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The Washington times., 1917-08-24
By DANIEL DILLON.
Il. N. S. Stan Correspondent)

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP
IN FRANCE, Aug. 24.-Gen- John
]. Pershing, commander Of the
American forces, has definitely Sc
lected the location Of his field head
quarters. Preparations are under
way today to have them made ready
for him very shortly.
Word of the generals expected ar
rival sitting through the camp has
made the soldiers hopeful that it
means an early advance to the front.
There is no great foundation for this
hope, however. The officers are in
sistent that the men must be thor
oughly disciplined before entering
actual warfare.
Fear Americans Enthusiasm.
Successful trench storming means
primarily an implicit obedience of or
ders, and II is feared that our troops.
carried away by enthusiasm in the
heat of victory, would overstep IN
structfons. thus destroying the nicely
Of the necessary balance between ar
tillery and infantry in an advance,
with consequent fearful losses.
High American officers state that
this is the most serious problem be-
fore them now. The men have mas
tered the lighting technique of mod
ern warfare. Self-restraint is now
the daily gospel that is being
preached.
Sham battles. trench raids, and
strategical retreats are now the order
The Washington times., 1917-08-24
CONSCRIPTS WILL
GET ONE MONTHOF
PHYSICAL TRAINING

Training OF the national army will
be a matter OF physical education for
at least one month after the men are
in camp. Plans for the drilling OF
men in the hands OF cantonment
commanders today call for little or no
real military training for the first
month the drafted men are in camp.
On September ) the mobilization OF
the national army will begin. Today
the assignment Of organizations to
barracks in each of the sixteen can
tonments has been completed. Men
from the same localities will be
placed in, the same barracks.
On the day the embryo soldiers ar
rive in their camps, they will spend
their entire time in making them
selves comfortable in their barracks.
Early morning of the second day
will find the new soldiers up and
hard at work. For the first two weeks
the men will have little or no work,
except setting-up exercises and grad
ually increasing physical work. This
is planned to harden them, and make
soft muscles capable OF the arduous
work of a soldier. Long hikes will be
taken to accustom them to tramping.
VIII Learn Foot Movements.
Once the men are hardened, they
will be put through several weeks
Of foot movements" These drills
will be to teach the soldiers the in
tricacies of military drill and how
to handle their feet in unison with q
company OF other men. This sort OF
dritl will last for several weeks and
the setting-up exercises will still
continue.
The final step in the preliminary
training will be the manual OF arms.
The men will not be allowed TO han
die a rifle until they have been in
camp for at least a month and per-
haps longer. Once they have ac-
Quired the knack OF handling a gun
they will begin training for trench
warfare, such as bayonet drill, bomb
throwing, and trench construction
Discipline to BE Strict.
Discipline in. the cantonments will
be most strict. On the day OF their
arrival the troops will find them
selves face to face with orders which
must be obeyed. Military leaders
maintain that this policy must be fol-
lowed until the civilians have a
proper conception of what military
discipline really is. Orders have been
given that men shall not be thrown
into the guardhouse for trivial Of
fenses, but instead ''blacklists" will
be established. Men on the blacklist
will be deprived of all camp privi-
leges.
Leave OF camp will be infrequent
America has a huge task in develop
ing an army, the officers declare. and
this can only be accomplished by most
intensive work. The cantonments of
the national army will be no amuse-
ment parks. but the strictest sort of
workshops.
The Washington times., 1917-08-24
HALF OF SECOND
FORT MYER CLASS
ENROLLED TODAY

Seven hundred and twenty-five men,
half the quota for the second student
officers camp at Fort Myer, today
stepped out of civil life.
The remainder of the men ordered
to report to the camp will arrive to
morrow. They will be assigned to
companies Immediately. No time In
shaking the camp down to running
order is being lost.
There will be but little work for
the 1,45O men allotted to Fort Myer
until Monday. Then work will start
in earnest. Drills will be broken then
only by inoculations against typhoio
fever and small poX.
Considerable attention Will be paio
to instruction in trench warfare
The Washington times., 1917-08-24
CROWDER CALLS
STATES DENTISTS
TO GIVE SERVICES

