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Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-02

tfat John Farmer is going to turn his column into n cookbook!
 But. before you go any farther. I honestly wish you'd just read that bill of fare for three meals over again and see if you don't think 1t pretty decent feeding for common folks.
 1Ps an actual bill of fare. It is the exRct btu which has been served to 213 husky men in hard physical train ing within the last week. It isn't some cooks suggestion as to what might or could be cooked and served It is the ration which really was cook ed and served to PIP United States soldiers at Camp Dix, New Jersey, and which fed the company well and sat Isfactorily- It is not only a carefully compounded ration as regards its Dutrzdve qualities. but 1t is an ample ration. as regards its 'tummy- filling capacity. Not only did 1t provide va rtety but the portions served were generous Every man had all he wanted. whether it was a third help ing of bean puree or a fourth hot bis cult or, the famous second cup of conee- And a company of soldiers in hard training usually. have good sppetites-
 I'm printing it as above for two req oens! One is that solicitous mothers Eho are afraid their petted sor1 won't have enough to eat in the army may be relieved Any mother who cen tinues to worry lest her darling may Etarve after seeing that list of whet ia E4ven him for a regular week day feed.-he gets still bigger rations @n eun6ays.-must need a plaster on her worry bump
 The other reason is to call atten- ton to what it really costs to feed a @tafwmrr. hungry hard-working man when the buying of his supplies is done with wisdom and the supplies are cooked and served with intelli- gence and economy.
 Ths thrss meals billed above cost 9uH9 73 cents ' don't mean just one meal. but the whole three; a Title less than cents for each single meal to each man
 l hopa some of the complaining and besnliinn crowd of city consumers win take n look at that menu and then reflect on it's cost. Really 1t ought fo interest them even more than farmers or farmers wives
 Fer Uncle Sam had to buy every last thing used in that ration just as tEe city consumer does He hadn't any kf4chen-gsrden out back of the cmmp to get things from. as we farm CTS have. He had to buy his meat ard his vegetables. his rice and his coffee. his milk and his butter, his 1lpioca and his apples. He had to face exactly She same market condi- ffomm wh5oh the city consumers face and in fine same markets
 Tou will say, perhaps, that the qov-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-02

A New York paper, commenting on the bill of fare of the Camp Dix sol- 6iers, notes that there is hardly a first-class hotel in New. York where puree of bean soup can be had for less than 25 cents a portion, or two cents more than the cost of all three meals served at Camp Dix"
 There is not a hotel in New York where hot mullins can be had for less than 10 cents for two, and yet a n: 7 costing less thar cents, cooked and served by army cooks. included as many hot mullins as the soldier wants"-with rice, bacon, potatoes, bread. butter, coffee and milk in ad, .d.tion!
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-02

When there is . better way, though. and it's direction is so clearly pointed out. we can't help wondering, now and then, that so few take 1t, or even seem to recognize it's existence
 THE FARMER.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-02
DANIELSON

howard R. Call to Return to Camp Liquor Licenses Granted-Choir Supper at Judge Shumway's Clears $S0-Home Guard Members Inter- ested in Rifle Practice.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-02

We farmers are being roundly abused by city consumers because the scarcity and high wages of labor and tke doubling in all our other items of productive expense compel us to de- demand higher prices for cor grains and meats and vegetables.
 And yet, the very instant that a body of dairying farmers in New York state were able to get control of a New York city milk distributing plant, tEey reduced the price of milk from twelve to ten cents quart!
 All they did was to cut >out the graft and the incompetence which tlie city handling of milk. The result is a better profit to themselves and lessened cost to the consumer.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-02

The government actually allows a maximum of Cnly thirty nine and seven-tenths cents a day to feed any oi its soldiers il, any fits camps.
 The cooks at Camp Dix have shown can be actually be cut down by over third lo twenty three cents a Giay.
 It could have been cut down still more had they been allowed, as every private kitchen Is allowed to substi- tute ccEn cakes for wheat biscuit rye md 1njua@ for wheat bread, oleo for butter ant some cereal beverage for coffee. Also. there are meats which are cheaper than breakfast ba- ion or beef suitable for roasting.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-02

Ths thrss meals billed above cost SuBa 73 cents ' don't mean just one meal. but the whole three; a little less than z cents for each single meal to each man
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-09
FAMOUS VETERAN
HAS PASSED AWAY
B. M. Powell, Well Known in
Lancaster, Has Answered
the Last Call.

