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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-21
West Front From Belgian Coast to
Sutherland One Gigantic Battle With
French, British, Belgian and Portuguese
Troops Attacking; Roumanians Also
Fight Stubbornly.

LONDON. Aug. 21.--Haig reported
that British fire repulsed the third
and most powerful of the German
counter attacks to regain the ground
southeast of Epehy. The assault was
made after violent artillery Drepara
tion, behind vast sheet of flame
The fighting was OF the most violent
character England. France, Italy
and Belgium today Joined in the
greatest united offensive get directed
against Germany Every move is
strategically timed ana cordinated.
On the west front from the Belgian
coast to Sw.tzer. and is one gigantic
battle with French, British, Belgians
and Portuguese troops attacking.
Russia alone OF the great allied pow
ers is not participating Even Rou-
mania through her reorganized. re-
vived army is making stubborn op
position to the great Tcutonic attempt
at encroachment on the fragment OF
Roumania left in he allies hands.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13
a. B. & A, AT LAND SHOW

If YOU are interested in new nome,
where there are good schools, good
roads good climate and good chance
10 make money farming, investigate
south Georgia. The land is loamy ahu
level. easy to cultivate and will yield
big crops.
The A and A. railway will nave
an office at the Land Show, in Atlanta
February 1st to 18th, equipped to furnish
Information about farms for sale ana
other opportunities that await the young
man of energy
Can you make money raising hogs al
1-2 cents to II 1-2 cents per pound !
Five packing houses in A. b. and A. ter
ritory offer ready market for hogs and
cattle You can grow them more cheap
" in south Georgia.
Reduced round trip rates from Atlanta
to south Georgia in effect February 4th,
9TH, 9th, 18th, 14th and 18th, good
returning to Atlanta for seven days
from date of sale.
Send for booklet giving list of south
Georgia farms for sale. w. w. Croxton,
A. b. and ~ Ry.. Atlanta, Ga.-(AdvtO
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

purposes at certain seasons of the year
on waste lands that will not produce
tame grasses satisfactorily, but we think
it's adaptation for cultivation for graz
ing purposes will of necessity be rather
limited in the state of Georgia, where
we can grow such a great variety or
crops for hay. forage and grazing pur-
poses with success According to our
experience, it will take about 1900 to
1000 plants to put out an acre, ana, as
you no doubt know, this VIII require
considerable investment on your part
We believe the same amount of money
nut into the cultivation of valvet beans
peanuts or other legumes and grasses
adapted to your section of the state
will prove more profitable to you in the
long run
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13
CASCARETS FOR
BOWELS, STOMACH,
HEADACHE, COLDS
Clean your liver and conStipat'
ed bowels tonight and
feel fine
Get a 1O-cent box now.

Are you keeping your liver, stomach
and bowels clean, pure and fresh with
Cascarets-or merely forcing a passage
way every few days with salts, cathartiC
pills or castor oil? This is important
Carcarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigestec
and fermenting food and foul gases
take the excess bile from the liver and
carry out of the system the constipat-
and waste matter and poison in the bow
els.
No odds how sick, headachy, bilious
and constipated you feel a Cascaret to-
night will straighten your out by morn
ing, They work while you sleep. TO-
cent box from your druggist will keep
YOUR head clear, stomach sweet and your
liver and bowels regular for months
Don't forget the children-their little
insides need gentle cleansing, too.
(AdvtO
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

Our experience with kudzu has. not
been very satisfactory. We planted
considerable area of this a few years ago.
1t is true the land was somewhat CALLED
and was heavy red clay. We did not
obtain anything like the growth claimed
for this vine the first year, however. 1t
will take at least two years for 1t to
cover the ground and even then in this
section Of the state we do not see how
1t could hope to successfully replace
good bermuda sod on which Japan ana
bur clover are well established. rms
vine may have some value for grazing
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