The national army is going to France
with sound teeth. Provost Marshal
Crowder today addressed letter to the
governors OF the several States, urging
them to do all in their power to secure
the voluntary services OF dentists in fix
ing the teeth OF men drafted into the
national army.
General Crowder stated that the army
regulations provide but one dentist for
every thousand men. and he declares
that this is insufficient for the national
army.
Volunteers Sought.
He suggests that the only way out Of
the difficulty Is volunteer service by
dentists in civilian practice. He urges
the governors to impress upon the local
board the importance Of this work being
done before the mobilization Of the men.
Already the dentists Of New York,
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Penn
sylvania, and Virginia are doing this
work.
Removes Draft Kinks.
General Crowder proceeded today to
take some OF the kinks out Of the draft
regulations. For the convenience OF men
drafted. who have moved from the juris-
diction Of their registration. General
Crowder will today issue a regulation
providing for the transfer of these men.
Under the present regulations a man
may have his examination transferred,
but he must return to his registration
district to report for duty. In some
cases this would necessitate a Journey
across the continent Under the new
regulations a man may report for serv-
ice to the board which examined him.
The Washington times., 1917-08-24
Y. M: C. A. FOR MARINES
Opened AT QUANTICO

The Y. NJ. c. A. building at Guam
tico. where hundreds of marines are
training, was opened for the first
time this morning. Formal dedication
exercises were held yesterday. The
building was presented to Brig. Gen.
John Letune; representing Maj. Gen.
George Barnett, commander of the
Marine Corps by William Knowles
Cooper, general secretary OF the Y.
NJ. c. A.
The new building will be a CEN
ter for social, recreationsl. and relig-
ious features of the sea soldiers life.
A piano, motion picture machine, and
victrola were donated by the local
chapter OF Colonial Danes.
The Washington times., 1917-08-24
3LOCAL OFFICERS TO
TEACH new RESERVES

Three Warrington men who recently
received commissions in the officers
reserve corps. today were designated
by the War Department as assistant
instructors at the second training
camp at Fort Myer.
They are Capt. Richard P. Williams,
jr., Capt. Harold L. Brown, and Capt
James F. Tompkins.
Each OF them passed the examina-
tion at the first training camp with
high honors. and is expected to prove
valuable in the training of the second
corps of recruit officers.
The Washington times., 1917-08-24
REGULAR ARMY FULL;
RECRUITS STILL COME

With more than 1000 recruits for
the regular army signing up every
day, officials at the War Department
predicted today that the total num-
Der OF volunteer enHstments would
be more than 100000 by tomorrow
night.
The enlistment figures greatly eX-
ceed the volunteer quota set for the
country, but recruiting Is still boom
ing in many States. A majority OF
the recruits are men OF conscription
age, who wish to volunteer rather
than be drafted.
The Washington times., 1917-08-24
URGES LEGION FOR SERBS.

Capt. Gordon Gordon-Smith, Eng
lish war correspondent in Serbia, ad-
vocates the formation in the United
States of a foreign legion to aid Ser
bia- He told his views to members
of the Arts Club last night. Repre-
sentative Baer of North Dakota told
of his career as a newspaper car
tonist. Rudolph de zapp acted as
toastmaster.
The Washington times., 1917-08-24
WINS PIGEON RACE,

After flying 1000 miles from New
Orleans, Accurate Storm King, q car
rier pigeon owned by Daniel Koran,
Is In its loft at 1113 Fourth street
northeast today. and is the only one
Of eighteen pigeons entered on a race
from New Orleans to Washington
that has arrived. Nine pigeon breed
ers competed in the race
The Washington times., 1917-08-24
Is Tumulty Going To
War? He's Wearing
Army Wrist Watch

Friends of Joseph p. Tumulty,
secretary to the President were
wondering today whether he is
getting ready to go to war. Their
speculation is born OF the fact
that he appeared in his office
wearing a military wrist watch.
The Washington times., 1917-08-24
PRo-eERMAN PAPER QUITS.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. "a
The Iowa Post, a German language
newspaper, has suspended publication.
The paper has been intensely pro-Ger-
man and withdrawal OF support by
loyal Germans is given as the reason
for the suspension. Henry Gundling,
its editor, has been before the Federal
authorities twice.
The Washington times., 1917-08-24
SCORE HURTIN WRECK.