Lancaster county people learned
with deep regret Wednesday of the
death of Benjamin NJ. Powell. which
took place in Sumter Saturday. Mr..
Powell had visited friends and rela-
tives in Lancaster on a number of oc-
casions and had many friends here.
He was related to Sheriff j. p. Hun
ter and to the Frazier family OF this
county.
Information from Sumter concern
ing Mr.. Powell's death says:
Mr.. Powell was a native of Chester
county, but had moved from there
many years ago. After the war he
lived in Lancaster for some time. He
came to Sumter about 90 years ago
and has been living here ever since.
Since he came to Sumter he has been
engaged in various enterprises and
for the past few years has been oper-
ating a shooting gallery. In the war,
served as an expert marksman. Mr..
Pow ~! Gas -..."d ~ " N't ~
him here, because OF his unfailing
courtesy and cordial greeting to all
who passed his way. The funeral
services were held from the late res
idence on Washington street Sunday
afternoon and the body was inferred
at the Sumter cemetery.
He is survived by the following
sons and daughters: Mrs. w. w. Nc
Kaeen. Mrs. j. w. Bradford. Mrs
j. K.'Drakeford, Miss Nettie Powell,
Sumter; Mrs. H. II. Gillespie, Ports
mouth. Ohio; Mrs. Maria PLAYER
Scott's Ferry, Fla; Med Powell, New.
ton. Miss; Ben Powell, McKeyes-
port, Pa; John Powell, Jacksonville.
Fla; Edwin Powell, Salisbury. N.
C.. Cutino Powell, with the Second
South Carolina infantry at Eel Paso
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-09
WILSON HAS POWER TO
ARM VESSELS HIMSELF
DOESN'T NEED CONSENT
OF CONGRESS.
Believed However That an Ex-
ira Session of Congress Will
Be Called.

Washington, March S.-Indications
accumulated today that President
Wilson is likely to act at any time in
the situation caused by Germans an
of ruthless submarine
warfare. Although the president was
kept in bed by cold, it was said he
still considering the subject.
In some administration quarters il
was believed the president is certain
to act this week, but other officials
took the position that ne would wait
until the senate, has had an opportu-
nifty to revise it's rules.
Mr.. Wilson has been advised that
he has sufficient power to arm Amer
lean merchantmen without waiting
for action by congress, and some Off
cials believe he will act on this adj
vice forthwith.
On the other hand a strong senti-
ment undoubtedly exists in the ad-
for the president to take
action along the line calling an eX-
ira session Of congress to meet in the
very near future.
Reports given to the president
agree that the senate rules will be re-.
vised quickly, so that If an exit a ses>
sion is called it would be possible to
get prompt action on an armed neu-
trality resolution.
Inasmuch as there is a general
agreement that an extra session is
necessary sometime before July 1. be-
cause OF the failure of important ap-
preparation bills during the last ses-
sion, disposition was apparent to-
day among officials to advise Mr..
Wilson to call an extra session at
once. Majority House Leader Kitch-
en- told his colleagues that session
would be arranged not later than the
middle OF May.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-09
HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED. !"

Washington. d. c., March s.
How Times Have Changed" is tho
title OF a handsome flyer gotten out
by the Southern Railway reproducing
an advertisement of the Orange and
parison with n view on this same
line, now part OF the Southern's 9
Washington division, showing one OF
the Southern's limited passenger
trains on modern double track pro-
tected by the electric automatic block
signal system.
The old advertisement shows a
picture OF the antiquated wood
burning engine, baggage car and one
coach, making up a passenger train
in 1854. Passengers are advised that
rmnibIses leaving Washington at 6
a. m. ION arrival of cars from Balti-
more" will put them in Alexandria
in time to breakfast and take the
cars" and that by transferring at
Gordonsville they can reach Rich
mond at 230 D. m. in time "to con-
meet with all lives going South and
West"
Large black letters display the slo-
gans, "Only Safe and Certain Line"
and mo Detention from Ice" having
reference to the fact that to take the
trains OF the rival line II was neces.
sary to travel by boat from Washing
ton to Acquia Creek, Va. and thence
to Richmond. then the gateway for
all travel between Washington ana
the South.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-09
RESTORE SERVICE
ON ROAD SUNDAY
Southern to Operate Trains Over
Catawba Not Later Than
That Date.