The use Of ground limestone as "a
tiller in fertilizer has attracted much
attention Of late. There seems to ne
well-founded objection to it's use i'm
combination with mixtures containing
acid phosphate. To determine the rate
and the extent. of the reversion occur
ring i'm such an admiXture, preliminary
tests were started in which ground lime
stone was combined with acid phosphate
al the rate of 600. 300 and $50 pounds
per ton. The following table graph
ically illustrates just what occurred and
shows that reversion took place rapidly
at first, and while decreasing in rate
continued until most OF the water sol
uble phosphoric acid had been reverted
In one instance SIC per cent of the wa
ter soluble phosphoric acid was reverted
at the end of eight weeks, and rs per
cent at the end of six months.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

The first hymn book written in Amer
lea was composed by Charles Wesley in
Savannah in 1897 1t contained among
other famous hymns, Jesus, Lover OF
Ny Soul"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

seed ~ retail watch have been are
'ullv selected will probably bring to
: cents. The amount of seed required
40 plant an acre is to > pounts. Plant
i'm rows ? IL feet apart.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

SCGGESTIONS ABOUT LIMESTONE
\. -. g.. GrSutu. 'r... w..tcs. Az ,uU
uSid," Ir,uUu Inrs TIA" good fiIlCr IL
hc used in mixing fertilizer? If not what
are vow ooJ'Cttuds tC this being done:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

Eli Whitney at Augusta, Ga, at the
suggestion of Mrs. Hillhouse; the brush
was invented and added by Mrs Ma
thanieI Greene in 1898.
The first orphan asylum was Bethesda
Orphanage, nine miles from Savannah
at Ebenezer.
Francis Robert Goulding's wife was
sewing on a machine of his own in
vention in 1874, two years before Howe
or Thermometer applied for patents.
The Indian alphabet was originated
and formed by a Georgia Indian, Sc
quoyah.
Dr. Crawford Long. on March 80, 1912,
at jefferson, Ga, in using sulphuric
ether in removing a tumor from the
neck of James NJ. Venable, discovered
the use of anesthesia-one of the great
est boons ever bestowed on mankind.
Georgia was the first state to pass
the married woman's act" giving her
the right to manage or control her own
property.
The first chapter of United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy was organized
in Georgia, Mrs. A. S. Erwin, of Athens,
suggested crosses of honor which
were first bestowed on veterans in this
state.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13
Georgia F1rsts

The first steamer that ever crossed
the Atlantic was the Savannah" which
sailed from Savannah, Ga, May 20, 1919,
and landed at Liverpool, June 20.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

Wesleyan college at Macon, was the
first college in the world to be charter
ed for women, and Mrs. Catherine Brew
err received the first diploma.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

The frs: Sunday school in the world
was organized in Savannah fifty years
before Robert Raikes' great movement
in London.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

Although Robert Fulton has become
famous as the inventor of the steam
boat in 1907, William Longstreet applied
steam to navigation on the Savannah
river in 1890.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

Georgia jumped from tenth place
among the agricultural states in 1915
to fifth place in 1915. The value of her
agricultural products last year approx
mated SS50,0O0.0OO.
In 1916 Georgia had 2,434,000 hogs,
which, when compared with the census
figures of 1909, shows an increase of
about 500, 900 head. Georgia is seventh
among the states in hog production.
The increase in the number of hogs
in Georgia in 1916 over 1915 was Il per
cent, the greatest increase of any state.
Excellent pork is being made in Geor-
gia al cents and less per pound by the
use of the combination of corn, velvet
beans and peanuts, the hogs doing the
harvesting.
Georgia has the largest number of
corn club members OF any state in the
union.
Georgia has $500 pig club members
located in seventy-six counties.
Georgia is ninth in corn production.
About 100000 acres a.'e devoted TO
corn, and still the production falls short
of home consumption.
The highest yield of corn reported on
an acre of land in Georgia was 217 bush
els. Ninety of 152 counties in Georgia
have grown one hundred bushels If
corn on a single acre. The boys corn
club movement has inc> eased Georgia 5
annual corn yield from $4,000, 900 bush.
els to $4,000, 900 bushels in 1916.
One-half of the sea island or long sta
pie cotton grown in the United States
is grown in Georgia.
Georgia stands second in cotton pro-
duction.
Georgia has the largest acreage de-
voted to pecans of any state in the uu-
ion.
Two-thirds of the Sumatra tobacco
used for wrappers in the United States
is grown in Georgia. Decatur county
has one tobacco plantation that contains
%, 900 acres.
Georgia is sixth i'm rice production,
yet she falls far short of her yearly
needs.
She is second in the production OF
peanuts. Peanuts are now bringing 81
per bushe and it is possible TO make
seventy-five or 100 bushels per acre. Last
year Georgia planted $4,000 acres in
peanuts.
Georgia is third in watermelons and
cantaIoupes The returns from these
are anywhere from 800 to 5000 an acre
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

