The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-10-04

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Old papers for sale at The indie,
office, 25c per 100.
Harry Hersh was over from Boise
Sunday to hunt ducks.
A number of friends visited at
Shadow-Lawn Sunday. All reported a
jolly good time.
Chimney blocks, any size at NJ.
Gilbride's cement works, east Of
Fruit Association.
Miss Margaret Russell, who had
been visiting at the Andy Nelson
home near Nampa, returned Satur-
day.
For cut flowers, floral designs and
pot plants send your orders to the
Nampa Floral Co. Orders promptly
filled. 1-2t
Harsh physics react, weaken the
bowels, will lead to chronic constipa-
ton Doan's Regulets operate easily.
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The Past Noble Grands' Circle will
meet in reception room Of l. o. o. F.
hall, Thursday, October II at p. m.
All past noble grands are invited.
Jim Russell returned Saturday to
his duties on the big ranch at Kim
berley, after week spent visiting his
mother here and taking in the Boise
fair.
Muriel, Freda and Herbert Needles
spent from Friday until Sunday tax
ing in the fair at Boise and visiting
with their sister, Mrs Frankie Hud-
son.
The equipment Of each soldier costs
the government s156.SO. Old vets of
81 will be inclined to snort little
when they learn that the cooking
and eating utensils Of each soldier
cost 1871. In the old days of the
Civil waf, if soldier had 81 cents
worth of utensils for cooking and
eating purposes, he was considered a
plutocrat, to say nothing of having
the extra 81 worth.
One of the mysteries of the war is
how Germany and Austria manage to
get along without cotton. This in
wolves not merely the question OF
clothing, but OF ammunition as well.
We hear of clothing made Of paper
and of nettle fiber and of wood pulp
used as a substitute for cotton in ex-
plosives. But it is difficult to under
stand how substitutes can take the
place of this essential article Of
article of household use and Of war
fare. Before the war Germany i'm
ported from the Tilted States 21a mil
lion bales of cotton a year. In the
first six or eight months of the war
cotton was imported as usual, but
since then the British embargo has
nearly shut cotton out of Germany
and Austria. Neither have the Cen
raj Powers been getting wool, silk
n fax. Cotton is the basis Of nitro
from which explosives are
made. 1t is possible 70 get limited
upply of this from wood fiber, by an
expensive process, and German chem
SITS have said the supply for German
runs was coming from this source
But a 12-inch gun disposes OF q half
ale of cotton with every shot fired
\ machine gun in operation uses a
ale of cotton every three minutes.
n a naval battle, like the one off
utland, from five to six thousand
ounds Of cotton minute are con-
umed by the guns of each active
hip. In addition the Allies are US
lg 10000 bales of cotton a year for
bsorbent cotton TO stanch and bind
rounds of the injured; 100, 900 bales
i'll be required TO equip Americas
irplane fleet with wings; one change
clothing for all the troops now in
lie war would use up more than
lillion bales The United States is
irning l million bales of cotton
ear into explosives, and this govern
ent recently gave one order for 40
illion yards of cotton cloth for the
rmy. How is Germany going TO
ress for the cold this winter, to say
othing of supplying nitrocellulose to
eep the guns going? This is one of
lie mysteries of the war, for British
lemists said at the beginning of the
ar that if they could keep cotton
1t of Germany that alone would
ing the Central Powers to their
ices in one year. The cotton has
zen kept out, but Germany manages
get along somehow.
Whitman sells the Universal Fur