Local officials of the Southern Rail-
way Company said this morning that
the trestle over the Catawba river
would probably be so far repaired by
Sunday that traffic over the river on
the Southern lines could be resumed.
1t had first been thought that the
"ol'. .u.,,h, he reHa' - T. ''J1a to
pernit passage Of trains by tor. %.
row night. but today it does not ap.
pear that the work can proceed so
rapidly.
The river has receded until it is
now about normal. but the damage
done 10 the trestle was more extern
sive than the first eya limitations in
dicated. About 21 vents washed out
and time and labor are required to
replace these.
Southern officials are confident
that trains will be operating on reg
ular schedules by Monday.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-09
PUT POSTMASTERS IN
CIVIL SERVICE CLASS
RADICAL CHANGE is SOON
TO BE MADE.
Even First Class Offices Will BE
Filled Hereafter by Com
petitive Examination.

Washington. March THE dis
closure today that all postmasters
wherever located are to be blank
eted under civil service rules on
April 1 has caused CONSERVATION
among those officials all over the
country and today kilograms poured
into Washington to the different
South Carolina congressman asking
IL the incumbents would be disturb
ed and what they should take to hold
their places. kilograms were also
many persons who have been nomi-
mated but not confirmed asking for
an opinion on their status. An April
Fool day gift of this sort is entirely
displeasing to members OF congress
who have gradually seen their pa
tronage plums taken away by the
civil service. The postoffice appro-
priation bill contained a legislative
rider putting all pOstmasters under
the civil service. The senate insert
ed the ridnr and il was understood
that the administration approved it,
The house rejected the legislation
and the senate yielded There were
reports at the time that IL congress
failed to include the legislation the
president would issue an executive
order converting postmasters into the
civil service. The legislators were
loath to believe this but as the de-
parting house members began to
drop into the postoffice department.
Yesterday for farewell visit TO the
Iua mds tlI general They are 4 der
atuoG TO have been firmly tod that
the executive order was coming. In
fact, before some of the members
of n 70
note from the postoffice department
suggesting that they call on the post,
master general and discuss an i'm
portant matter affecting your dis
trict." When the audience with the
postmaster general was held. the
news was broken to them that all
postmasters are to go under the civil
service.
Under the projected executive or
der, the three classes of postmasters
Will be required to pass eXamina
tions to assist the president in MAX
ing nominations. Whether the exam.
ipations will be conducted by the
civil service commission has not been
determined. Regardless of the
change, postoffice officials said today,
nominations will be made by the
president and confirmed by the SEN
ate.
Protests were Immediately regis
tered with the department. by con-
gressmen, but II is understood that
the mind of the president is fully
made up and the executive order will
soon be issued. II is understood that
the plan calls for all future appoint
ments by civil service methods.
Where an ONCE has not expired, the
civil service rule will not become
effective there until the commission
expires. Fourth class postmasters
are now under the civil service, but
'r add'n~ tho Srst second and third
classes the administration embraces
all classes from cities like New York
and Chicago to the crossroads post
offices where the stamp sales are less
than a dollar a day.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-09
THE SOUTHERN SPENDS.

Washington, ID. c., March 8.-For
every dollar paid to the Southern
Railway by the people in the South
during January, 1917, the Southern
paid out in the South $135 accord
ing to figures announced today b,
Comptroller. A. Fl. Plant.
The Southern Railway distributed
during the month, for labor, mate,
rial. supplies and other purposes
S7,713,417 of which $6,414,477, or
S3.16 per cent was paid to indi-
viduals and industries located in tho
south. this sum being s1,679,571 In,
excess OF the total moneys contri-
buted by the South for transporta
tion purposes.
For improvements 20 it's roadway
and structures, the Southern spent
H.278,604.35 in January, 1917, as
against s1,027.S92.04 duhfng Jan
uary. 1916; during the seven months
ended January 31st, $8,7OS.255.S
as against 81 465,283.44 in 1916.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-09
INDICATE GROWTH
N MERCHANT MARINE

New York. March 3.--Figures in
dicatng unprecedented growth in the
merchant marine of the United
States were published here today by
the Journal of Commerce, showing
that during thirty-one months of war
the total capital authorized in the
formation OF new ship corporations
aggregate $141,972,OOO with Febru-
ary of 1917 setting a new monthly
high record.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-09
MOSLEMS RETREAT|NG
BEFORE ALLIED ARMY
TURKS HARASSED ON ALL
THREE SIDES.
British Cavalry Now Within
Eight Miles of Famous Old
City of Bagdad.

