,phasiz<
Need Of More Menf Nan Ne'o Ships
from Secretary Of tho Navy Daniels at Washington
nce 1885, It 10 appeal for enstments In the Unit

irons
e
Of
New
morear
Monday on tne
editorial
newre
DANIELS
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-26
DRIVING WEDGE
INTO NEW LINE
Allied Forces Furious Over
German Frightfulness Be-
fore Their Retreat
From France.
REVENGE IS NOW SOUGHT
New "Hindenburg Line" Expected to
CrumbIe and Fall Much Sooner
Than Anyone
Expected.
REVENGE IS NOW SOUGHT

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON, March 26.-The destruc-
tion on which the retreating Germans
counted most to hamper advance of
the allied forces on the western front,
may possibly prove the Teuton's un
doing.
The spectacle Of the utter. wanton.
brutal devastation wreaked on French
soil, evacuated by the invaders today,
had reused the French troops to such
a point that they were issesistibly
forcing their way onward, even over
coming some long prepared positions
in advance of the "Hindenburg line"
st. Quentin is being rapidly approach.
ed. There. front dispatches reported
today. fighting is Of violence not
eclipsed in the offensives Of last sum
mer. The French have literally been
transformed into super-flghting ma.
chimes by their fury over the despoil-
alton of France.
General Nivelle is evidently sharp
ening the point of his wedge extending
near Moy and Venedeuil, between St
Quentin and LaFere with a flood of
men. 1t is at this point that allied
troops have advanced farthest against
the Germans.
To the north Of st. Quentin, Field
Marshal Haig's British forces today
were themselves forging a wedge
above ST. Quentin. The city Is men
lced from three sides now. It Is ba-
lieved to be one of the strongest po-
sitions In the Hindenburg line.
The British advance has been slow
er, but none the less methodical than
the French. Fighting of the most des-
rerate character is marking eyery
inch Of the advance.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-26
Still Progressing.

PARIS, March 26.-Despite driv.
ing rain and every obstacle of broken
ground. French forces still progressed
today against the Germans. The Off
cial statement declared General Nj
velles' troops had reached Folem
Barry, south Of the forest Of Coucy.
During the night the Germans un-
successfully attacked new French po-
sitions between the Disc and the
Somme. They lost heavily.
Fire OF French guns north OF
Rheims exploded a munitions depot
behind the German lines.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-26
Sunk Twenty-Five.

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The Telegraph Service Of The
naily Gate City and Constitu-
t;on-Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-26

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service:l
| PETROGRAD March 26@Rus sia
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-26

Rain or snow. Colder. Local
temp p. m. Ga; 7 a. m. 80.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-07

on the roots of the plant This nitro
gen is shared by bacteria and plants
alike. and when the crop is plowed I'M
der it is there to be incorporated in the
soil with the organic matter furnished
by the roots and tops of the plants.
Leguminous Crops Should Be lnocu-
lated.
It so happens that each different le-
guminous plant works with a separate
and specific bacterium and that these
bacteria are not always present in the
soil When they are not present it is
essential that they be added to the soil
at planting time. This may be done in
a number of ways. 1t used to be the
custom to take soil from another field
which had grown the same crop and
shown evidences of bacteria by nodules
on the roots of the plants and spread 1t
on the new field on dark day when
the sun would not kill the bacteria,
but today this method has been super
seeded almest entirely by the use of
commercial cultures. In other words,
the bacteria are isolated and placed in
bottles full of gelatin for them to live
on. Such cultures are inexpensive, and
all the farmer has to do is to put the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-07
THE HOME GARDEN.

