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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-11
Public Hearings

Recent figures put out by the govern ment food administration tend to show the acute situation which the world is facing in a shortage of meats.
 It is situation which calls for the wisest action ond the part of farmers in this country y-particulariy in the north west where there is a disposition to dis pose of much of the live stock.
 The administration points out that England is about to take steps to con- vert a vast acreage formerly used for live stock raising to the production of wheat-s,IH further depicting the already short supply of meat and dairy cattle in that country.
 It is the conclusion of expert observers that with the end of the war the breeding stock of the world will have to come very largely from America. The great big question now is. twill America be able to supply that demand?"
 It is certain that unless the farmers carefully preserve their female cattle that the situation will not be much better here than elsewhere. Our own needs are enormous and constantly in- creasing. With the added demand from our allies during the war the tensnta- ton to turn live stock into immediate cash will be very strong. 1t
 take foresight and careful conservation of breeding stock to meet the situation.
 Farmers in the northwestern territory which is now largely given over to grain raising have an opportunity for large profits through steady and wise increase of their dairy and beef cattle herds Few of our farmers now raise all the cattle they could-ynanv 5o not raise the-, vt all-and fine field for good profit is left uncultivated ..s. sely because of habit and scanty understanding of the pos- abilities which lie at hand on the aver age farm.
 Not all farmers may be successful stock raisers, but the majority can and should become more largely stock raisers rather than exclusive grain farmerA A judicious combination of the two branches of farming should be the ob- jective in the minds of the farmers of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-11
Notes From the Campaign

During the past week four parties cf speakers visited counties in both the northern and southern parts of Alabama The tropical storm prevented the hold ing. of meetings that had been arranged for Baldwin and Washington counties, and difficulty of communication with the county demonstration agent made 1t nee essary to abandon the meetings planned for Choctaw county.
 In most of the northern Alabama coun- ties the extension speakers bring rc- ports that one end of the campaign will easily be attained in these counties, namely they will SOW much racre whe t than in any recent year. Farmers at this season are especially busy in nak- ing syrup in some counties, as we'll as in the ordinary operations of gathering the usual crops.
 The visitors report that along the coast the storm stripped the leaves from vel vet beans, thus probably reducing the yield of seed on the later plantings and reducing the amount of late fall and winter pasthrage that this crop would have afforded. Fortunately. severe dasn- age to velvet beans seems to have been confined to q few of the counties in the extreme southern end of the state.
 Meetings were held in the following counties during the past week: Marion Fayette, Jefferson, Shelby, Talladega, Conecuh and Butler.
 The counties to be covered during the week ending October B are Sumter, Greene, Hale. Pickens. Tuscaloosa, Btbb, Barbour, Bullock, Russell and Marengo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-11
Velvet for Winter


 Word comes from Parts that the finest qualities of velvet will be the fabrics of fashion for the colhing winter. These velvets are called zephyr and mousseline because of their excessive suppleness. They are described as flight as a breath. , France Is also designing many fancy vel vets. especially in striped designs. There arc also checked velyets for tailored suits. 44is,- are pTosadeI seivets Tor evening wraps. The famous design of sprawiing Japanese trees on a heavy foundation of satin will be revived.
 There will be a new kind of plush called srenadier, which Is copied from the headgear worn by the old imperial guards of France. It is still worn by some of the crack British regiments s . part of their dress uniform. This will be used for hats and for trimming gowns v There will also be several weaves If Chinese crepe on the market this au- tumn. There is new Kind of crepe that is double faced. One side has a dull finish, the other has n glossy finish. One side may be lowered and the other plain or the same design may be used on both sides. with the colors reversed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-11

" stAren ana con.ain llttie plotein.
 The object in pig feeding is to grow a pig with plenty of size and scale, and one that will fatten quickly and econom- ically. It is impossible to do this on pastArc or roots alone; grain must De added to the ration. Pigs do not neglect the roots or forage when fed grain, but really make more economical use of It than when the grain is limited. In fecd- ing grain ration on roots or pasture more success has been attained by giv- ing an amount equal to three pounds per hundred pounds live weight than when fed in lesser amounts Many farm CTS use the self-feeder giving the pigs free acess to such feeds as corn, mill feeds and tankage while on pasture, and obtain excellent results. The practice tends to shorten the feeding period and produces pork with slightly less grain per unit of gain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-11
In the Animal World