POSSIBILITIES OF KUDZU VINES.
\. !. *, :csuD, Ca. writes: am think
ing OF uu.tiag out some kudzu plants. Is it
adapted 10 south GeOrga. and will ii make
good hay aul pasture?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13
AGRICULTURAL.
Is EDUCATION,
agsED ANDREW N SOvLE
NcSssFuL FARMING

department.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

The first orphan asylum was Bethesds
Orphanage, nine miles from Savannah
at EbeneZer.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

CULTIVATION OF sUNFLOWERS.
G. W. NJ. Lamont, Fla writes: | would
like some Information in regard 10 the cur
tiyotion nf iunfIowers When should they
he PLANTED and how much seed is required
per acre? How much seed is required TO
plant an acre, and what price Will the SEED
briuuE
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13
Georgia Agriculture

Georgia jumped from tenth place
among the agricultural states in 1915
to fifth place in 1915. The value of her
agricultural products last year approx
mated $3.50, 900, 900.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

Georgia has $500 pig club members
located in seventy-six counties.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

Georgia has the largest number of
corn club members OF any state in the
union.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

Georgia is third in watermelons and
cantaloupes. The returns from these
are anywhere from 800 to 5000 an acre
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

The first cotton gin was made by
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

The figures presented make it self
evident that the mixing of ground lime
stone and acid phosphate is a practice
detrimental to the best interests of the
consumer of mixed fertilizer In this
connection il is proper to state that the
rate of reversion with green acid phos-
phate was much less than with the aged.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

LEADING VARIETIES OF PEANUTS
r. b. r., shiloh, Ca, writes: l wish to
know which peanut Yields the better--the
small White Spanish or the large White
Spanish? How much lime per acre should
be used
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

She is second in the production OF
peanuts. Peanuts are now bringing 81
per bushel and it is possible TO make
seventy-five or 100 bushels per acre. Last
year Georgia planted $4,000 acres in
peanuts.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-22
LANKY. BOB.

An older generation will remember the activities of Bob" Fitzsimmons, former heavyweight champion of the world, who died in Chicago today "Lanky Bob" was in his heydey when the American nation manifested a keener interest in the f1stic art than it does today, when the prize-ring was the center of all attractions for men, Since his rise and fall various hap penings have brought once hitherto ultra-popular sport somewhat in the decline t
 There was time when the visit of 'Lanky Bob' to any city in the coun- try was an event never to be forgot ten. At that time the champion of the. world, he was the admired of all who relished clean sport. In his ec- centric moods he. gathered around him one of the greatest collections of thoroughbred dogs any sporting man ever possessed, and this, of course, was the great medium of advertising for the holder of flstiana's greatest title. The strange assortments of ! canines were usually loaded into the old-fashioned sea-going hacks and pa- raded in front of the vehicle in which rode "Lanky Bob.''
 Those who profess an abhorrence even at the thought of boxing will show little if any interest in the pass ing of an idol once dear to hearts the world over. Yet there are those who recognize in the tactics of Bob Fitz. simm ons the true art of manly de. fense, the high water mark of clear sportsmanship, the acme of ethics ir the hoped arena, and. as such they will always hold a warm spot in thei,
 hearts for good old "Lanky Bob,' whom men once pronounced "the kine l of them all.'
New Britain herald., 1917-10-22
FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY
Clear Ship for Action
BY LIEUT.. F1TzHUGH GREEN, U. s. N