MANSFIELD. Ill, Aug. PA score
Of persons were injured, but only a
few seriously, when a fast Big Four
freight train cTashed into the rear
OF passenger train No. A here early
today.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-01
Lemons Beauty!
Make Quarter Pint
of Lotion, Cheap

Here is told how TO prepare an in
expensive lemon lotion which can be
used TO bring back TO any skin the
sweet freshness. sOftness, Wilderness and
beauty
The juice OF two fresh lemons strain
ed into a bottle containing three ounces
OF orchard white makes a whole quar-
ter pint of the most remarkable lemon
skin beautifier at about the cost one
must pay for a small Jar Of the or
binary cold creams. Care should be
taken TO strain the lemon juice through
a fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in.
then this lotion will keep fresh for
months Every woman knows that
lemon Juice is used to bleach and re-
move such blemishes as freckles. SAL
lovness and tan. and is the ideal skin
softener and beautiier.
Just try IL, Get three ounces OF
orchard white 81 any pharmacy and two
lemons fro mthe grocer and make UP a
quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant
lemons from the grocer and make up a
the face. neck. arms and hands. and
see for yourself-CAdvt)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-01
Carolyn
BeeCher
ONE WOMAN'S
STORY

mo. Tod, don't come tonight"
Not even for an hour! no one would
know" he foolishly told me.
"Oh. yes, they would. for I should
tell" ] replied Don't argue any long
er, Tod but ring off and come up to-
morrow night when the boys are at
home"
We'll will you go for a ride? 1t is
a lovely night. Let's go up to Cart
wrights!"
NO, 1 won't do that either" ] knew
we'll enough that Bruce would not
countenance my going out riding with
Tod--or any other man other than my
husband for that matter. and did not
wish to offend him while he was vist,-
ing us. Strange | never thought how
it might affect Robert I took it for
granted he didn't care what l did be-
cause he had treated Tod as an old
friend of mine, and urged him to stay
and talk to me once or twice.
You are very unkind!' Tod grum-
bled. as I called good night and with
out waiting to hear more | hung up the
receiver.
went back TO my magazine and was
quite interested in a long story when
about half an hour afterward the bell
rang. | heard Martha in the hall, then
mans voice. and in moment Tod Free
man, a sheepish smile on his face was
in the room
I was really angry. but as | looked at
MIN ] burst out laughing. l could not
help it. his expression was so comical
Il tried to scOld him for coming, wouldn't
even ask him to sit down, but my laugh
ing had prevented effectually anything
| could say being effective.
IN only stay a few minutes" he
begged. drawing a chair near me. What
are you reading?'
That he was making conversation was
so palpable that | against burst out
laughing. This time almost hysteri-
cally.
had not heard the outer door open
and the door of the room where we sat
was ajar, so that Robert and Bruce were
with us before | knew they were in
the house
Tod sprang up and I flushed like
school girl. Bruce looked first at one
then at the other and pretended not
to see the hand Tod extended, although
Robert greeted him heartily.
81 just ran in a moment ago. hoping
to find you all at home. I consider my
self fortunate that you came so soon, as
| was just about to CO." Tod glibly told
them. while / sat still, and by my
silence countenanced his lie.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-01