Horses in Algeria outnumber the human beings.
 In Russia, where binders are never used, q shying horse is almost unknown.
 The robin eats his own weight and s per cent over every day. His is princi- pally a diet of worms.
 There is a humane law in Moscow, Rus sia, which prohibits drivers of all kinds of vehicles from using whips. The gen. eral condition of the horses attests the wisdom and benefits of such law.
 The value of horses in the United States, January l, 1917, is placed by the government at $12, ,174. 629, GOO Iowa leads in the number of horses within the state l,552. coo. Illinois comes next with 1,4520O.
 One-tenth of the agricultural and hor- ticultural interests of the United States are destroyed annually by insects and our greatest safeguard is the destruc- tion of these by the wild birds The birls are our eountry's greatest aids to food conservation.
 The skunk has been classified as an ami mai of great economic importance by the department of agriculture. As an enemy to destructive insects and vermin, against which the farmer could not successfully cope. this animal, so commonly despised and destroyed. should be protected at Fl times.
 The first division of POGO carrier pigeons has been mobilized Somewhere in the southern department, U. S. A'' nrepar-s atory to service overseas. After brief training these erstwhile doves of peace will be sent to European battlefields to carry dispatches through the war zones.
 It is the horse that has fought the wars of the world and won our human liberty. Besides this, he has broken our prairies. sown and harvested our grain, and delivered it to the markees of the world He has carried messages of victory and of sorrow, and down to the time of Washington he constituted the fastest mode of communication known, if we except only the carrier pigeon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-11
Money in Pheasants
By JOHN W. TALBUT Secretary Game Bird Society

The past winter saw a phenomenal price for fresh eggs on the market. The coming winter promises that eggs will be twice as high. This is due to the enormous price demanded for poultry feed. Gritless pheasant feed is bringing $I5 a ton retail. At that price a flock Of chickens cannot be kept for egg pro- duction unless the eggs bring $1 1.5O per dozen. The result is that men who have kept large flocks of chickens to supply the egg market have taken advantage of fair prices offered for chickens and have sold their nocks.
 suggest that pheasant raising is prac- tical and profitable under the same con- ditions that make poultry raising un- profitable. Pheasants require but one- twentieth the amount of food required by chickens. A ringneck pheasant when mature weights three and one-half pounds They attain full growth in five months. Another advantage which the pheasant has is that no closed houses are required. The ringneck is native of cold part of China and will not live in a house entirely inclosed. It thrives in the coldest weather and in- sists upon sleeping outdoors when the thermometer is below zero. They seek shelter under bushes or boxes in the daytime but roost in the open at night. < Fhe hree'ire stock is nsonahlA . rd
 the birds bring high prices for eating or breeding purposes. Any person inter- ested in rearing pheasants will e siss.n full information by the Game Bird Sn- cietv of the United States, the helil- quarters of which are in South Besrl, Ind. This society is conducted for the purpose of encouraging game raising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-11
Cottage Cheese Desert

The food value of cottage cheese des- sert Is quite little more than 5O- cent sir.oin steak and considerably cheaper Use I pound cottage cheese, chopped fine tablespoons any fruit, jam or butter desired, 8 tablespoons sugar and cup rich milk or cream. A pie can be made from the same recipe adding an egg and q little flour. Bake as lemon pie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-11
The Rule of Three

Preacher" Do you go to school. Elsie dear?''
 Elsie-Yes, and I like my teacher. What do you learn there. dear?''
 Reading, writing and gozintas.' "Gozintas-what are thew?
 Don't you know? Why, three gozin-, ta twelve four times five gozinta fifteen thres times. like that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-11

The robin eats his own weight and s per cent over every day. His is princi- pally diet of worms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-11

Horses in Algeria outnumber the human beings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-11

In Russia, where binders are never used, q shying horse is almost unknown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-11

There is humane law in Moscow, Rus sia, which prohibits drivers of all kinds of vehicles from using whips. The gem eral condition of the horses attests the wisdom and benefits of such a law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21

|communication trenches. Upon reach
ing here we zigzagged our way to the
front line. going by observation posts,
machine gun emplacements. bomb
throwing banks. etc. After arriving at
the forward o. p. we were disappoint-
ed to find that we could see very little
OF the enemy's lines. The morning fog
still remained very low. so asked
Capt Armon IL 1t would be possible to
walk out into no mans land.
HE consented, so I walked out for
the sake of curiosity and returned,
after fully realizing where I was. On
our way back to our positions the
captain suggested that our trip would
have been more interesting had the
sun been shining.
October 80. The clouds cleared away
and we had the benefit of the sun once
again. The work went on as usual
until about o'clock in the afternoon
The men had Just returned to work
when some one sighted an airpIane In
the air. Unfortunately, some French
soldiers informed US 1t was French
plane and we continued our work. A
few minutes passed until machine guns
and several anti-aircraft guns started
popping away. Then we realizedit was
a boche. and In order to conceal our
selves every one was ordered under the
nets tcamouflage eoncealing the guns.
This being our first visit from Ger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21
FRENCH ARTILLERY OFFICER
PRAISES AMERICAN GUNNER

