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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-14
W. N. u, MILWAUKEE, NO. 24--t917.
GET EXPLOSIVE FROM FLOWER
British Scientists Discover That Bios
som of Mahua Tree in India Is
Rich in Acetone.

The munition output of India has in
two years been increased a thousand
fold, mainly through the discovery that
one of India'S commonest blossoms, the
flower of the mahua or mhowra tree,
contains acerone in quantity. This tree
Is widely known to all travellers IN
Britain's Asiatic empire, but its use as
a base for explosives is at least one
thing new under the sun, says the
Scientific American.
When the war broke out. acetone,
which forms the chief ingredient Of
cordite, was extracted mainly from
wood, maize, and starch; and the Brit
lsh admiralty erected great factory
for the process of acetone recovery
from starch. But fortunately two Eng
lish scientists in Hyderabad discovered
that the mahua flowers contained ace
tone in larger proportions than it is
found in any other vegetable substance
that this lnOtfensive bloom was ten
times richer in the material in ques-
ton than any known wood. In fact,
the director general of ordnance for
India reports that the mahua Is by
all odds the best source for acetone
known.
Manufacture on large scale is now
under way and 1t is whispered that the
abundance of munitions with which
the British forces in Mesopotamla APP
pear to be blessed is to be attributed
to the new discovery.
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LARGE CROP OF SOY
BEANS is REQUIRED
Farmers Should Greatly Increase
Acreage of This Crop for
Oil and Human Food.

Although farmers have planned to
grow far larger crop of soy beans in
1917 than ever before, they should now
greatly increase the acreage of this
crop. The department of farm crops
OF the Missouri college of agriculture
predicts that as result of the war
the crop will be In demand as n feed
ing concentrate, for oil and for hui
man food in addition to its normal
use as a forage crop.
Experiments have shown soy bean
meal to have about the same feeding
value as cottonseed meal; and cotton
seed meal will probably be so high
next fall that 1t cannot be afforded for
feeding. There is sound reason then
for anticipating a great demand on the
crop for use as feeding concentrate
Because of the present shortage Of
fats and oils throughout the world,
due to war consumption and low pro
duction In Europe, all available
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METHOD OF DESTROYING CABBAGE WORM

tBy GEORGE A. DEAN. Professor Of En-
tomology, Kansas State Agricultural
College)
A short time before the earliest cab
bage is set in the spring, the familiar
white butterfly with black spots on
the wings may be seen flying about
near the ground. When cabbage is set,
the butterflies deposit their eggs on
the leaves. The eggs hatch In about
week into small green larvae or
worms" These worms eat the cab
bage leaves, making their way down
TO the tender crown Of the plant, and
sheltering among the outer leaves of
the head. After about two weeks of
rapid growth, the velvety green worms
are more than an inch long. Each
transforms to an angular pupa, at
taciied to cabbage leaf or other OBJ
ject, and, in about another week, there
burst from these pupae another gen
GRAFTON of white butterflies which de-
post eggs to produce more worms.
Since all stages In the life of cab
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-14
TOMMY COMES TO RESCUE
Braves Parental Wrath to Relieve
Hunger OF Waiting Infant and
His Action Brings Reward.