Now about jelly making.
The fruit juice must be slightly acid
If it hasn't a sour-sweet taste. The
incest Jelly | ever made was out of some
apples that ! knew were not acid. / put
in good apple vinegar. just enough "a
make the juice taste like a tart apple.
and the flavor was like honey. ounces
need lemon juice. Three-quarters of a
cupful of sugar 10 one OF juice makes
jelly that will stand alone, cup for cup
makes more jelly but often ii is not so
firm.
Long boiling" means adding the cold
sugar at the beginning of the process.
Mean boiling" means adding hot sugar
when the juice has cooked some ana
short boiling" is adding hot sugar
near the end of the process. Some
sugar is lost if it is put in before the
Juice has been skinned. The favorite
way is to skim the juice and add the
hot sugar Care must be taken or you
will scorch the sugar. Put IL in bak-
ing pan and set in the oven to warm 1t.
Boil the Juice as rapidly as possible.
The best test for good jelly is to hold
the preserving spoon sideways, and
when two rows of drops form on the
spoon it is ready to take up. If sugar
is scarce why not bottle your fruit juice
and make your jelly as you need 1t?
Jelly should be poured into hot steri-
lized glasses; set them away, and
when cold seal them by pouring melt
ed paraffin on top of them.
The first dripping, with the bag not
in the least bit squeezed, is the sort
that you will send to the fair. If the
pulp is then reheated with a small
amount of water and this time squeezed
from the bag there will be what is
called the second extraction. This sec
ond extraction must be boiled before
1t is measured; the juice may be cloudy,
and this is second quality jelly. Fruit
slightly under-ripe, or green, as it is
commonly called, gives most solidarity
because it contains more pectin, as the
1elly-making quality called Long
cooking makes tough jelly. Another
cause for the strong flavor is long
cooking in the sugar. IF one has not
the paraffin or parawax but has tin
covers, a safe method is to cut letter
paper the size of the jelly glass at the
top. dip the paper in good vinegar and
lay over the jelly. The jars must be
full and the tops fit tight.
Jams and Preserves.-Broken berries
give fine flavor for jam, but have
some under-ripe ones so as to have the
1elly-lke consistency. WelSn the per
ries and allow three-quarters of a
pound of fruit TO one pound of berries.
Cook rapidly. but do not let the jam
scorch Use a wooden spoon or paddle,
and stir across the pan so that the CEN
ter will move all the time. DO not stir
rapidly nor beat the contents.
Next week we will give some special
recipes. and tell about making pickles
and kraut. Nothing must be wasted.
If you have no time, or tins to can your
beans. get a two-gallon stone jar. put
i'm a layer Of beans that have been
washed and snapped. then one of salt.
Keep this up until the jar is filled.
Don't let the beans get out of the salt.
Put weight on them, and as you want
them, soak overnight, and there you
are. Faithfully yours.
LIZZIE o. THOMAS.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-01

The tin cans, such as lard comes In.
does not hold heat as well as galvanized
containers. The garbage can bought for
this one purpose can be used between
seasons to hold seeds. chicken feed or
beans that you dry this year. If you
get one you can then be sure that your
beans and peas will be weevil profit for
you can put blchloride i'm occasionally
and no weevil will ever be there. The
big iron pot that is in most southern
homes to boil the clothes out doors can
have a wooden bottom made, even with
the galvanized one the jars must not
touch the bottom, and the iron pot can
have a cover to fit.
For grapes. pineaples, wild lums.
huckleberries, figs and citrus fruits
favorite thin syrup is made of one
pound, or two cups of sugar in three
quarts of water. add this boiling hot
just as you would the unswettened wa
ter.
For pumpkins and squash, cook for
thirty minutes before packing. Add one
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-01

Sugar has gone so hight that it is
out of the reach of most of the house
keepers who have fruit to put away. !
heard a lady say that she expected 20
make some preserves with heavy syrup
If sugar went to Is cents a pound. Lit
tie did we expect for that extravagant
price of sugar to come to US. Sugar
adds nothing to the keeping qualities
of the fruit that is properly sterilized
and properly sealed. And fruit canned
with sugar really loses it's fruit fla
vor; so let us put up all that we can
get, and if the proverbiaI sweet tooth"
will not be satisfied with the fruit fla
vor the sugar can be added when the
jar is ready to be used. And one does
not feel the expense If the sugar in
the fruit is bought when the season
is over
Last week | told you how to use .he
"cold-pack" method. Prepare your
fruit as usual. Soft berry fruits must
be hulled and washed. Cherries,
peaches and plums must have the
stones taken out and the large fruits
sliced, halved or quartered. Put into
boiling water If the skins are to be re-
moved.
Pack the fruit into glass jars; be
careful not TO bruise or crush, yet have
the Jars dS lull dS pOSSlDle men I'LL
the jars with boiling water, put on the
rubber and the top. set in the kettle and
let the water come within an inch Of
the top of the jars. Right here is where
you must be creful; the water must be
warm enough to keep the jars from
breaking, and count the time from the
moment the water begins to really boil
If the fruit shrinks, do not open the jar
to fill the empty space; it is a steri-
lized vacuum and the fruit will not
spoil. AS fast as you lift the jars out
of the boiling water, screw down the
tops. turn them upside down and look
for leaks. Then label them, wrap them
up so that the light will not bleach
them, or set them in the boxes the Jars
came in and you are ready TO put them
away.
Time table for fruits in quart jars:
L.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-01
Ealgg|aE 81
HOW THE SOUTH ALLOWS
HERSELF TO BE DUPED
Raad Think and Consider.

