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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04

PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT. +
Commissions.

j. Commissions in little children !.
i. are not an unusual occurrence. i.
!. They are caused by many differ X
j. ent ailments, such as difficult !.
!. teething, indigestion, constipa- !.
i. ton, fever and some of the COM +
!. mon infectious diseases to which !.
!. little folks are subject. Some !.
4 times the teeth are gritted hard !.
!. and the muscles twitch and the !.
!. head is thrown back or the eyes 4
j. roll up. The pulse is very rapid !.
i. and irregular, the breathing is X
!. difficult, and the skin is cold and \
i. often wet with perspiration. i.
i. When this occurs a doctor should 5.
!. be sent for at once, as this con- +
!. dition is too dangerous to rely !.
!. wholly on home remedies. but !.
i. while waiting for the physician !.
i. to arrive the child can almost al !.
i. ways be greatly benefited by be- X
!. ing given a hot mustard bath !.
i. made by dissolving tablespoon !.
!. full of mustard in four gallons of !.
!. water. But be very sure that the !.
I. water is not hot enough to burn. !.
!. =
:. !. j. 4. + !. .Ss !. !. !. i. f !. !. !.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
BY-PRoDUcT STOCK FEEDS.
National Crop Improvement seryice.1

lNatsonaI Crop Improvement Seryce.l
lot of well-meaning folks think
that just because certain materials
are left-overs from the manufacture
of food for humans, that it is waste
and of no value for stock feed. Nothing
is further from the truth In very
many cases. the so-called "offal" left
after the manufacture of -four malt
ing, corn products. breakfast foods,
ETC., are the best of stock feeds, and
can be bought economically and fed to
bring a profit to the farmer. The man
who turns up his nose at the thought
of combining by-products with silage
and other low-priced meat producing
foods, is behind the times and usually
fails to show even interest on his mon
ey at the end of the year. Feeding
whole grain, whether it be corn,
wheat, rye or oats, is wasteful and is
robbing man of his rightful preroga-
tive-that of taking that part of all
grain adapted to his needs. 1t is easy
to find out the protein content of arv
article, or mixture, of stock feedstrffs
now on the market, and it is merely a
matter of the farmer figuring out the
worth of the foods on their nourishing
power, and then to purchase that
which will give him the most econom-
ical feed. In practically all states, all
feedstuffs must be labeled with their
food contention those who wish to
see, the facts are printed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
First publication April IL, 1917
Notice to Creditors.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
County Court for Rock County. In
Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a reg
ular term of the County Court to be
held in and for said County, at the
Court House, in the City of GAINESVILLE,
in said County, on the first Tuesday of
September, A. D. 1917, being Septem-
Der 4th, 1917, at 9 o'clock a. M, the
following matters will be heard, con-
sidered and adjusted:
All claims against Sophie Ellefson,
late of the Town of Fulton, in said
County, deceased.
All claims must be presented for al
lowance to said Court, at the Court
House, in the City of GAINESVILLE, in said
County. on or before the 5th day of
August, A. D. 1917, or be barred.
Dated April Z, 1917.
By the Court:
CHARLES l.. FIFIELD,
County Judge.
Whitehead & Matheson.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
KILL THE WEEDS.
National Crop Improyement Service

National Crop Improvement Service.l
'.Spring blowing, or disking, as soon
as the weed seeds have terminated, is
usually a profitable practice. Where
small grain is to be sown, the sowing
should be done soon after blowing;
but where corn, potatoes, or the
sorghums are to be grown, there is
often a period of several weeks be.
tween the time of the termination OF
the weed seeds and the time when the
season is sufficiently advanced to
plant the crop. This period should be
utilized as far, as possible for the de-
scruction of weeds before the CROP is
planted Much labor in keeping the
crop free from weeds during it's grow.
ing period can thus be saved."-
E. c. Chilcott, agriculturist in charge,
Washington, d. G..
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
INSURE YOUR CORN
Don't Gamble With Your Corn Cros
Test Every Ear Before Planting
Every Weak or Dead Ear Means
Dollars Less at Harvest.


