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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29

No rule is so general which admits
not some exception.-Burton
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29
&. Crosby & Co.

NEW ENGLAND AGENTS FUN
WHITE SATIN FLOUR
Leave IL TO MS. We will see that this
Section of the Country has sufficient
Flour for all reasonable wants.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29

For all that it resembled past political
gatherings in personnel Vermont S war
in Rutland Thursday and
Friday was in no sense political. To be
sure, it was attended by men who have
held office, men now in office and men who
are said to aspire to office, but these
along with hundreds of others from all
parts Of the state were present not as
seekers after preferment at the hands
of their fellow men but as searchers for
truth about the grim business in which
this country has recently embarked.
They were out to learn what must be
done to win the war-what particular
bit is required Of Green Mountain resi-
dents in the huge task now confronting
the nation.
They were told what Mr. Hoover ex-
poets Of Vermont III the all-important
matter of food cOnservation-told in a
forceful sledge-hammer way by repre-
sentative from Mr. Hoover's office that
they are expected to reduce their con
sumption of wheat by something like
20 per cent through the substitution OF
corn, rye and other cereals, and to eat
less of the meats which are needed il
stricken Europe Mr.. Hoover's agen
said that voluntary cooperation in hi
chief : program was expected, but h
didn t hesitate to hint that if it didn
come voluntarily it would be brough
about IN some other way.
In token of Vermont s willingness t
help, the convention adopted resolu
ton pledging the people of the state t
the greatest possible reduction of foo
. waste and to loyal observance Q
| whatever rules the Food Administri
ton may find necessary The pledg
was made in all sincerity; it is to /
hoped it will be observed in every hous
hold in Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29

So much for the war convention 8 ac
ton on the food question. Let it not
be assumed, however, that this subject.
important as il is, dominated the gath
erlng. 1t was far more than a confer
enee on food; it was literally war con
vention in which distinguished repre-
sentatives of Great Britain. France.
Italy and Japan told of the parts their
countries are taking in the great strug-
gle to crush the Hun, and welcomed with
IeYldent sincerity aud qualification the
eventual, if tardy entrance of the Unit
ed States. 1t was meeting of inspira-
ton at which distinguished Americans
produced indisputable proof Of Ger
many's dream of world empire =
brought the facts out clearly and forci-
bly, in the hope that everyone present
would leave the gathering convinced
that this war is his war and that his
duty must be limited only by his ca
pacity for sacrifice.
Cnquestionably hundreds Of men took
home this conviction, and TODAY are
acting as messengers of the doctrine
in their respective homes In this wa,
Is the convention abundantly justifying
all the effort which it entailed on thu
part of the state government, the Yer
mont committee of public safety an,
the Greater Vermont association.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1917.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1917-12-07

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Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1917-12-07
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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-17
LETTER COMES BACK
Man Who Lost Fortune in Wheat
Nearly Twenty Years Ago Has
Made a Big Killing.

Chicago, May 10.-Joe Letter, who
with his father, lost $10,000,000 in
an effort to corner the wheat Of the
world in 1898, has come back in May
wheat. Estimates Of the winnings Of
Letter in the Chicago wheat pit dur
ing the last few months were placed
at $S,000,000 by persons in close
touch with his operations.
Letter has been secretly in the
market since August 2, 1916, when
May wheat sold at $1.36. Today it
reached the highest figure in the
worlds history-$3.15. Recently Lei
ter has been acting on the assump-
ton that the government would in
tervene in the food situation and has
been selling at an enormous profit.
His agents have been buying July and
September wheat as fast they dis
posed Of the May grain.
The British government has been
employing the market in much the
same manner as Letter and is report
ed to have made a profit Of about
$40, 100000. 1t bought the grain in
the expectation that it would be de-
livered but when it was seen this
would be impossible British agents
commenced to unload at enormous
profits.
Jesse Livermore, who became a
member Of the Board of Trade a
month ago, has made nearly two mil
lion in May wheat.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-17