In the initial days of this war there
is more than one person seeking to
impress on people the Importance Of
economy, which is well enough. But
has it occurred to you. reader. that one
may economic to the limit and yet
fall short of ones DUTY Cor, rather.
privileged in many ways? The main
stress is often laid or economy, to the
exclusion of production, which is surely
of even more importance. There is
shortage of foodstuffs raised in this
country because farmers (and especial
ly southern farmers) don't realize the
importance of raising foodstuff~ -
plenty, not only for themselves but for
their neighbors of the cities. The
writer of this article is at present liv-
ing with a northern family "a doctor
and his wife,. They say that most, II
not all. the inferior grades of flour
manufactured in the north are shipped
south-flour such as is mixed with
plaster of paris and bleached with sui
phuric acid. Now. isn't that low
down. dirty shame! The southern peo-
pie are actually made dupes of by
northern manufacturers simply because
the southern farmers are not enterpris-
ing enough to raise the necessary flour
lOI HIS O"H ScNLlOH.r " III SOGIAACAh
farmer ever get a move on himself and
rouse out of his lethargy and get vitality
interested in something else besides
cotton?
And meanwhile these northern manu-
facturers are able to and are setting
any price they may wish, thus robbing
the south of it's hard-earned dollars.
Meanwhile the southern people Cmany
Of them) are growing more and more
poverty-ridden.
This northern doctor and his wife
won't get -four from stores near where
they live because of a certainty, they
say, that it is not the best grade, 1. e..
adulterated with plaster of paris or
bleached with sulphuric acid, either of
which is detrimental to the health. But
many Cif not most) of the southern peo-
pie will buy such flour and be none the
wiser. No wonder so many southern
people have stomach troubles and have
to go to the doctor so much for them
selves or their children. To be sure, bad
flour is not the only cause for bad
health; poor preparation and insult
flcient cooking doubtless are contribut-
ing factors. However. sorry and in
ferior flour is anything but good for
ones health.
Mills for grinding -four ought TO be
thickly dotted all over the southland.
If the wheat were underground and
made into graham 1t would be all the
better for the health of the majority.
We of the south ought not to buy one
penny's worth Of -four from abroad.
How long will the southern people sub
NIT to being duped by northern and
western manufacturers? These manu-
facturers have the one end in view, that
of making money for themselves and
giving as little as may be in return.
especially in case where they mix with
the -four as much plaster Of paris as
possible, so as to make 1t go further"
Meanwhile the helpless and uniformed
southerner gives up his hard-earned
cash-for what?
MATTE v. MITCHELL
Demorest. Ga, May %, 1917. ~
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-01
Days to Yield

The days required to mature in 1916
indicate something Of the division that
has been suggested. 1t will be noticed
from the table that the name 90-day
or 100 day is a misnomer. These names
should be dropped. as they do not indi-
cate anything, and early Cor Georgia)
and medium early Tor Alabama) substi-
tuted for them. The best yield in 1915
was given by a medium early. and an
other strain OF the same kind from a
different source gave the highest yield
in 1916. The reason for the medium
early strain giving the highest yield
in 1915 and not yielding so well in 1916
was poor termination. Under similar
conditions il is probable that these two
strains are not very different.
a rather surprising thing is the low
yield given when the beans are grown
in the corn. IT has always been the i'm
preston of the authors that the velvet
bean yielded better in corn than when
grown out by itself. This. however, is
only one years trial. This is not suffi-
is only given to call attention to this
possibility so that those interested may
watch this more closely. 1t was the
impression this year of the authors
from general observations that the
beans in the corn would outyield the
beans grown by themselves. but at har-
vest the weights showed the error. 1t
may be that this impression has devel-
oped from similar observations. The
yields given for 1915 and 1915 were
from beans planted by themselves.
The yields reported from various
parts of the state have ranged from L.
900 pounds to a ton per acre in the
pod. On a general average this will
run from 10 to 20 bushels per acre and
corresponds very closely to the yields
obtained at the college.
Velvet beans should be grown with
the corn. The principal reasons for
growing velvet beans are for soil i'm
provement. for forage and to provide
revenue I'm addition to that from the
corn crop. According to the analyses
made at various stations they will add
from so to 100 pounds of nitrogen per
acre. This in addition to the organic