National Crop Improvement ServIce.l
1t is known fact that the simple
little act of testing all seed corn be-
lore planting will add many bushels to
the corn crop and will pay the farmer
ABOUT five times as much per hour FOL
MS labor as will any other farm labor
There is nothing hard about it, all
methods of testing seed corn are easy
and inexpensive. You can test the ker-
nels in blotters or "rag-dolp' testers
at home, making them yourself, or
you can invest in commercial test
er that will last for years Your agri-
cultural college, county agent, or the
U. S. Department of Agriculture at
Washington will be glad to give you
full particulars.
Seed testing will stop one of these
leaks IN farm practice that change
gain intoloss. Figure out for yourself
how many hills the six or seven hun
dred kernels of corn from a dead or
weak ear will plant, and figure out
how your corn yield will drop if two or
three, or dozen, or maybe fifty such
ears should get planted.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
LAKE STEAMER rs BURNED
High Seas on Erie Drive Back Rescue
Crew in Effort to Save.

TOLEDO, OHIO = An unidentified
freight steamer burned during ter
rife southeast gale in Lake Erie, just
off East Sister island. Observers at
North Bass island said they discerned
the boat clearly and that she appar-
emily was ashore just off the island
and burned furiously. 1t is not known
whether there was loss of 1ife
Two rescue crews started for the
burning steamer, but one, govern
ment tug from Put-in-Bay island, was
forced to return because of the high
seas and the fury of the storm The
wind was blowing fifty miles an hour.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
LOSS FROM BAD ROADS
Irrational Crop Improvement seyIc. ]

The u. S. Department of Agriculture
estimates that the farmers of the ma
ton are annually losing $25O,0Oo, 900
because of their inability to market
their produce at certain times of the
year. Counties which are rich in agri.
cultural products are burdened. with
bad roads and it is of much concern
to the farmers to see to the building
of good roads. Good roads, 365day
roads, are insurance for continued
community prosperity.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
Tanning and Grading Seed Barley
National Crop Improvement servIcs.1

National Crop Improvement Servce.1
Not nearly enough attention is given
to getting the uniform size of seed
grain, especially is this true in barley.
where it is important that the germ
nation should all take place on the
same day Therefore, the kernels
should be of the same size and weight
The very largest should perhaps be
removed as we'll as the smaller ones,
leaving the seed plump and uniform.
It is true that small seeds and giant
seeds will terminate, but the plant
food contained therein will undoubted-
1y make an unevenness in the matur-
ity at harvest
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
CONSTRUCTION Bill Is Passed.

WASHINGTON CONSUMPTION!
This was decreed by congress as the
military means to employ to bring
The imperial German government TO
terms and to end the war On final
passage the measure went through by
the following votes: House-For, 397;
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
Exhauste i Market.

Mrs. Gramercy I'm having the
greatest difficulty n finding new
cook" Gramercy-"T That doesn't sur
prise me in the least, my dear You
seem to have had about all the cooks
there are on the market
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
Very Brave.

Percy William-"You need not fear
tramps or rough men when you are
with me, darling. I'm a champion
runner, and if we were attacked I'd
run off and bring help to you in no
time"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
Wise Woman.

cit was Cervantes, was it not, who
said, No man is born wiser"
perhaps it was, but women found it
out long before Cervantes did"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
Thoroughness.

"When take up an idea," said the
egoist, II cover it completely"
''You do more than that" replied the
satirist; ''you bury it,"-Exchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04

Falsehood, like nettle, stings thost
who NEEDLE with it.-Anonymous.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02

Il YOU mean by mo punitive indemni-
ties that Germany shall escape scot
free without paying one dollar for the
barbarous and ruthless destruction OF
property and life Of civilians in Belgi'
UNA neutral country who had COM
mitted not even an alleged provoca-
tion. but was simply walked over and
destroyed-then do not agree with
YOU about the second proposition.
"I would advise, therefore, that you
have your petition presented through
somebody who is in sympathy with
YOUR views want to fight this fight
to tinish-to a, finish which shall Sc
cure for democracy place on the
globe, and when we make peace with
Germany, I want the treaty to be
signed by those representing the Ger.
man democracy and not member Of
the house Of Hohenzollern, which
house hasannounced that treaties are
but scraps Of paper, and which there
fore cannot be trusted, house which
has made pride Of breaking its pub
licly pledged'word Of honor and whose
word Of honor can therefore never be
accepted again."
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
OPEN COTTON
BOLLS SHOWN
Mr.. Will Turner Second to Report
Omen Cotton-Had Four Bolls In
Town This Morning.