cAhpit uay comes tomorrow anC
the school expects to have a better
display this year than last.
The high school is planning a pic
mic at Cimarron for next Saturday
Hurrah! Just one more week of
school.
The Seniors are working very hard
to have their play in first class shape
for next Tuesday night, May %.
Some English II students are SO
anxious to begin scribbles that they
have expressed the intention Of doing
the writing this summer.
Mr.. Wallace Of Minneola was the
official starter of the races at the
Panhandle track meet and did very
satisfactory work to each school. Mr..
Barnhill and Mr.. Danato were the Of
ficials of the field events an dalso
did good work.
A farewell and surprise party was
given at A. X. Stoufer's Thursday
evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Meyer and daughter, and several of
the high school students and teach
ers attended. A very enjoyable even
ing was spent.
Lest, strayed, mostly stolen-A
coat belonging to Angel Falls while
he was attending the track meet.
Mrs. Wilmarth has painted beau
tiful picture for the English room of
the L. H. S. The scene portrayed
is "The Last Tournament" taken
from "Idylls of the King" The Eng
lish ii people have studied the classic
and chose this scene for the painting.
The picture shows knights in the con-
flict, some endorsed, others seriously
wounded. Altogether it is a splendid
Interpretation of medieval chivalry
Prof. Hill Of Beaver City met with
quite serious accident at the track
meet Friday. A discuss was thrown
hitting him on the shoulder, Their
striking his head, cutting quite &
cash. Had it struck his head the blow
would probably been fatal. 1t was ar
accident, due to carelessness, ant
could have been avoided.
The D. S. girls are planning an ex
tensive exhibit for the school exhib
it to be held next Friday, May 10.
Vera McMurry was absent from
classes Monday.
The English I note books on Irv
ing's Sketch Book were handed bacl
Monday morning. You could easil,
tell each pupils grade by the expires
sion on his face.
| Floyd Longwell, Lewis Bloom an,
Willard Harnden have discontinued
their studies to work on the farm.
Illustrations taken from Ivanho,
are being prepared for the exhibi
which is to be given Friday.
The d. s. girls canned vegetable
last week. All work of domesti,
science will be on exhibit Friday.
Mrs. Minnie Grinstead and Mis-
Ada Hobble addressed the SUDDEN
body Tuesday morning. The talk
were both excellent. The former
speaking on Experience" and Miss
Hobble discussing the Red Cross worl
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-17

the feature at the Majestic theater,
the role of crook. It is one Of the
most laughable and, at the same time,
most thrilling stories in which the
celebrated star has ever appeared.
BERTHE Joyce, the role assumed by
Barrymore, is young society chap
who is struck on the head by thugs
while returning from his bachelor
dinner on the eve Of his marriage to
Dorothy Hardin. His memory COM
pletely obliterated by the blow, Joyce
wanders down to the river front, falls
asleep on a wharf and tumbles into
the river.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-17
NOTICE

All merchants and business men,
and all persons concerned are hereby
warned against extending credit to
the undersigned and to any persons
attempting to obtain credit in our
names, and are notified that no credit
will be asked or permitted in our
names or on our account.
w. 8. WILMARTH.
MRS. w. s. WILMARTH.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-17

John Barrymore, who has played
Balkan princes, South American die
tators and assorted American char
acters, has reserved for "The Lost
Bridegroom" his latest Famous
rs-Paramount Picture, which is
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-17

The Science room has another new
blackboard.
Archie Roehr has withdrawn from
school to work on the farm.
Mr.. Camblin is promising the
Science class another hike soon.
The English II students finished
the study of Ivanhoe last Tuesday.
The Caesar and Cicero classes in
stead of taking semester tests are
writing original themes on subjects
relating to Latin or the Roman.
The Latin II class will finish Caesar
this week.
There was no school Friday after
noon on account Of the track meet.
All afternoon classes met in the fore
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-10-05
MANY AUSTRIANs
Dying OF HUNGER
Medical Records Show That
Deaths Are Caused by FAM
inc Conditions. =
FISH SUPPLY IS SHORT
seafaring Males Are Called to Fight
and lnccmpetents Fill Boats
Speeches In Parliament Re.
veal Appalling Conditions.