College Park, July 5.-Maryland
farmers are taking especial pains with
their home gardens this year. They
are aiming to keep UP a constant and
sufficient supply of vegetables for thei,
own use and for their local markets
They are accomplishing this purpose
by adopting rotation of garde,
crops that will keep every foot OF
garden soil busy during the growing
season. In a bulletin recently tsoued
by the Maryland Agricultural Extern
sion Service, S. B. Shaw, specialist in
Horticulture, says: THE systematic
rotation Of farm crops has been adj
vocated for number Of years. thu
principal end in view being an i'm.
proVement of soil fertility. A well
planned rotation Of garden crops
brings about this same result and in
addition, accomplfshes two other DUR
poses. 1t affords greater amount Of
food supplies for longer period OF
time, and, to certain extent. ii aids
in the control of certain insects ana
diseases"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-07
Friday, September Fl, 1917
BE GINNING AT 9 A. M.

Appointments will be made soon after
Each Legislative District of Balti-
more City and each County of the
State, with the exception of Caroline,
and Somerset Counties, will be entitled
to one or more scholarships for the year
1917-1918, in addition to those which have
already been assigned. In the two coun-
ties mentioned above, all the available
scholarships have been awarded.
Under the provisions of the Act of AS
sembly, the County and City Scholar
ships in the Department of Engineer
ing are awarded only to deserving stud
ents whose financial circumstances are
such that they are unable to obtain an
education in Engineering unless free
tuition be granted to them. The scholar
ships entitle the holders to free tuition.
free use of text books, and exemption
from all regular fees. The expense of
attendance for those who do not receive
scholarships is no greater than at any
other Maryland institutions.
Scholarships may be awarded to grad
yates of Loyola College, St. Johns
College, Washington College, Western
Maryland College, Maryland Agricul-
tural College, Mt. St. Mary's College,
Rock Hill College, and one scholarship
will be awarded "At large
Applicants should address the Regis
trar, The Johns Hopkins University,
for blank forms of appli and for
further information as to examinations,
award of scholarships, and courses of
inst ruction.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-07

mine owner out of fair profits is
an unwise and as unpatrotic as
the farmer or the mine owner
who tries to make him pay ex-
orbitant charges. The bleed
ing" process on either side must
result in weakening the nation
materially and morally, and
should be "cut out" henceforth
by everybody.
The whole thing resolves itself
into a question of national CO.
operation of whether we love
ourselves and our own particular
advantage more than the well
fare Of the country. Baltimore
Sun.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-07
Friday, September 9Th, 1917
AMERICAS CAUSE FOR WAR.

'The new German policy
swept every restriction aside.
Vessels of every kind, whatever
their flag, their charac ter, their
cargo, their destination, their
errand, have been ruthlessly
sent to the bottom without warn
ing and without thought of help
or mercy for those on board, the
vessels of friendly neutrals
along with those of belligerents.
Even hospital ships and ships
carrying relief to the sorely be-
reaved and stricken people of
Belgium, though the latter were
provided with safe conduct
through the prescribed areas by
the German Government itself
and were distinguished by I'M
mistakable marks of identity,
have been sunk with the same
reckless lack of compassion or of
principle.
Il am not thinking of the loss
of property involved, immense
and serious as that is, but only
of the wanton and wholesale de-
struction of the lives of noncom-
batants, men, women, and chill
dren, engaged in pursuits which
have always, even in the dark
est periods of modern history,
been deemed innocent and legiti-
mate. Property can be paid for;
the lives of peaceful and innocent
people can not be. The present
German submarine warfare
against commerce is a warfare
against mankind. - Woodrow
Wilson, President of the United
States.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-07