Mr., will Turner this morning was
exhibiting on the streets here fuor
open bolls which were found on his
plantation eight or ten miles from
here at Kennedy's Switch. The cot
ton is of the Express variety.
The bolls show that they opened .
little prematurely but the cotton Is
clear and the seed are hard Mr.
Turner said thatprobably there were
others in the patches from which these
were secured which, were already open
or would open in the next few days,
These were found without much effort.
From now or it is expected tnat
practically every day reports OF open
bolls will be coming in and Mr.. Turn
er is to be congratulated upon being
among the first in LeAore County 70
exhibit one. u.
The crop situation in Leaore y the
hest that 1t has been in several years
and with the prevailing prices thiA fai
should witness much heavier inllux
Of money for the staple than last
wear. Corn is doing fine and : nnsch
larger acreage has been devoted TO
that crop than usual which forecasts
a large supply this winter with . ~ pls
surplus.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
B0Y0U BRIDGE
IS CONDEMNED
Snan Across Pelucia Barred to Traflc
Until Much Needed Repairs Are
Made.

The Pelucia Bayou Bridge has been
condemned for heavy traffic and to
he on the safe side the city authorities
have seen fit to close it to all traffic
until necessary repairs can be made
which are very badly needed Mr..
Young. of the Young Bridge Company
of Nashville, Tenn, has examined the
bridge and declared it unsafe for heav-
;,v loaded vehicles though he is OF the
on;n;on that for a short time it will
he safe for lighter vehicles.
Rather than take any risk the city
authorities have order it closed to
traffic. Mr.. Young is preparing an
estimate of what is necessary 70 re-
nair the bridge and as soon as 1t is
received contracts will be made foi
the work and the repairs done.
There is a good deal Of complaint
regarding the bridge being closed ou'
the action taken by the city cannot be
questioned as it is for the public WEI,
fare, Should it be left open tor ilsn,
vehicles heavily loaded trucks ane
wagons would want to pass and wou,. :,
cause more trouble than barring al y.
The city authorities promise to expea,'
Matters No, as much as possible but vii
not take any action which might u
anyway risk the life or properly o
| anyone to damage,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
Won SEIGEL TO
FACE TRIBUNAL
Alleged German Spy Captured Here
Now in Hands of Federal Gov
eminent for Action.

Carl Otto Won Seigel, the typical
crook and alleged German spy who
has been held in Jail here for several
weeks is now safe in the hands OF
the Department of Justice and its
agents. United States Marshal W. S.
Vardaman of this city has taken him
to Oxford.
Carl Otto left behind him string
of crimes, both petty and grand, that
would make an ordinary crook blush
for shame and envy. He stole every
thing in reach and some things not
in reach. He seemed not over pat
ticular about what he took ranging
his thefts from a mule to his en-
ployers daughter. He also is said to
have gathered unto himself a large
sum Of his employers cash surplus.
When arrested here he was posing
as a detective and county game ward.
en- and was exerting the majority OF
his efforts on the negroes in the
northern part Of the county.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
HUNTING A HOG i
AND FOUND COW
Sheriff in Doing His Duty Recovered
Cow Which He Lost Early Last
Winter

A negro who lives about five miles
below Sidon reported at the Sheriff's
office yesterday afternoon that Judge
Banks. a Greenwood negro, and a pill
lar of the church has stolen his hog
and brought it to Greenwood. Inc
country negro had followed his town
brother and located the place where
he left the hog as we'll as where ne
lived. Together with Sheriff CARROT
and Deputy Cripeen the negro set out
10 show them where his property was
to be found.
Passing Banks house they asked for
him and found that he had just left.
suspicioning that he had gone to
move the hog they fastened to the
place where it had been left, about
half a mile further, and found that
Banks had preceded them and had
gone with the animal on his shoulder
While looking around the place tor
q clue as to which way Banks went
Sheriff Garrett found a fine fat COW
staked out in an open lot which he
had lost from his place in the city
last November. Questioning the negro
who lived there the Sheriff Learned
+ho+ tho crow "came dere" early last
December. He gave the negro nVf
dollars and sent the cow home.
After a chase which lead through
swamp and to the scene of the slaugh
ter of the hog and back to town Banks
was captured and is now in JAIL n
;s fortunate for Mr.. Carrot that tht
negro who lost the hog reported tht
theft to him for it lead to his recovery
of fine COW.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
(Associated Press

