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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

and later freezes so as to leave an ice
sheet closely adhering to the surface
Of the soil, will also produce the
same effect. Both of these conditions
have occurred. but they are condi-
tions which are rare in this climate.
In some experiments which have
been conducted, a portion of a winter
wheat field has been rolled with a bar
roller or a corrugated roller early in
the spring. On such land winter-kil-
ling was less than on the untreated
land in the same field in those years
when any difference could be observed.
In winters where the thawing and
freezing effect was abundant, so as
to produce excessive %lOosening of the
soil. this spring treatment has been
very effective in reducing ~so-called
winter-killing. In this case the soils
are loose and fluffy and roots Of the
young wheat plants are frequently ex-
posed or partially exposed. Dry.
driving winds complete the job of ex-
posture and drying Of the plants
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

thus killing them. Rolling with the
proper kind of rough roller com-
presses the surface of the soil and
prevents this action Of the wind, with
out increasing the likelihood of the
soil blowing.
The winter of 1867 was very Sc
we're on the winter wheat crop in much
Of the eastern plains section of Colo
RADIO. The damage was almost en-
tirely due to dry, cold winds rather
than to cold temperatures in this par
ticular instance. Wheat will resist
these cold, dry winds better than al
most any other winter crop we have
with the possible exception of rye.
Winter barley and winter oats which
will grow in Ohio. where the winter
temperatures are fully as cold as they
are in Colorado, will scarcely s
through Our Colorado winters on ac-
count of the drouth or lack of mois-
ture, which prevails most commonly
in our late winter and early spring
conditions, accompanied by wind.
Even winter emmer, which is consid-
cred a hardy crop, Will not endure
these dry land winter and early spring
conditions as well as winter wheat
and winter rye. Winter barley will
suffer a mortality in such seasonal
conditions all the way from complete
killing out to a killing out as high as
20 to so per cent. Winter oats will
not stand the winters at all. Yet
these crops are grown in regions Of
more sever cold but having a differ
ent type of late winter and early
spring condition of dryness and wind
velocity.
1t is also noticed in Colorado that
winter-killing is much more severe
on lands which have not been properly
prepared than on those lands which
have been properly prepared. Lands
which have been prepared in June or
July and which are we'll stored with
moisture show a very much lower
winter-killing than late plOwed lands.
In our opinion this is due to the bet
ter establishment of a root system
and a greater vigor in the plans which
has been brought about by a better
protection of moisture supply which
also looks to the protection of the
growing young plants.
Observations on these points have
been under way for something over
eight years under a great variety of
Colorado conditions. from the most
extreme dry, windy plains counties to
the counties found in some of the
mountain valleys where SHOWS pro-
tect the surface during periods of
three and four months.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

out OF money orders by which the men
can send their pay home to their fam
lilies. In some Of the big camps the
Y. NJ. c. A. is providing banking facil-
tiles for the men as well.
Do Your Bit With a Tenner.
This month (November) the Y. NJ.
G. A. must raise s35, 000. 900 to carry
on its work among our soldiers and
their allies until next July. or this
s35. 100000 about s24.000.0 900 will be
spent on the work with our own troops
or about SO for every man in Uncle
Sans uniform. If everybody who has
received letters from soldiers and sail
ors were to contribute $40 the task
would be easy. Are your boys health
and happiness and clean soul worth
SO to you?
Your town mayor, your pastor, your
school superintendent will know who
is the treasurer of the campaign COM
mittee in your county or town. Other
wise send a check or money order to
Cleveland H. Dodge, treasurer, 124
East Twenty-eighth street. New York
city.
Only sacriicial giving by millions OF
givers will make possible the contin-
Of this vast work for American
soldiers and for those OF u allies.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16
WHY DOES WHEAT WINTER
KILL! EXPERTS REPLY
Consensus OF Opinion Is That Cause
l. Lack OF Moisture.
western Farm Life.)