ton worker agrees with the farmer
and adds that it must contain plant
food, lime and humus.
A condition of soil like the one.shown
in photograph No. i is a proposition
hard to handle. How can a plant be
expected to grow on a soil like that,
and what are the labor charges?
When a large rock in field cannot
be removed by the pick, shovel and
crowbar the farmer uses a stick of dy-
Mantle. A lumpy soil can be worked
into condition with the roller and har-
row, but why spend so much energy
when an application of lime will help
do the trick and aid in other ways at
the same time? Applications of lime
upon heavy soils make them less
sticky, more crumbly, more friable,
more easily cultivated, and water
passes through them more rapidly as
the result of increased porosity.
Green Manures Increase Supply of
Humus.
Quite as important in bringing soil
I'D in filth is the matter of organic
matter, which in a state Of decOmpoSt-
ton gives rise to humus. There is no
better way to build up a soil in humus
than by adding farmyard manure, be-
cause it contains, besides plant food,
innumerable bacteria Unfortunately
there is not enough manure to go
around in these days Of intensive farm
ing and automobiles. There are two
groups of green manure crops, known
as nitrogen gatherers" and nitrogen
consumers" or leguminous crops on
the one hand and non-leguminous crops
on the other 1t is easily understood
then that crop Of the first, the nitro
gen gathering group, is most bene1
cial. There are many crops of this
group which may be used. For sum-
mer soy beans and cowpeas, as shown
in photographs Nos. 2 and 3, are of in
estimable value for turning under, es-
pecially in warm climates where hot
summers prevail, and likewise GRIM
son clover and hairy or winter vetch
are suitable for winter use if care is
taken to plant them early so that
good start is made before winter.
Manure was stated to have partic-
ular advantage because it added bac-
terra to the soil. Legumes have par
ticular advantage because certain bac-
terra work with them and take nitro
gen from the air and store it in nedules
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-07

contents of the bottle on the seed IN
manner described on each bottle.
Cultivation and Plant Food Are Just
as important.
Coming back to the question of filth,
lime and green manures are soil amend
ments. They are the most important
factors in making hard, lumpy soil,
such as shown in the photograph, capa-
BILE of good cultivation and crop pro-
duction by mellowing the soil, increas-
ing it's water holding capacity and Gre
ating. conditions favorable for the de-
yelopment of all kinds of beneficial
bacteria, but it must be remembered
that the best results are obtained only
when proper methods of tillage and lib
eral amounts of plant food are used.
1t is true that lime is used as a food
by some crops and that leguminous
green manure crops when properly in
oculated add nitrogen, but this does
not mean that plant food is In the soil
In sufficient quantity.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-07

ENTR ANCE EXAMINATIONS for
II the Department of Engineering,
as we'll as for the College of Arts and
Sciences, will be held in Gilman Hall,
II % lOlz
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-07
SHALL WE ALL BLEED EACH
OTHER?

1t may be assumed as certain
that no matter what is done un-
der our conservation and food
administration policy a great
many people are going to be dis
satisfied. The coal interests,
hard and soft, will probably
grumble to themselves, if not
out loud, at the price schedules.
while, on the other hand, good
many consumers may be dispos-
ed to kick" because they do
not get all the relief they expect
ed. The same thing promises to
be true with regard to the price
of wheat. Farmers in the
Northwest are sending bullying
messages to Mr.. Hoover through
their Congressional representa-
tives, asserting that he is trying
to deprive them of their just
profits, and claiming that they
can make no money at a lower
figure than 81 or even $3.50 a
bushel. And if they succeed in
getting all they ask, the consum-
ing masses of the city are pretty
sure to damn Mr.. Hoover for
keeping up the price of bread.
1t is a situation in which it is
impossible to satisfy the extrem-
lists of either the producing or
the consuming class. What Mr..
Hoover said in reply to the fool
ish and dem agogic dispatch of
Representative Young, of North
Dakota, with regard to wheat
prices can be fairly applied to
the people of city and country
alike with respect to everything.
MY duty" says Mr.. Hoover,
is simply to see that the farmer
receives a fair price, whatever
that may be, and to see that the
consumer obt aims his bread with
out the speculative profits in be-
tween the farmer and consumer
which prevailed over the first
half of this year. | assume that
the farmer no more wants to
bleed the consumer by obtaining
more than a fair price than he
wants to be bled by the produc-
ers of other commodities, who
are also being asked to maintain
fair prices. "
The great struggle in which
we are engaged calls for sacri-
flee On the part of everybody. 1t
cannot be conducted successfully
if either producer or consumer
is bent on bleeding the other fell
low. Mr.. Hoover is proceeding
ON the principle Of giving every
body a square deal and of pre-
venting, as far as possible, any
body from bleeding" anybody
else. All good Americans are
willing to bleed for their country,
actually or fguratively, but
none of them should be made to
suffer unnecessarily in order
that others may prosper at Their
The consumer that !
wants to beat the farmer or the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-07