Rome.-There Is now no further
doubt about the desperate economic
conditions in Austria. where people are
actually dying of hunger. Deaths
from starvation are medically attested,
and the certificates Of the district med
ical officers cannot be kept secret, as
they must be produced by the relatives
of the deceased person to the local
authorities In order to have the body
buried without an inquest and post
mortem examination. The Arbeiter
Zeitung recently published b facsimile
of the certificate of death Of laborer
named B. Hauptig, native Of Relchen-
berg in Bohemia. whose body was
found in q field.
The district medical officer Of Krat.
Eau attested that the man had died
Of hunger. Similar certificates have
from time to time been published In
provincial papers, but as q rule the
great majority remain unknown. More
over doctors often use the expression
nervous exhaustion to explain
deaths from hunger, and thus to GER
tain extent appearances are saved. The
fact remains, however, that people are
starving to death in Austria, and evil
dence Of the appalling economic con-
ditions is afforded by two speeches de-
livered in parliament by Deputy Bian-
chini of Dnlmatia and the German So
cialist Renner of Vienna.
DaImatlans Aroused.
Deputy Bianchlni, who despite his
italian name is a Croatian and noted
for his loyalty TO Austrian rule, openly
accused the military authorities Of de-
spelling the Dalmatians Of everything
and condemnlng them to starvation.
"All our fishermen have been called to
the colors," he said, "and If some Of
them were sent home and provided
with beats, ropes and nets they would
provide enough fish for the popula-
tion. II Is useless to send Hungarian
fishermen who know the sea by hear
say and cannot fsh, The military au-
thorlties have even requisltioned salt
from DalmatIa, with the result that
I even when fish Is plentiful It cannot
be salted and kept for the WINTER An
other nusta1za committed by the au-
thorities has been the wholesale redul-
sitioning Of oil. OIL is indispensable
as an article Of food to Dalmatians, as
It replaces every kind Of fat. Besides,
like salt, OIL n iceded to preserve hsh
ana vegetables rhepeople are suffer-
ing tortures Irhsn lack Of oil. Denu-
triton has re1eced them to skeletons.
and now In many districts Of the proy-
ince terrible unknown epidemic IS
rnglng. which thr doctors attribute to
tack Or Oh nnl Il. This epidemic "
most violent nj. main symptom Is a
sudden sweliir ,cf the feet, which in
most cases Is followed By death within
twentsfoar h1ars- 5
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-10-05
DOUBLE DUTY
A Dairy Ration tias Two Main Uses
LIE and Product,
INa.lon.I cEop Impmsemen. scrvIee.I

tNa'ionh Crop Improvement Seryice.l
A ration is divided into two parts:
]. The part needed to maintain or
keep the animal alive.
2. The part needed to make
stored up material like wool. fas.
meat or milk.
Milk Is roughly In solids, one-third
each casein (proteln). fat and sugar.
The casein in milk can only be fur
nished by the protein In the food.
The fat and sugar may be derived
from either protein, fat or carbo-
hydrates.
II COW has the ability to give so
pounds OF milk containing two pounds
OF casein, and only gets enough pro-
tein to make one pound OF casein.
then she will only give rs pounds OF
milk.
A balanced ration is one that has
Just the exact amount of protein, fat
and carbohydrates that the COW
needs. Just what this is we cannot
ever say exactly. because the amounts
vary from week to week and no two
cows are alike, nor are feeds alike.
A practical ration is one that has
sufficient protein and enough total
food to make the greatest amount OF
milk without the COW losing weight.
A commercially successful ration IL
the one that makes the most milk or
profit, keeps the COW healthy and en-
ables the use of the most roughage.
All the hay and ensilage I. COW can
eat will keep her alive and make
about Is pounds of milk. ANY more
milk has to come from grain or grain
feed.
The farm can usually raise carbo-
hydrates cheap in the form of hay and
ensilage, and, outside of clover. peas,
etc, protein can usually be bought
cheaper than 1t can be raised.
The average price of protein feeds
with 20 per cent digestible protein
was about SIS to $35 per ton before
the war. but the prices are much
higher now, while hay (clover) with
51s per cent digestible protein hasI
been rated at $40 per ton, so the PROF.
tein feed at $40 would furnish protein
about the same as clover at $40.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-10-05
CONCENTRATES FOR RAlIuNS
Taken From an Article by E. 8. Saw
age, Professor OF Animal Hus-
bandry, New York College
Of Agriculture.
OF Agriculture.
tNatiOral crop improvement, serrico.I


A good rule to follow In all rations
is to have at least three plants repre-
sented in the ration. There are seven
factors which should be considered:
(D Bulk, (2) Digestibility. (s) Rela-
ton between the digestible protein
and carbohydrates and fat, ca varl-
ETY., (5) Suitability OF the feeds the
animal and product. (6) Palatabllity.
(7) Cost.
AS an example, choosing the cneap-
est feeds relatively, considering ma
nurial values, suitability and all, we
would recommend the following mix-
ture Of grains as suitable for dairy
cows at present prices:
coo pounds distlliers dried grains.
400 pounds ginten feed
200 pounds wheat bran or hrewsrs
dried grains f
400 pounds hpmlny feed.
900 pounds cottonseed or oil meal.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-10-05