Why does winter wheat winter-kill?
This question has been asked and an
swered many times. 1t is again be
ing asked because of last winters
experience in Colorado and Wyoming.
A better way to put it is: How can
winter-killing of winter wheat be pre-
vented? Wheat growers are urged 10
read carefully the statements that
follow and note the emphasis laid by
each of the experts on the fact that
winter-killing. in this region, IS usu-
ally due to lack of moisture, and thai
to prevent drying out and dying Of
winter wheat il is absolutely neces-
sary to start the crop on stored mois-
ture, instead of depending on the
chance of a wet fall. In addition to
the statements given below we wish
to mention also that the South Dakota
experiment station, in answering the
question from a farmer, says: Dur
ing the past six years We have grown
winter wheat successfully both on
corn stubble and fall blowing al Brook
ings for five seasons, but during the
, past winter the wheat was nearly all
killed out on the corn stubble and en-
tirely killed out on the fall blowing
What Is Winter killing.
Alvin Kezer, AgrOnOmist Colorado Elk
pertinent Station
The editor of Western Farm Life has
asked what is winter-killing in wheat.
This is a question which cannot be IN
swered by a single sentence or a single
statement.
In Colorado probably more wheat is
killed during the winter and early
spring by dry cold weather, accom-
panied by high winds. than is killed
by actual low temperatures. Our
observation in Colorado. coupled with
some experimental work, shows that
this one factor is a greater cause OF
] ~so-called winter-killing than all others
4 combined.
On heavy lands thawing and freez-
ing, which causes the soil to heave
will kill out the wheat, especially il
spots. A rainstOrm in the middle OF
the winter, turning cold at the con
clusion of the storm, followed by q
heavy ice sheet, or sleet which lies
on the ground some time. will smother
the wheat out. killing it most effec-
tually. Heavy snowfall which melts
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

In each OF these a soldier was strum-
ming on a piano; others were reading
books and magazines; hundreds we're
writing letters home. Behind the
raised counter at one end three or four
young men were busy passing out
notepaper and envelopes. selling
stamps and weighing parcels, which
the men were sending home. One Of
the soldiers said to me as l stood in
the tent used chiefly by men from
Iowa: I'VE came all the way here
from Des Moines. and we were mighty
lonely. Then we found this Y. NJ. c.
A. on the Job. and It's been a home
and more than a home to US. 1t gave
US what we wanted when we needed
it most. Well never forget 1t. The
boys best friend Is the Y. NJ. @. A"
Fine, clean-cut, Outstanding Fellows.
How close those benches we're pack
ed with men. bending over the long
tables absorbed in their writingl
What an appeal to the sympathies
those great groups Of soldiers makel
Fine, ~clean-cut. outstanding fellows,
some Of thom mere boys, one thinks
Immediately OF the sacrifice they have
made for the rest Of us and how pre-
cious they are to some one back home.
Somewhere, in far OF farm or village
or city street. there are parents or
brothers OF wives who would give all
they possess for one glimpse OF those
sunburned faces as you and l see
them on their last night before going
across. And It was with a throb OF
the heart that l watched them, bent
ver their letter paper. in n after
another OF those seven big tents.
These were the tents Of the Y. NJ. @.
A On that last night in America the
association was serving the soldiers
in the best Of all ways-giving them
an opportunity TO write home. On
previous nights they had enjoyed box
ing bouts. movies, concerts. dramatics
and a score OF healthy entertainments
as well as religious meetings. But on
this last night home ties were strong
est. And perhaps that is the keynote
Of the splendid work the Y. NJ. c. A
is doing among our men in uniform
keeping them IN touch with home
Magic Words, wiz the coIors."
In these times there are some let
ters that mean more to US than any
we have ave read hatore. They are
written on sheets of paper stamped
with the Stars and Stripes and Tbs
red triangle OF the Y. M. @. A. and
they bear the magic words, with tbs
Colors." There are many nor thar
. million such letters in the mails nov
while you read this. Perhaps n a
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

~ T was evening on the broad
III Hampstead Plain, Long Island,
where the Rainbow division was
spending It's last night before embark
ing for France. 1t had been raining
hard in the afternoon-a cold, steady
autumn downpour-ahd there was
nothing to suggest the rainbow in the
outward aspect Of the camp. Lines
and lines of .sodden anvas housed
$1,000 men, gathered from q different
states. The ground was dotted with
pools and quagmires. Under the wet
canvas It was damp and cold, with a
penetrating chill. Lit by Pickering
candles, the tents were far from cheer
full shelter for a mans last night in
his native land.
But there were seven big tents
where electric lights, numbers and
friendllness made the night pleasant.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