A man clears for action by taking off his coat. A wildcat merely sharp ems his claws, Eicks his chops, and goes to 1t. A battleship, which com- pines the fighting abilities of both, and whose notorious intention is to fight, must worm through the most intricate lists of details before she Is actually ready
 Preparation entails five chief ob- jects: personnel battery, power, fire, and first aid. It is divided into two stages: strip ship and clear ship.
 When war is impending the fleet is stripped of all boats except those especially required for ommunica- tion between ships. Boat Wreckage in battle starts fires and endangers all who are near. If the ship sinks life preservers must be depended upon. Any other inflammable mate- rial, such as lockers, fagstaHs, pooms, mattresses, hammocks, wooden lad ders, benches. must be sent ashore before leaving port.
 Nowadays furniture in the officers quarters is of sheet metal painted to initiate wood-'tin can homes they are called. Awnings must be retained until probable contact with the en- emy. Tropical heat Is 1ntolerable without them, and may cause sick ness among the men. Mess tables and benches are kept until the last minute
 Strip ship also includes rigging splinter nets under engine and fire room gratings. Torpedoes are fitted with war heads containing explo- sives. Everyone writes cheerful letter home, makes his will, and the ship sails.
 On nearing the war zone boat swains pipe Clear ship for action" The captain remains on the bridge scrutinizing the horizon for suspi- cious craft The executive officer su- perintends work on deck.
 In and near naval engagements men must lie cooped up for hours in tur- rets and other cramped spaces. Gal ley fires are hauled and lunches served out. Drinking water, and in cold weather, clothing, are important items. Ships prisoners are released, serious cases having been sent ashore before sailing. Every man is given a first aid packet which he puts in a clean pocket of a clean shirt-for regulations require the sailor bathe and wear clean clothes the day he fights. Dirty cloth carried into 8 wound increases chances for infec- ton.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-22

There being no boats. life preserv- CTS are piled in accessible but pro- tected places. Regular ships hos pital and operating rooms are put in order for extraordinary work. Auxil-
 iary dressing stations are rigged i throughout the ship.
 Splinters cause 90 per cent: of deaths in naval battle. All top ham
 per, extra gear, and other light work about the ship, if struck by an explo- sive shell must fly to pieces like a shrapnel with disastrous effects. Stanchions bridge ends davits, ventil-
 ators, ladders mess and galley and
 coaling gear must go overheard. In
 cases where 1t is impossible to elim-
 mate source of splinters heavy wire
 nettings or thin steel bulkheads are
 put up to protect the men exposed.
 Precautionary measures include grap-
 nels for clearing the propellers of wreckage, collision mat ready to go
 over the side; and auxiliary steering and ship handling stations.
 Against possibility of fire, oils,
 paints, and other highly combustible
 material are disposed of. Fire hose
 is led out in all parts of the ship,
 decks wet down and the water left
 running. At Jutland fire piping rup
 tured by splinters flooded water tight
 compartments and nearly sank sev-
 eral ships. Sir John caught it going
 and coming.
 Full power Is made ready in en- zine and dynamo rooms. Superior
 speed nearly always wins sea bat
 tles Rapidty of gun fire depends
 upon electric power operating load
 ing and pointing gear. Extra pumps
 are started and steam lines not need ed cut out. Battle lighting circuits : are thrown in. One small hatch Is
 left open for escape of firemen and 1 engineers and electricians. Often, as
 on the Suvaron, they do not escape, but drown like kittens in sack. In war, ammunition is always at l the guns, or men standing by to send 1t. Torpedoes must be ready to fire,
 and rifles available for boarding
 parties in case the ship comes to
 close quarters. Finally battle flags
 run to the masth cad, and the execu-
 tive officer reports ready to the cap-
 tain.
 The Chesapeake was the only American vessel which ever struck
 her colors to an enemy. So much
 gear filtered her decks she couldn't / clear for action. For this r,ason, the training ship Chesapeake was recent ly renamed the Severn. Disgrace Is better forgotten. ..
New Britain herald., 1917-10-22
UP TO THE FARM.