How Tommy--by no other maine
known to fame--came to the rescue of
a hungry infant ana a distressed moth
er in a metropolitan subway ear is the
theme of an incident described In the
New York Herald. Somewhat con
dcnsed, il runs as follows:
The mother opened a small wicker
bag aud drew forth IA bottle, tn"
slightly gray color of which indicated
that it had formerly contained milk.
She gave it to the infant, who, after
two lusty intakes, discovered the de
him and went up two octnves in his
roaring. On all sides looks of distress
began to appear in the eyes of the
passengers.
At about this time a young man of
eleven years came into the II 'clight,
All that is known of him Is that his
first name was Thomas. He broke the
side of large paper bag that rested
between him and an eightyear-old
companion and drew forth n pint bot
llt bl Ulllh. I've lthRb DuNlil WY at wv
troubled mother opposite, and when
She glanced ut him he held the bottle
up and nodded the question:
want IL"
Two minutes later the only unusual
noise In the ear was a gurgle; the
baby was Still going strong when the
car reached Ninety-siXth street.
No sooner had the Older boy re-
gained his seat. after doing his good
turn, than his little companion whis-
percd In awe,
Say, Tommy yuu'll git Kilt"
The answer to that was immediate.
An elderly man at Tomnys right
turned the boys hand Hat and put n
quarter into II. and the smiling moth
er tossed 10 cents ri his feet. The
boy Immediately returned the 10 cents
10 the infants mother, but, for some
strange psychological reason, he kept
the elderly mans quarter.-Nouth's
Companion.
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bage butterfly are passed in about one
month, there may be as many as four
generations or more in one year, and
thus the worms become very numerous
on the later cabbage. The pupae from
worms Of the last generation that were
fortunate enough to have been formed
In a sheltered place where they are
undisturbed, survive the winter, the
butterflies emerging early in spring.
Control Measures.
The commercial growers destroy. the
worms by means of Paris green or lead
arsenate, which is applied TO the
plants by either busting or spraying.
For busting, mix one pound of Paris
green or five pounds of finely powder
ed lead arsenate with ten pounds of
hydrated lime or dry -four. Place this
mixture in a -four sack or in a can
With the top or bottom finely perfor-
hted. The operator walks between two
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rows with bag ar can in eatf hand,
shaking them so that the poisonous
dust settles on the cabbage leaves,
Worms eating off the busted leaves
will die in a day or two.
busting should be done wien the
leaves are dry and there is little wind,
and repeated at intervals of from one
to two weeks, depending on how often
the rains come. Should there be no
rains, the interval between dustings
should not be longer than two weeks,
or the new growth may be injured.
Sprayers are expensive, even the
small hand machine costing from 81 to
$40. Besides, spraying a small patch
requires much more time than busting
il. Growers with three acres or more
would be justified in buying a barrel
pump or other large sprayer, such as Is
easily obtained on the market. For
spraying, use one-half pound of Paris
green. or two pounds of powdered lead
arsenate, or four pounds of paste lead
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arsenate, stirred into 80 gallons of wa
ter. The cabbage leaves are so smooth
that the spray tends to collect in drops
that roll off. To make the liquid
spread and remain on the leaves, use
two pounds of soap or three pounds
of -four in paste form to each SO gal
Ions of water used.
Paris green and lead arsenate are
violent poisons, and should be kept
out of reach of children and live stock.
However, it is safe to use them on
cabbage, as the head grows from the
inside. The poison, falling on the out
er leaves, is practically all removed
with them, so very little, if any. ever
reaches the table. In the average
busting of cabbage, careful tests have
shown that if the poison remained on
the cabbage IA person would have to
eat % cabbages at once TO secure poi.
Sonous effects.
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KEEP TRACTORS BUSY

Help your neighbors" is the
keynote of a special appeal TO
tractor owners issued by ASSls-
tant Secretary of Agriculture
Carl Vrooman.
Every farmer who owns a
tractor" he says, loves it to his
country this spring to do all the
custom or exchange work he can
do without neglecting his own
work. Every hour that his trac-
tor would otherwise be idle il
ought to be at work helping. a
neighbor who Is behindhand
with his blowing or narrowing.
Make your outfit work from
dawn to dark make it work all
night if you have enough opera
tors to fill the shifts. The acre
age to be harvested this fall
hangs on the pillow. Don't let an
acre that might otherwise be
planted go untitled because your
tractor is in the shed. Help
your neighbors aud thus do your
part in Strengthening the allied
lines on the battle fronts of Eu-
rope"
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Then silence.

They were dancing merrily, this
young man ana the young woman. aud
were talking Of nothing at all, when
suddenly the girl asked:
Have you enlistedY
mo" answered the youth
Haven't you Joined the officers Re
serve corpsT
mo, not YET. | haven't thought
much about that sort of thing"
Haven't you done anything about
the war;"
mo- The youth replied
Whereupon the girl stopped dane
Ing.
Il wish you would take me 70 seat.
| don't think | want to dance with
you. Washington Star
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Boy. Aaed Nine, Kills Cougar.