and asked to be allowed indoors as It
was getting too warm for him outside.
He was ordered to get under cover. but
to be on the alert for gas.
"At about $3.50 o'clock in the morning
note came from Capt. NJ, giving us
the necessary firing data and an order
to fire the first piece. All of our own
batteries were getting. into action by
roar rather than any well defined ex-
plosion. About five minutes later Capt.
M. came out himself, saying that the
wires had been cut by shellfire between
the battery and where he had been
staying.
Wounded Brought In.
November 3. Several Hospital Corps
men with Red Cross armbands passed
bringing In wounded men, the result
of the German bombardment and raid
on the infantry trenches. During the
morning Col -. Maj. -. Capt. -
and several other officers of our regi-
ment visited our position. We found
many new shellholes and a few unex-
p1oded shells. One of the men also
iron bands with piece of rope be-
tween. Col. - thought it quite a
souvenir so we presented it to him
and also gave him one of the first TWEEN
ty-four shell cases fired by the A. E. F..
AT 4:30 pm. the limbers arrived to
take the guns back. our tour at the
front being over for the time. The
pieces had to be literally lifted out of
the gun pits and 'manhandled' through
the mud down the hill. Having no
other method of transportation we were
obliged to pile the limbers high with
tools. blanket rolls and all sorts of
personal equipment and battery prop
erty. Some of the men had to straddle
the piles in order to hold the equipment
together. This caused a little con-
fusion and lot of cussing, but with
ing of -one exhausted horse, we drove
through ruined towns and along quiet
canal banks until we parked. about
four hours later at our base, at
Threatened With Air Attack.
Another lieutenant an Indiana man.
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THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 81 1917.

man birdman many of the men hardly
knew what to do. Some men had
thoughtlessly spread their blankets out
on the ground to dry. and were hur-
riedly gathering them up lest they at
tract the ayiator's attention, when he
swooped down directly over our heads.
It was evident that he recognized our
position, as he turned his plane side
ways as he flew over. Many shells were
bursting around him, but he flew
around at his own sweet Will. taking a
good look ut everything. He left for
a few minutes and then returned, but
the efforts to bring him down were all
In vain.
I'VE fully expected TO receive some
messages from the boche, but they let
us sleep in peaeer
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Another lieutenant. an Indiana man.
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% Appeal ON Draft Convictions.

Appeals from convictions OF twenty
eight citizens of South Dakota for
violating the espionage act have been
filed In the Supreme Court. The con-
victions resulted from the circulation
of petitions urging the repeal of the
selective draft law protesting against
the quotas fixed for the various eoun-
ties in that state and urging the gov
ernor to order Il Referendum vote.
These are the first appeals under the
espionage act to reach the Supreme
Court.
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Would Suspend Immunity.

PARIS. December ei.--A resoluf16h
has been introduced in the chamber. ef
deputies by Deputy Dumont providffw
for the suspension of immunity Of min.
listers, senators and deputies for me
duration of the war.
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tells Of . German airman flying right
over the battery and Of expecting that
any moment he would drop bomb
October 81. After laboring for sew
we had finished, we thought. the third
. and fourth gun pits. Things were
very bright in the afternoon when
| the time came for the third and fourth
gun crews to do their first firing into
the German lines. The sun peeped
through the clouds for while. and
Gen. Nj visited our positions and
lcomplimented us on our work.
Something, I thought. probably
would be wrong when the time came
to IRE. and there was. After attempt
ing to lay our pieces upon the left of
our sector we found the pits had been
dug Incorrectly. We did some firing
upon the right of the sector. but the
thought of not being able to cover
completely our required section was
very humiliating to us all Naturally
every one went back to our canton
ment. disguised with the men who
staked off our gun pits. and 1 assure
you they did not resemble crowd Of
boys just returning from Sunday
school seAcnic.
The next morning we studied the
proposition over and concluded that IT
was possible to push our gun platforms
farther to the front and be able to
reach the exact limits of our sector
The men. naturally, did not go at the
Reconstruction Oh the pilS win huCh
vigor. OF course, / was in a hurry
to get the job finished and became dis
guste9 with the way a few of them
went at their work. They seemed to
raise their picks and move their, SHOW
els by Inspiration, and the Inspirations
seemed to come slowly and tntermit-
tently. Many of them thought, l sup
pose. that all they were to do from
then on was to use the pick and shovel.
One tired fellow, after throwing his pick
on the ground, stood up and said to
another% Say. Joe. II peace should be
declared tonight would you have the
nerve to go home and tell ma that
you had been over here lighting the
boche2
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Men Garry in Ammunition.