The Turks are being harassed on
three sides by forces of the entente
allies. British troops under Gen.
Maude, operating along the Tirris
river in Mesopotamia, have driven
back the Turks until the British
cavalry is within eight miles of the
southern border of the important
town of Bagdad.
To the northeast in Persia the Rus
slams have gained further ADVANTAGES
over the Ottoman forces. in retreat
westward from Hamadan. having oc,
cupied the town of Hangover. An
other army Of King George operatint
against the Turks in Palestine has
pressed them back northward almost
{" the gates of Jerusalem. At las,
reports the Turks in all three re-
glons were in retreat Whether IL is
their purpose TO make a stand at
BaCdad has not become evident.
On the other fronts. bad weather
is keeping the operations down t.
minor engagements and artillery
lighting. On the front held by the
British in France slight additional
successes have been achieved in the
Ancre valley and near Biaches. but
southwest of Chaulnes and south of
Arras the German raided British first
line positions after heavy lombard
ments and captured few men.
In the Champagne region the
French have won back from the Ger
mans salient captured February Is
between Butte de Mesnil and Maisons
de Champagne, taking more than a
hundred prisoners. Commandments
are in progress at other points on thi
French line.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-09
FOOD SITUATION IN
GERMANY IS CRITICAL
EXEREME DISTRESS is RE-
PORTED EVERYWHERE
Supplies Are Not Sufficient to
Meet Demands and Pros
pect Is Gloomy.

London, March 8.-The Prussian
food controller. DR.. George Michae-
lis, made in the Prussian diet yester-
day what the Koelnische Zeitung
calls serious speech on the food sit
uation, says a Reuter- dispatch from
Amsterdam. DIR. Michaelis declared
that the distress was such that
more severe state of things, especi-
ally in the large industrial centres,
could hardly be imagined. He indi-
Gated the possibility that all surplus
stocks of grain would be exhausted
and said that very radical measures
were needed to enable the people to
hold out until next year.
we have in the third year of the
war" the food controller is quoted
as saying, discovered that among all
sections of the people the general
feeling evinced is not one of that en-
durance for which we had hoped.
This is human nature but it is highly
deplorable and may have most Sc
rious results.
eve have not perceived in the
towns that stern supervision which is
absolutely necessary in the distribu-
tion of food stuffs. Bread tickets
have been illegally used on such a
shocking scale that our entire re-
serves We're exhausted. So when
potatoes failed and bread was order
ed as substitute there was none avail
able. Flour has been similarly re-
duced owing to similar irregularities
in the mills"
DR.. MichaeEs concluded by urging
the utmost severity to meet the
shortcomings where there is yet
time.
The speech created sensation. A
Socialist member, Herr Hufer. de-
clared that the "iunkers" are to
blame, though an attempt was being
made to shift the blame on Eng
land.
"The selfshness OF the agrarians."
he said, sis the cause of the high
prices"
The minister of agriculture then
snoke and vigorously defended him
self against attacks. He alluded to
the critical situation created by the
partial success of the ententes plan
of starvation and added:
For the small bread ration one
can only make the Almighty respon-
sible. who has not given us the har-
vest we expected"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-09
MAJOR GENERAL SCOTT is
RENAMED CHIEF OF STAFF

Washington, March S.-Maior
General Scott was redetailed as chief
OF staff of the army Wednesday nv
President Wilson. Because OF his in
innate association with the secretary
OF war the chief of staff has to be re.
appointed when a new administration
begins during his term.
General Scott will serve until next
September under the ordinary pro-
cedure. when he will reach the re-
tirement age. In the event of war
however, he would continue in active
service without regard to the age
limit
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-09
VESSEL TO
COMBAT SUBMARINE
AMERICAN ENGINEER SIJG-
GESTS NEW TYPE.
New Boats Would Be More Than
Match For Any Undersea
Fighting Craft.