NOTICE is hereby given, That the
IN undersigned examiners appointed
by the County Commissioners of Prince
Georges County to ascertain and report
if public convenience requires the open
ing Of new public road, leading from
the Bladensburg- Marlboro road to
Dodge Park to the Sheriff road at
Huntsville and PARALLEL to the Washing
ton, Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad,
through the property of the Charles
White Estate, the VIM. Warren, White
House Subdivision and Mrs. Minerva
Nilsop, formerly Miss Magruder) all
lands and locations being in Prince
Georges County, Maryland. rs petition
ed fer by VIM F. Holmead, Robinson
White, A. b. Hunt, Lloyd Prather and
O. G. Strawn, will meet on the premises
Thursday, September 10, 1917
AT 10 O'CLOCK A. NJ.
to examine said road as required by law
LLOYD PRATHER
O. G. STRAWN
FRANKLIN WHITE
Examiners.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-07
Cut Brush and Briers Out of the Pas

Cut Brush and Briers Out of the Pas
ture Lot.
The value of pasture lands is not ap-
preciated as it should be, and too many
receive less attention than deserved.
Every farm possesses what is known
as the pasture lot. Some of the lots
possess the finest character Of soil,
good drainage and good turfs, but are
allowed to grow up into field of briers
and bushes with little care or atten-
ton which they are deserving of and
for which they would pay handsome
returns.
1t is good practice to cut all briers
and bushes during July, August and
September. If they are not numerous
they need not be carried off; if they are
numerous they should be burned after
they have dried The point is to begin
cutting them out every year before
they become numerous, and then the
work of each following year is small
and the pasture area much increased.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-07

Dust mixtures are very effective in
controlling chewing insects. The use
Of one pound of powdered srsenical
poison to rs pounds of air slaked lime
is very effective on many truck crops.
-,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-07
September l7-20, 1917

BEGINNING AT9A. M. each day
Applications for Scholarships in the
Department of Engineering, establish
ed under the provisions of the Laws of
Maryland. Chapter 80, 1912, will now
be received. If there is more than one
applicant for particular scholarship,
a competitive examination must be
taken
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-07

Good filth is an expression often
used by farmers and experiment sta
ton workers. In a general way the
farmer means a soil which is easily
worked. one which is mellow, frlable
and falls into fine particles when plow-
ed or cultivated. The experiment sta
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-07
accompany
Howard & Lexington SITS.
Baltimore
The Store that
Gets The NelO
Styles First i: l.:

q When you come to
Baltimoreto shop---as
you probably do at
intervals during the
year--you will natur-
ally feel safest in the
store whose stocksare
are always fresh.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-07
SOIL BUILDING.
Improve the Condition by Lime
and Properly InoCuIated Green
Manure Crops.
GOOD TILTH is INVALUABLE.

Application of Lime Upon Heavy Soils
Makes Them Less Site ky, More Easily
Cultivated, More Porous-Green Ma
nure Crops Are of lnestmabIe Value
as Substitutes For Farmyard Ma
nure, of Which Scarcity Exists.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-07
DR.. E. FERNEYHOUGH
Veterinary Surgeon

Rear 1926 Twentieth Street Northwest
WASHINGTON, D. C.
TELEPHONES =
Office-N. ALL; Home-W. 1890
Will visit Prince Georges Co., on call
Horses, Cattle and Dogs
Treated at reasonable rates.