.~That night from 4 30 to $50 o'clock
the entire detachment carried IN am
nnunition. Two rounds to each man
was the recognized load. as 1T was no
easys Job to carry eighteen pounds IN
each hand and pick ones way up the
Shiny, sticky muddy sides of a hill tnal
was pretty hard going. In daytime with
out any lead at an. ,
sNoyember 1.-Two French Heuteh-
ants took me out into the infantry
trenches with them. l expected mucn
excitement on the trip, but found II
quite calm except on the way out. when
one shell, 1 suppose directed at our
battery, broke SO near us that we coulo
hear the shrapnel bullets hitting the
ground and screaming past US Inc
mon were ordered in and Immediately
took to the dugouts. The boche drop
ped about FIVE more shells near US and
then stopped.
Sat 4:30 o'clock we again started to
bring in ammunition. Corp. w. and
remained at the second gun pit. just as
the first man started up the hill We
heard a shell coming our way We
nopped down in the mud just as she
burst and sent shower of sparks, not
twenty-five yards from u.s. Again l
heard the fragments hit the ground.
We stopped bringing in ammunition
until after two more shells came over
and then seemingly stopped for the
That night spent my first night in
a dugout with Lieut.. B. From all sides
came the sound of the firing of big
guns, punctuated once in a while by
the suffering of machine gun.
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Battery C Drops Shell on AM
munition and 1t Is Called
Very Sweet.
Visit to Front Line Trenches
and to No Mans Land
Is Described.
BY THOMAS M. JOHNSON.
Copyright. 1917. An rights reserved. }

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, December IA lieutenant
in the historic Battery c. which fred
the first shot for the United States
forces in France. a Newark man, Is
enthusiastic in describing the part
played by the command.
Telling of the encounter. he said:
'Lieuh H. and I went to the post and.
after he had adjusted on basic defiec-
ton and fired on a bridge where we
could see the shots strike the water,
was told to open UP on German rail-
road, the tracks of which could just
be distinguished. AS luck would have
it, while I was still making a few
changes in DETECTION and range SO as
to hit the mark, one Of the shots from
the third piece struck what we sup
posed was an ammunition dump and
started a fire. The French officer who
was working with US said: An. you
have started something very sweet.
Keep up the most excellent party. ne
fairly danced with glee. and was
feeling extremely happy In the Know
edge that we had done some damage.
awe put just about eighty more
shells down on that same vicinity anu
were rewarded by the sight OF CLOUDS
of smoke seemingly coming out OF inc
ground.
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Visits Front Firing Line.

October %. This was a continual
tion of what we had the day before.
To relieve the monotony of digging
in the mud / accompanied Capt. Armon
of the French artillery to the front line
infantry trenches. After obtaining per-
mission from the French infantry COM
mander we slipped and slid through
the mud as fast as we could to the
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<tDistrict Units N0W Training
Within Sound of Enemy Guns

contain
Guard Of the olumbin has
in Fancea ndiu under intensive training
irsti netnchesw Thin the OF the guns the 'front.'
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benz e, mai o
ed ,arneda Equip S n verwe before.
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Shells Bursting All Day.

November All day shells came
over, one every little while. We had got
quite used to them by this time.
~B. and / retired to be awakened
about ESQ am. by heavy firing Most of
il was at distance. but we heard
many shells pass over us and some
broke quite near. The guard came in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05

the hall in which the ministers ana
soldiers and workmen were debating:
Miliukoff was the first to respond
to roars of demand for a speech. He
appeared on the platform and begged
the people to be patient. He was re-
spectfully greeted-even cheered.
Then the mob demanded that Presi-
dent Rodziansky of the duma, speak.
He had to respond in the face of thun-
derous insistence. Minister of Justice
Kerensky was next demanded. All
three leaders were roundly cheered-
Then the noise subsidized somewhat.
Mob Spirit Exhausts Itself.
All night long, however, there were
thousands who stood or walked in
swaying crowds back and forth on
nearby streets. The yelling mob spirit
had apparently exhausted itself by
daylight and when word was spread
about that the conference between the
duma leaders and the soldiers and
workmen's committee was proceeding
satisfactorily most of the remnants OF
the mob mustered cheers from the
hoarse threats and melted away.