New York, March S.-A plan
whereby cargo tonnage can be Gre
ated in this country faster than
Germany can sink it," has been devils
ed by F. Huntington Clark, an
American engineer, according to an
announcement here tonight before n
joint session of the Automobile Club
OF America, the Aero Club of Ameri-
ca and the Motorboat Club of Ameri-
ca.
The new type of vessel, it was said
could be built in great numbers
quickly at small cost and by men of
little skill. Each vessel would be
mastless, smokeless and OF diminu-
tive size and would have such low
visibility as compared With the great
steel ships now ahoat, that il could
be seen by n submarine at barely
more than n third Of the distance OF
which the 10,0O0-ton steamship now
is detected.
In addition, it was asserted. the
new craft, propelled entirely by mo-
tor. would offer smaller mark.
would be more easily manoeuvered
in event OF an encounter and because
of its small draft of from eleven to
thirteen feet, torpedoes that ordf-
narily would sink the larger vessel
OF steel construction would pass idly
beneath it,"
1t was estimated that a thousand
vessels OF / 900 tons each could be
built at cost of 100000 900 in a
wear Thes" hoats would ho 1o5 foo,
ov, = ali win In Il /" yt u,am.
Mr.. Clark's plan is - utilize all
OF the coastal wooden shin yards
which now have a capacity OF $50.
600 tons year To enlarge these
plants. it was asserted. would require
nothing more than the clearing OF
additional beach or bank, the LAYING
down of more cheap wooden w"vs
and the setting up of additional lum-
ber planning and saving machinery.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-09
PLENTY OF COAL BUT
PRICES ARE BOOSTED

Chicago. March -8.-Operators of
coal mines are asking greatly en-
hanced prices for their product even
OF their biggest customers. including
the railroads. IL was stated today. In
instances the prices at the pit mouth
are 100 per cent more than n wear
ago. This condition suggests the
possibility OF even greater exactions
from the small consumer next fan
There Is no shortage OF coal ut the
mines. II Is said, and experts estimate
that the underground supoly is sum
cient to last the country $500 years.
The car shortage. however, has ad-
versely affected production during
the last year.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-09
SEC
WERE IN GREAT DEMAND

Berne, March S.-At Munich. Ba-
Varia, has begun the government sale
of old clothes which has been ordered
for the entire empire. Purchasers
on the first day stood in line for
hours. The sale OF the clothes was
made only on presentation of cloth
ing cards. All the clothes collected
were disposed OF on the first day of
the sale and it was necessary to give
out cards for subsequent sales.
Suits brought from Ia to so marks
and shoes from to 16 marks. There
was an especially strong demand for
secondhand dress suits.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-09
SECOND ON TENTH.

San Antonio, Tex, March s.
Dates OF departure Of all National
Guard troops remaining in the bor-
der service Were announced today at
southern department HEADQUARTERS.
Schedules have been arranged so that
all organizations will be home by
April l, in accordance with new in
structions from the war department
The following were included in the
Second Florida in
fantry, Laredo, March 9, and Second
South Carolina infantry, El Paso
March 10.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-09
GERMANS EVICTED
IN COUNTER ATTACK

Petrograd, March 3, (via LondonD
British Admiralty per Wireless Press:
German forces yesterday stormed
the Russian first line trenches in the
region of Slavontin. in Galicia.. says
an official statement issued today by
the Russian War Department, but
later were evicted by counter at
tack of the Russian reserves.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-09
GREEK SHIP TORPEDOED.
Vessel Was Chartered to Bring Grain
From America.

London, March 3.-Reuter's says
the Greek steamship Proconnissos, Of
2.I69 tons gross. which had been re
QUESTIONED by the Greek Doyalist
government TO go to America fov Fve
thousand tons Of grain for the as
sistance of the rovalist population of
old Greece. has been torpedoed and
sunk by German submarine.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-09
PROMINENT RAILROAD
CONTRACTOR DEAD

Daytona, Fla, March 3.-Peter
Sine, OF st. Paul, former railroad
contractor who was associated with
James j. Hill in the building of the
Northern Pacific railroad, died sud-
denly OF heart disease at his winter
home here late today. Mr.. Sims also
took part in the building of the Ca
madam Pacific Railroad.