The British and French are only
awaiting clearing weather to blast
their way further into the German
front in Flanders. A London an
nouncemen. today says that the Brit
ish have cor pletely reestablished the
line in the neighborhood Of the Houl-
railroad BY night ATTACKS.
On the French front German activity
is continuing. Paris reports two at
tacks east and south east of Rheims
The assaults at the Avancourt Wood
sector Of the Verdun front and real
St. 'Mihiel all were fruitless for the
Germans. On the Russian north front
so,ae important movements are ap
parently underway, while the south
ern end of the line is falling back
The Russians are reported as having
evacuated Uskull bridgehead south
east of Riga, which is unexplained.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
soon TO MAKE STATEMENT.
(Associated Press)

Washington, August 2-Plans for
communicating all American ocean
going merchant ships soon will be an
nounced by the Shipping Board. This
program is preliminary to putting into
.peration the agreement between the
American and British governments for
Joint control of the worlds shipping.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
FNTY -FOUR LOST LIVES WHEN u s s. M0hTAN0S WAS T0RPED0El
|olpn, RESERVE BANK REPORT
MAI, TAKES GOOD BUSINESS SHOWING
McC. Martin, Chairman, Shows Condi-
|r j, # the Eighth Federal District to be in
Good Shape.
mnARAA

show rather substantial decreases in
all of the large cities in the district,
due to delay in deliveries and the al
most prohibitive cost Of building ma
terial.
While the bond business has i'm
proved, it is still below normal for the
summer months, but continued i'm
provement is looked for.
The commercial paper market is
firm and active, the best names being
quoted at around per cent. with
country banks active in the market.
The brokers report that considerable
refinancing has been completed since
July 1st. There has been no change
in bank rates to customers.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
ENGLAND WANTS
T0SH0W FEELING
Daily Mail Wants U. S. Troops to
Stop in London Long Enough for
q Demonstration.
ASSOCIATED Press)

London, August 2-The Daily Mail
makes a plea for the American troops
to be given an opportunity to be seen
in London before going ITO France.
The D aper says that Londoners ought
to have chance of showing the
Americans the feeling Of enthusiasm
their arrival creates.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
REVOLUTION sTARTS

Rio Janerio Hears Of Engagement
Fought Over Boundary Territory
(Associated Press)
Rio Janerio, August PA revolu-
tionary movement has broken out on
the border territory concerning pos.
session between the states Of Parana
and Santa. Catharina. It is reported
that an engagement occurred Pc
tween the revolutionists and the gov
ernmsnt troops.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
BRUssILOFF RESIGNS

Petrograd, Aug. General Brus-
siloff, Commander-in- Chief Of the
Russian armies has resigned and Gem
eral Korniloff, Commander-in- Chief
of the Russian armies on the south
western front has been appointed
Generalissimo. General Tcheren1is-i
soft, commander Of the eighth army
has been appointed to succeed Korni-
loft on the southwestern front.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
WILLIAMS NOT A PAClFlST.
Webster Countian Who Sends In Peace
Memorial Told to Seek Elsewhere.

Memorial Told to Seek Elsewhere'
Senator John Sharp Williams is not
in sympathy with the American pac'-
ficists, as is. shown by the following
letter written to q Webster county
man in returning a memorial to Con-
gress urging an early peace.
II send the paper back to you be-
cause I am not in sympathy with your
position, and advise you to send them
to some Senator or Congressman who
is in sympathy with it,
II do not believe this Is the time
to talk peace because I do not be-
lieve there could be obtained peace
advantageous to the world until Ger
many realizes that she cannot whip
this fight. She has not yet realized it.
The minute she comes to her senses
Ii am in favor Of negotiating peace
with her and in q general way along
the lines Of your memorial, with two
exceptions. If you mean by no forc''
Bile annexation Of territory that the
country Of Schleswig- -Holstein should
not be restored to Denmark; that AL
SAGE and Lorraine should not BE- re-
stored to France; that the people o.
Bosnia should not be permitted te
align themselves with the Servians-
!. people who are co.racial, colinsua
eo.related with thsm-that oppressed
!. Poland should not be taken from Prus
sia and Austria and set free; that tn
gallant people Of Bohemia should D
: left to the tender merciss Of tn
} Hapsburgs and that Turkey shoul'
: still be left in possession Of her terri
tory in Europe and Of the Christial
Armenians, to oppress and slaughte 8
! and rape them, then ! smphatica'l'
!. I1do not sgrss TO your first appl'catior
I rceaesyuiss ths sscead ssope''s'ss
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
CONGRATULATIONS a.
ASSOCIATED Press)