Lynn Obye, only nine, of Portland,
Ore, qualified as hunter when he
shot and killed cougar that meas
ured eight feet seven inches from tip
TO tip. The proving animal was killed
In the foothills of Yamhill county in
the Coast Range mountains. The cou-
gar had been killing stock of the farm
ers and his death was welcomed by
those who had suffered from the raids
upon their cattle.
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to press the advantage thus gained.
Messines, Lenfre. Zeebrea and Wyt.
schaete were reported taken.
The official report says that the sec
ond drive carried the village OF
0osttayerne and the German posi-.
tons east of the village over an ex-
tent OF five miles. The German cas-
ualties were very heavy, and the Brit.
ish took more than 5000 prisoners,
many guns and machine guns.
Naval airplanes dropped bombs on
the alrdrome at Nieumunster, near the
coast between Zeebrugge aud Ostend.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-14
PROPER SUNSHINE FOR HOGS
1Iistered Backs and Comfort Do Not
Go Well Touether-Provide Shell
ter for Porkers.

Hogs like the sunshine all right--if
It is not too hot, Stlll, how few men
ever think of providing anything like
shelter for the porkers on hot days !
Bllstered backs and comfort do not
80 well together, which means that
you viii not have as much pork to
sell by and by as you would have If
you had been fair to the hogs.
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Didn't Need to Be Told.

Katherine, age six, had been going
10 school about two weeks when Sh,
said to her mother one day: Mother
! am the incest and the prettiest and
the smartest girl In our class" Her
mother, very much eIated, exclaimed
"Whyl Did the teacher tell you that
DEAR"
"Oh. no" said Katherine. 81 Just
found II ont mNseIf."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-14

The plans for the attack had been
long maturing and when the prepar-
atoms were perfected the premier was
acquainted with the exact hour ii was
intended to open It. Accordingly on
retiring last night Mr.. Lloyd George
gave orders to be called at three.
The premier and other members Of
his household clearly heard the ire
mendous detonatlons,, MS also did per.
sons ut the premiere official residence
in London, who supposed they were
the sounds Of heavy guns until later
they learned whence they came.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-14
BRITISH PREMIER HEARS
GUNS WHEN BATTLE OPENS
Terrific Decorations Carried Through
the Air for Distance of More
Than $40 Miles.

London, June THE tremendous
explosions that opened the British at
tack on Wytschaete bend were heard
by David Lloyd George, the British
premier, who was staying for the night
at his residence, Walton Heath, lao
miles away.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-14
DRIVE RESULTS IN CAPTURE
OF FIVE IMPORTANT TOWNS
Victory Of British One of the Most I'M
portant Since the War Opened
Many Prisoners Taken.

London, June THE British really
made two victorious drives. Begin
ming their attack on a nine-mfle front
between Messines and Wytschaete, at
an early hour, they captured all their
first detectives, taking large num-
Der Of prisoners, and then continued
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-14
The Worm Turns.

DO my eyes deceive meT
Whats wrong;"
II believe DohSon's chest is actually
inflated this morning"
'@rhere's a reason for that"
"What2
"Dobson has gotten Mrs. Dobson so
wrought up by threatening 10 enlist
that for the first time in nine years
he's boss ut his house."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-14
Keep, Hen Free From Lice.

BE sure that sitting hens are kept
free from lice by filing their plumage
full of llce-killlng powder when the
hen is set, again In the middle of the
hatch, and again three days before the
chicks are due.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-14
Spray the Currants.

Red currants are sometimes a dis
couragement because the currant
worm gets the leaves This is easily
prevented by spraying with paris green
or arsenate of lead.
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corn between the toes, as we'll as pain
full calluses on bottom of your feet. 1t
never disappolnts and never burns,
bites or intlames. If your druggist
hasn't any freezone yet, tell him to
get a little bottle for you from his
wholesale house.--adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-14

Some men spend half their time in
seeking advice and the other half in
lodging the consequences thereof.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-14

Occasionally a woman will confess
her imperfections for the purpose OF
inducing man 70 deny that she has
any.
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Asnaranus for Family.