Mayor Quigleys warm defense of the farm committee wherein is ap- pended the request that press and populace refrain from adverse criti- cism until the harvest of potatoes has been realized will meet with respect from those who are anxious to see this work successfully concluded.
 There is no disposition on the part of the majority of people here to un- justly criticise the men who have un- dertaken this work. So far as the authority for an appointment of 8 fuel and food committee might be questioned. the general public, the press and the common council are somewhat aware of an existing act passed by the general assemb bly, in January and to which the mayor again calls attention.
 What has been said against the municipal farm is the result of impa- tience on the part of a few enthusi- asts who probably overestimated the value of a project started seven months ago. There are some who ex- pect wonders every time a public en- terprise is launched. Pictures had been painted which contained very rosy hues, and the municipal farm was made to stand out as the sum- mum bonum of everything leveled at that distracter of joy from the hu- man heart, Old Man High Cost of Living.
 We will gladly await the report which the municipal farm committee must make on the work in hand. Fig ures will speak for themselves. Until then, no fair-minded man will pro- nounce the public farm a dismal fail ure. On the other hand it cannot be considered a success until it is proven successful. The test is very simple. AS. in the every day walks of life, a man is considered successful who delivers the goods, so with the farm. All it has to do to merit the unani- nous praise of a grateful people is to produce enough potatoes to help keep the wolves from the door.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-22
Bond Briefs.
(New York Sun)

(New York Sun)
 It is thirty eight years since it has been possible to buy a per cent. bond of the United States at par, the price ot which the bonds of the second Lib- erty Loan are offered to those who subscribe now.
 In those thirty eight years per cent bonds of the United States have sold at 30 per cent. above par
 Unless your income exceeds $4Oj0OO a year the bonds of the second Liberty Loan are worth materially more in respect of income than the bonds of the first Liberty Loan.
 If your income exceeds S60, 900 a year the 1-2 per cent. bonds of the first Liberty Loan are worth more to you in respect of income than the bonds now being offered--and the chance to show your patriotism by subscribing to the second Liberty Loan is that much the better.
 Postmasters, cash Liberty bond cou- pons on presentation; they also cash on presentation Treasury warrants for the interest payable on registered Lib- erty bonds.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-22
The HOtbed of Race Prejudice.

Our individual tastes and foibles may seem of small public interest. Most women would declare the height of their shoe heels is their own busi- ness. But it isn't. Last week the mighty organization of the Red Cross gave a public parade through New were in line. Each felt a stir of de- votion and a sense of efficiency-but also a feminine desire to have her feet look pretty. So many women put on high heeled slippers that clicked daintily for the six blocks and limped the rest of the way. A drafted man the admiring throng didn't do much admiring. He discovered so per cent. of the marching women were wearing high heels. It cooled his enthusiasm for their "eff1ciency". The actual Red Cross nurses, trim and businesslike in their travelling uniforms wore low heels of serious service, but the great majority of marchers clung to the sup posed charm of the French heel The critical watcher knew how high heels cut in half the capacity and endur- ance of women at any work that de- mands walking or stand1ng-and he knew intelligent women also knew. And so, the women who selfishly and foolishly chose vanity instead Of con- mon sense for their parade footgear established a bad impression of their own serious purpose. In the matter of war-service oven the choice of ones shoe-heels, since it involves working efficiency, Is not ones own bushes.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-22
A GARRISON FINISH.

On the American turf years ago sent into the seventh heaven of de- light by the manner in which one Jockey came down the home stretch. This famous riders name was Garri- Son. His mode of riding was to allow others to set the pace, hold his horse in check, and then at the proper the race. Such exhibitions of hard driving came to be known the coun- stry over as Harrison finishes" Such "a finish, too is typically American. Tho American nature goes at a thing < in an off-hand sort of way, gradually wAxes warm, and then throws all its entering on the last leg of the race for the purchase of the Second Lib- 1erty Loan. We are, in the language EOf the track, on the home stretch. EThere are but five more days after |this in which i.twea can subscribe, in
  which we can purchase bonds. Let 1t not be said that we lost out on the last lap. The race is to the swift this time. The Kaiser knows that, all pro-Germans know it, and every one interested in the failure of Amer tcan arms hopes and prays for dis mai defeat With one good spurt the goal can be attained. We must not lose. Let's have it in every sense a Harrison finish.