least is on its way to you. Each n
Of our 16 cantonments, where the new
national army is being trained, is
using more than a million sheets Of
this paper every month. In the draft
army alone that means 16, 900, 900 fla
ments of love every month reaching
out from the great encsmpment where
the men are being trained into the
greatest army this nation has ever
dreamed and binding them to the
hearts at home. Multiply that by
thinking Of all the other places where
Uncle Sam has men with the hag-in
navy yards, on the high seas, in arse
mails and officers training camps and
"Over There" in France. In all these
places men are writing home. Those
u~nassuming little sheets Of notepaper
gladden. millions Of hearts a day.
They transfer more love from one
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

part Of the word to another than sta
tistics can express. Statistics are
pretty poor anyway when It to
reckoning in terms of love and human
tenderness. Let's put It this way
That the Y. NJ. c. A. is the biggest e.
press company the world has eve
seen. and the parcels It Is handlinr
are the loves and devotions OF human
beings.
Worlds Best Loved Trademark.
This war has made US think hare
and fast. Your boy or your neigh
boris boy or some boy you know anu
love has been called to do his share
in the big job OF policing the world for
democracy n human liberty. Is IL
any comfort to you to know that wher-
ever his duty may call him YOU boy
will nave a friend that will serve him
in body, mind and soul? Are you
glad TO know that this friend will place
books and magazines at his disposal,
organize classes to teach him what
aver he wants to learn, give him a
pocket testament and invite him to
Join religious meetings OF the faith
that he was brought UP int Did you
realize that the association provides
athletic equipment for his faVorite
games, teaches him games II he knows
none and holds concerts, lectures,
movies, Bible classes, dramatic enter
tainments and every kind Of whole
some amusement to keep him interest
edf Are you glad TO know that this
friend viii go with him overseas, help
to shield him from a score of difficult
and dangerous temptations and follow
him right UP TO the front line trench
and beyond It? The last contact the
soldier has with this life he loves so
well Is a cup OF tea given him by the
Y. NJ. c. A. free Just before he goes
"over the top" to a hand to hand strug-
gle with the enemy. And as he comes
lettering back from No Mans Land.
wounded. but strong enough and
plucky enough to keep on his feet.
even before his wounds are dressed
the Y. NJ. c. A. is waiting for MIN with
tea and sweet chocolate. the great com
forts Of the man IN the trenches. Do
you wonder that the Red Triangle is
called "the best loved trademark IN
the world?" Ons soldier IN France has
called It the last evidence that any
body cares"
II every thinking citizen could see
with his or her own eyes something
Of the actual work being done for our
men by the association there would be
no question OF the Y. NJ. @. A. having
to appeal to the public for money.
Rather than let this essential work
talter for an instant rich men would
sell their motorcars, poor men would
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16
PRESIDENT WILL RID
COUNTRY OF SPIES
Proclamation VIII Require Every
Alien Enemy to Register Himself.

President Wilson is expected to is
sue a proclamation soon requiring
every alien enemy within the United
States to register, as a step toward
Kidding the country Of spies and sa-
botage.
The country has virtually decided
that this procedure is the only way
open for sitting from the million Ger
mans in the United States the few
who are believed to be causing fires
in munition plants, grain elevators
and warehouses and promoting pro-
paganda injurious to Americas prose-
cution of the war.
The recent increase in the number
Of disastrous fires and indications Of
renewed operations of enemy propa-
gandists have prompted officials to
consider more radical steps against
German residents than the restrictions
heretofore imposed barring them from
a half-mile zone about munition plants
and government property without
special government permits.
Under the proposed registration
plan, Germans would be given a speci-
fed time. probably several weeks. in
which to report their names, occupa-
tons. family or business connections
to postmasters or some other govern
ment agency. Those not registered
then would be rounded up and prose-
cuted. and officials believe that the
failure of some to enroll would give
valuable clues to the identity of sus-
picious persons whose conduct and
interests might be carefully scrutin-
ICED.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