One hundred asparagus plants Will
supply the ordinary family. Divide
old roots, or buy one or two year old
plants.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-14

You viii be surprised to find how
much good there Is in the world If you
will only take notice
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Keen Weeds Out.

Ii Is easier to hoe the weeds out of
bean rows IL the seeds are dropped In
hills.
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Sinks Rapidly.

"What is a sinking fund, Johnny|
PAS bank account when the bill be-
gin to come in"
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Worthless Garden.

"A garden full OF weeds is like a
man without dceds--worthless."
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man is never such bonehead that
he can fool himself By lying to himself.
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is called freezone, and can
M-NO now be obtained in tiny
10 bottles as here shown at
Fp.M very little cost from any
II. vi drug store. Just ask for
O freezone. Apply drop OF
W two directly upon tender
corn or callus and instant
ly the soreness disappears.
Shortly you will find the
W corn or callus so loose that
a you can lift ii off root
-n and all, with the fingers.
(ssI = n Not twinge of pain,
I&rT| soreness or irritation; not
JM M even the slightest smart
!. /. !. !. !. /. !. I. !.
a., @Aing, either when applying
H Ml MIllF freezone or afterwards.
IIIll This drug doesn't eat up
UI.l KIM the corn or callus, but
glNNl M shrivels them so they loos-
4lH lHGdIl on and come right out. 1t
S@ N'IIU INl is no humbug 1t works
NM Hike q charm. For a few
NE-I cents you can get rid of ev-
cry hard corn, soft corn or
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SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot % Ease, the autiseptic powder to be
shaken into the shoes aud sprinkled in the foot
bath. II relieves painful, swollen, smartinR feet
and takes the sting out of corns and bunions
Uscd by the British and French troops At the
front Aliens Foot Ease is certain relief for
tired, achiug feet Sold eyerywhere-Ad Adv.
II II were not for his wife and the
bunko man the average citizen would
be able TO save lot of money.
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PAlN7 NOT A BIT!
LIFT YOUR C0RNS
OR CALLUSES OFF
No humbuol Apply few drops
then Just lift them away
with fingers.

This new drug is an ether compound
discovered by Cincinnati chemist. Ii
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Prisoners taken declared that the
bombardment of Vimy ridge was
child's play compared with the gunire
turned upon Messnes ridge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-19
Cow Wrecks Two
Autos; Is Killed

A cow that wandered across the
American lake boulevard near
Camp Murray late Tuesday night
caused two automobiles to be
smashed, sent four persons to
hospitals, and lost its own life In
the bargain.
An auto driven by Lee Ellis
struck the COW while going at
high speed. The animal was
thrown across the pavement, di-
rectly in front of another car
driven by James Duncan. Both
machines were wrecked, and the
COW was killed instantly.
Driver Ellis. with Max Goldberg,
1872 No. G.; Charles Martin. 240S
Pacific, and Joseph Pazbik, an
army baker, had to go to Tacoma
General hospital for repairs. None
were hurt seriously.
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MUST BE
BONDED

Prosecuting Attorney Remain
Wednesday served notice on the
Tacoma Auto Bus association,
the members of which are operat-
ing buses to Camp Lewis, that
after Oct. warrant will b
issued for the arrest OF any driver
found operating without a lit
ney' bond required by law.
Numerous complaints made to-
his office against drivers operat.
ing without bonds have forced
him to take this step, he said.
Il have been holding off," said
Remain, because heretofore 10
has been impossible for the driv-
ers to get bonds, and some means
of transportation to the army post
was necessary.
But now there are two bond
ing companies writing the bonds
in lhe state. and there is nothing
to prevent the drivers from get.
ting them. The bonds are avail.
able. The law is clear, and 1t IA
my duty to enforce It,"
There have been complaints
against bus drivers other than
those operating to the camp. he
said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-19
MAYORS
PLAN IS
BUMPED