"Live stock has been requisitioned
without any system In Dalmatla
Horses mules and oxen have been sent
to Serbia, Montenegro and Albania for
military transport and men over fifty
years old and boys Of twelve and four.
teen were sent as drivers, and few Of
them ever returned. The Austrian
army has been fed with beef from Dal
malta to such an extent that the
10000 head of oxen existing before
the war have now fallen to less than
10000.
Bread and Meat Scarce.
sBread is even more scarce thar
meat in Dalmatia. The wheat grown
in the province Is hardly sufficient to
feed the population for two months In
normal times, yet all the wheat has
been requlsltloned and paid for so low
that the farmers lost money besides
being starved. The bread now sup
piled is Of such an inferior quality that
1t cannot be eaten even by starving
people.
"As food is scarce and dear II Is
no exaggeratlon to say that before
long a regular famine with all its ter
rible consequences will inevitably fol.
low In Dalmatia."
Deputy Renner denounced the hope
less economic conditions In Austria. II
do not appeal to the crown, to the gov
ernment and to parliament as national
institutions, hut speak as man to men
and appeal TO your intelligence and to
your hearts," he said. "Whlle we are
talking here people outside are dying
Of hunger. We deplore that some prov
inces are worse off than others and
debate as to whether the middle
classes are suffering more than the
lower ones, and yet all the people are
desperate. The bread ration Is insult
flclent, but what Is worse the minimum
fixed for each person often cannot be
had. and more often still the distrlbu.
ton Of bread Is irregular"
All the members Of the Austrian
parliament, even those who support
the government and are bent on re-
sistance to the very end, denounced
the hopeless economic situation and
even when optimistic they admitted
that the war could not be prolonged
more than three months without risk.
ing a regular famine.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-10-05
SALT FOR CATTLE.

National Cop Improvement fsnrvica.l m
Professor Henry says that COW
requires three-quarters of an ounce
per day per 1000 lbs. of weight and
six-tenths Of an ounce per day per 20
lbs. milk. Therefore, COW which
weighs 1900 lbs. and gives 30 lbs. milk
should have l.s ounce salt. II must
be remembered however. that salt is
generally included In high-grade dairy
feeds: 1t is well to give cows access
to extra salt They win take what
their roughage demands.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-10-05

Stone county will put up some
thing like a million dollars worth
Of tomatoes. Every county in
tho Ozarks could do the same.
Missouri now has 1893 banks
and trust companies which had
on June 80, 1917, assets OF S595, :
379. 1852. 40 an increase Of S64, =
APO, ,397.7i since June 80, 1915.
Two years ago st. Louis and
Xanses City owned one- half the
ai aoblles in the state. Now
upi NE 1888, 1928 licensed cars,
,i9u aro owned outside these
Two cities.
e r Moore, of near Holcoub
In s8i4 e. have sold watermelons
from I've acres Of ground to the
valpe ot S756 and that he still has
psne cn the land worth $40 per
ac. ., He bought the land last
spi z for S35 an acre.
Ten teachers have been draft
I'd f3y army service in Dunklin
county and there seems to be a
proapect of real scarcity of
teachers in some sections on ac-
count of the draft and the num-
per who are volunteering for the
service.
Some people monkey with a
gun they didn't know was loaded
others drink from bottle they
ditIh't knew contained poison,
butsis was left 70 a "Holy RoIIerF'
wo,oan. at Arbyrd to handle a
cattle snake to show that 1t would
not bite, and the reptile turned
or her. A doctor attended the
mistaken woman.
It's all mistake, says the
Centralia Courier, about men
seeing Il red headed Girl and then
looking for a white horse. In
tbs first place one rarely ever sees
any kind Of horse nowadays,
aud in the second place IL the
red-heeded girls good looking,
the men don't look at anything
till the girl is out OF sight.
Bootleggers have been operat-
rather too freely at NewMadrid to
suit the officials there and the
Record relates that Special OFF,
Ger Scott Carey, Of this city, and
couple OF assistants were sue
cessful a few days ago in round
up seven Of them and placing
them within the pale Of the law.
Four Of the seven were women,
strange to say, and their trial has
been set for today. -MaldenMerit.
The frsilty and uncertainty OF
human life is well illustrated by
the account in the Poplar Bluff
papers Of "a ten year old boy in
the south end OF that city who
died from broken wrist. He
fell out Of persimmon tree and
the bones OF the wrist were dislo-
Gated so badly that one Of them
protruded through the skin !.
Lockjaw developed from the in
jury and his death occurred only
p few days later.
Farmer William Keith, an old
soldier, was arrested and fined at
Montgomery City for plowing his
corn on Sunday. His defense
was that It was a work or neces-
city and his lawyer contended
that as Uncle Sam had the world
TO feed Keith was to be commend-
ed instead Of convicted. But the
jury did not agree wish him. The
prosecuting witness, Theadore
Gregory, fought with General
Pickett at Gettysburg.
A brand new graft new 70 the
County Of Wright has come into
notice q the Hartville Rsrubli-
can. a chap wearing 4 badge