forego coveted possessions or evan ne
cessities. The work must 20 on. be-
cause there Is no ons thing that con-
tributes so much to the spirit n ef-
nciency OF the troops. The Y. M. @.
A. Is working night and day to help
the government win this war. And
every penny that is given to aid the
work. is a direct assistance to the
health, happiness and strength OF your
boy and mine.
Snapshots Of kaleidoscope Work.
In all the big cities in France where
our men pass through in large num-
bers. the Y. NJ. c. A. is operating
hostels, where they can get beds and
meals at a minimum cost. In London
the American Y. NJ. c. A. mas erected
a large building for our soldiers and a
clubhouse for American officers.
There are Y. NJ. c. A. dugouts right
behind the front line trenches, where
the soldiers can get hot drinks, crack
ers and other comforts at all hours.
Over 1000 men who had been reject
ed on account of physical disability
have been able to get into the British
army by reason of the physical work
Of the British Y. NJ. c. A.
A feet Of motor cars leaves the big
Y. M. c. A. headquarters In London at
midnight every night to pick up SOL
diers who are wandering about the
streets without any wholesome lodging
- -LE1k g. r.arH TIA nFOht Thaaa
cars are operated by Englishwomen
Of position and refinement, who report
that they neve meet any discourtesy
at the hands OF the soldiers. The Inn
portance of this service can be esti-
mated by the fact that at least $4,000
soldiers are on leave in London every
week. over half Of these sleep In Y.
NJ. c. A. beds every night.
Entertainment o. Vast Scale.
The Y. NJ. c. A. has erected a big
auditorium, seating 5000. IN each OF
the big draft camps, and huge chautau-
qua tents, seating $500 In the other
encampments. The association Is run.
ming a q week Entertainment circuit
among the camps and is paying 1e
companies of entertainers, who are
travelling to 30 camps performing be
fore the men.
In each Of the draft camps the Y
NJ. c. A. has ten secretaries engaged
in educational work. The association
is seeing to it that every man who
cannot speak English is Taught to dc
so. In many Of the camps the asso
citation has a singing director, who II
teaching the men to sing -he popular
and martial airs that do so much K
keep up their spirita.
OF GA Y. NJ. c. A. men at CAM
Dix only three are being paid full sal
aries. In all the camps the majority
Of the Y. NJ c. A. men have left lucra
tive positions TO do this work simply
because its appeal is irresistible t
any red blooded man. Harry Lauder
the famous Scotch singer and come
dian, now on his farewell concert tou
in the United States, is giving all hi
spare time to the service of the assc
citation and is singing to the soldier
at all the camps he can reach.
In one Of the draft camps the Y. N
c. A. is supervising athletics on II
playing fields, providing full athleti
equipment. The winners of the inter
regtmental games will play the chan
pions Of the other camps.
One of the greatest services render
? ed by the association is the maxim
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16
Million Letters In the Mails Today
Bearing Magic Words with the ColOrS"
Keynote Of the Splendid Work the Y. NC. A. Does Among
Our Men In Uniform Is Keeping Them In
Touch With the Folks at Home.
STAMPED With STARS and STRIPES and RED TRIANGLE

Multfarious Ways In Which the Association Appeals to Your Boy
Your Neighbours Boy, or Some Boy You Know and Love
Creates a Helpful Environment in Cantonment, on Way Overseas,
in Front Line Trench and Beyond-First to Aid as He Comes
Tottering Back-Give Your Share of the $50, 0O0 900 Required to
Accomplish This Last Evidence That Somebody Cares"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16
COAL Is CASH.

To the Trade: All coal deliveries
hereafter will be cash on delivery.
Please have check ready. Do not
keep driver waiting.
DAVE GRAIN & FUEL co.
EVANS MERCANTILE co.
FARMERS SOCIETY OF EQUITY.
11-9-13-16.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

The draft law has been sustained by
the federal court Of New Jersey.
Judge Bradford sitting.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

Remember the meeting 1t the Aud t6rum Sunday night to be addressed
by DIR. George W. Young. There viii be NJ admission charges.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

Red Cross Benefit coming sOOn.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-12-14

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-11
City Court Witness =.
 Becomes Defendant

Marco Demora. of 572 East Main street. will hesitate in the future when he is requested to appear in court and testify for friend. Five minutes after he appeared on the witness stand in the city court this morning, he found himself defendant in the case, received a 10 days jail sentence and was fined $1 and costs.
 It appeared that Martin Schingo, of 84 Willard street, while driving an automobile in Stratford avenue, ran over the sidewalk and knocked down an elderly street sweeper He was arrested charged with reckless driv- ing and operating without. a license.
 Demora came to court to testify for him, stating the ma-hine was the property of the witness, and was be- ing driven to a garage for him by De- moro. The latter had placed a false set of registration numbers on the car and was promptly charged with violation of the law after he finished talking for Sshingo. The latter was given 10 days in jail for driving with out license and fined $50 for reck- less driving,