Mayor Fawcett's plan to sell
coal to Tacomans thru munich
pal coal agency, suffered a severe
blow this week when City Attor-
ney Harmon ruled that there were
no funds OF tho city which could
be used for such purpose.
IL the mayor succeeds with his
plan, II must either be on a credit
basis, or he must raised funds for
the municipal coal business thru
subscriptions.
I'VE could sell the coal to Ia
eomans as fast as we could buy
It," explained the mayor, but the
money would have to be available
for the first purchase. Unless the
coal companies would extend
credit tot me for the first few cars
of coal"
Instead of losing heart because
of the first big obstacle that faces
his municipal coal scheme, the
mayor is working all the harder
to put his plan into execution.
81 find another obstacle that
looks like a hard one, too. said
Faweett Wednesday. Practically
all the coal mines in this district
sell their output thru Sne partie-
ular agency or selling sys EN- 1t
will be hard to buy coal at the
market without running up against
these agencies.
Fawcett said that he would con-
suit with Vice President Reid of
the Northern Pacific railroad as
soon as an appointment could he
made, and learn whether the city
might expect relief from the high
coal prices by obtaining coal from
the railroads mines. Freight
rates to other mines, and general
data regarding the coal business.
Is being gathered by the mayor.
1 may have to ask for popular
subscriptions to finance the coal
business for the city, but | know
1T will be success he said.
I'VE ought to bring the price Of
coal down to $3.50 ton. 1t is
up to SO and $40 now"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-19
POLICE AUTO
MAKES RECORD

A record run for the Tacoma
police ambulance was made Tues
day afternoon, when the call came
for pulmotor to save the life OF
the small daughter of Lieut.. and
Mrs. Frank Green, drowned In
American lake.
The big machine made the dis
lance of Is miles, thru crowded
streets and the busy American
lake highway. in exactly 10 min
utes. Within 20 minutes after
the call came to police headquar-
tiers, Chauffeur Ziegenfuss had the
pulmotor working on the child.
Ziegenfuss reported that his
greatest speed was 55 miles an
hour.
All efforts to save the child's
life proved futile. Arrangements
are being made Wednesday for the
funeral.
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In the
E ditOr's
Mail
Treat All Alike

EDITOR THE TIMES:
We are all patiently waiting for
the news that the brute from Car
banado is captured and | am won
dering will he be treated the same
as the negro is down south for the
same crime.
Why is it that negro is burned
to the stake without any trial but
a white man is always given some
kind of chance and is never
burned to the stake for the same
crime?
Isn't this rather strange? Is
the same crime worse when a ne
gro commits it than when white
brute does? II so, then some of
us can lie, steal and murder and
IL is all right, but some others 10
1t, 1t is a crime.
1t seems to me it is very easy
matter for a white man to assault
a woman or child down south and
have no fear of being captured
(for, of course, niger is the
only one ever commits an assault).
To my mind this Is ar outrage.
Don't misunderstood me. I am
not UNFOLDING the niger for COM
hitting this crime any more than
the white man, but burn the white
brute to the stake as well as the
black one. They both deserve it.
Every negro imam or woman)
have come in contact with have
been good, clean, generous souls
and the negro has my sympathy.
OF course there are good and
bad among the negro race as we'll
as any other nation, color or
creed.
The country almost goes insane
when niger is. blamed for as
sault and everyone forgets every
thing except to catch him and
burn him but no one waved fin
ger during the slave days when
the poor innocent negro women
were outraged by their owners
and overseers. The poor negro
woman was helpless to <protect
herself against the white brutes
and today our country is full of
these poor helpless people, hall
black, half white.
The negro woman has heart
and soul as well as white wom-
an, but the southefner turned a
deaf ear and blind eye to the
outraged black woman.
We. the white race, have been
civilized for good many cen
turtles but the negro race only q
very short time and their progress
has been wonderful beyond words,
especially when we consider how