Berlin, August Emperor Viii
liam, according to an official state-
ment today, telegraphed Crown
Prince Ruppecht congratulations on
the great success Of the German
fourth army on July the thirty-frst,
whereby the vehement Anglo
French attack intended to conquer the
coast of Flanders failed"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
RAILWAY SHOPS
OPEN TO WOMEN
Pennsylvania Railroad Announces
That They Will Be Paid Same
Salaries as Men.
Associated Press)

Fort Wayne, Ind, August 2-Local
officials of the Pennsylvania railroad
announced today that that company's
shops here are now open for the en-
plovment of women. The women will
be paid the same wages as the men.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
PROBE MILLING. !,
(Associated Press

Washington, August The Federal
Trade Commission begins next week
the flour milling investigation as part
of general food INJURY. The inves-
tipators will visit Minneapolis and
Chicago.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
COTTON, GRAIN
AND PROVISIONS
New York Closed Five Off and New
Orleans Twenty on Today
Spots Up.

The New York cotton market closed
five points off this afternoon and New
Orleans was down twenty points.
Spots at New York were unchanged
and twenty five up at New Orleans:
Sales II bales.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
AVIATOR FELL
TO HIS DEATH
Captain Ralph L. Taylor Command
ing Training Section of Aviation
Signal Corps Killed.
(Associated Press)

Mineola, N. Y, August Captain
Ralph L. Taylor, commanding the
training section of the aviation signal
corps here, lost control Of his airplane
today and plunged eight hundred feet
to his death. Sergeant Thomas Pell,
accompanying him, was seriously in
jured.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
UP TO THE HOUSE.
kAssociated Press)

Washington, August -The fate
of the Senate resolution providing for
a nationwide prohibition amendment
to the Constitution today rested with
the House. If it approves it by q
two thirds vote the new amendment
will become imperative unless rati-
fled by three fourths of the states
within six years from the date OF
submission.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
BONE DRY VOTE
NEXT DECEMBER
House Prohibitionists Hang Measure
Think Delay Will Help Their
Cause.
(Assaciated Press)

Washington, August National
prohibition was hung up in the House
today by the Prohibitionists them
selves and the Constitution Amend
ment resolution goes over to the regu-
lar session in December. Prohibition
leaders believe the delay will help the
cause.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
TWENTY TWO ARE
DEAD FROM HEAT
That Number Deaths Toll in New
York City Today Up to Twelve
O'Clock.
Associated Press

New York, August Twenty two
deaths was the heat toll up to noon
todav There were scores of prostra-
tions. The temperature was ninety
four at noon.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
MAD OFFICER
'' RUNS AMUCK
Kills Superintendent Of Police ana
Badly Wounds Captain and An
other Man.
Associated Press)

(ASSOclaCeu IISSSI
New Orleans, August 2-Superln-
+endent Of Police James W. Reynolds
,,,os shot and killed while seated in, his
off,ce this morning by Patrolman l.
+ Mullens. Capt. Garry Miller
was shot twice in the chest ana 'eorse
vandivort. secretary to the Super'n-
+,ndent. was shot in the head. Botn
are in critical conditions. Mul!ens'
who w.s captured, is believed to have
become, ,uddsuly insane
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
ORGANIZE WOMAN'S ARMY.
lAssociated Pressl

Petrograd, August 2-As a result
of the heroic conduct at the front OF
Miss Vera Butchmareff' female bat
TALON the movement for the creation
of a great woman's army is progress