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The Dermott news., 1917-12-27
Rural Carrier Examination

The United States Civil Service Com
mission has announced an examination
for the County of Chieot. Arkansas, to
be held at McGehee. on Jan. 26. 1918,
to fill the position Of rural carrier at
Dermott. Ark. and vacancies that may
occur on rural routes from other post
offices in the above mentioned county.
The examination will be open oily to
male citizens who are actually domi-
ciled in the territory of 4 post office in
the county and who meet the other re
quirements set forth in Form no. 1871
This form and application blanks may
be obtained from the offices mentioned
above or from the United States Civil
Service Commission at Washington. y.
c. Applications should be forwarded
to the Commission at Washington at
the earliest practicable date.
The vacancy for which this eXamina-
ton ia announced is caused by the en-
listment of the carrier formerly en-
ployed on the route. Upon his honor
able discharge from the military serv-
ice of the Government he will be en-
titled. to reinstatement to his former
position as carrier on this route in ac-
cordance with the statute approved
July y. 1916. which is as follows:
Any postal employee who has en-
tered the military service of the United
States or who shall hereafter enter it
shall. upon being honorably discharged
therefrom. be permitted to resume his
position in the postal department which
he left to enter such service.
However, any person appointed to
this position may. in the discretion Of
the Post Office Department. be assign
ed to other parts of the postal service;
or transferred to other branches Of the
classified service for which he is eligi-
BILE.
The Dermott news., 1917-12-27
The Youths Companion
Calendar for 1918

The Youths Companion Practical
Home Calendar combines the beautiful
with the useful. 1t is especially sought
for by busy people. because it gives at
one glance not only the days of the
current month. but those of the month
preceding and the month following. all
on one leaf At the same time the
calendar il decorative in design and
suitable for place in the best room in
the house. 1t is given to all readers of
The Youth Companion who have paid
their subscriptions for 1918.
The Dermott news., 1917-12-27
Baptist Church Notes

There was large attendance at the
Christmas tree exercises at the Bap-
fist church on last Monday night A
most excellent program was rendered.
jolly old Santa Claus was present to
the great delight of both young and
old. He made the heart of each child
glad by remembering every one there
with present.
Our Sunday School is increasing in
attendance and interest at each service.
If you do not attend Sunday School
elsewhere. we invite you to meet with
this enthusiastic band of workers each
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
No preaching service at the Baptis,
Church on next Sunday on account OF
it being the fifth Sunday.
F. c. Sims, Pastor.
The Dermott news., 1917-12-27
MORE PASTURES NEEDED TO RE-
DUCE THE COST OF MILK PRO-
DUCSiON IN ARKANSAS.

A committee of experts with tho
Agricultural Extension Division in
their survey 10 determine the cost of
milk production around Little Rock
and Hazen found the following to be
true:
The cost OF feed and pasture per
COW per year was s114 at Little Rock
and sos at HaZen. or difference OF
$40. Each Little Rock COW ate
pounds more rouhgage per day and
half a pound more concentrates per
day in the winter season than did
their Hazen competitors. They also
ate IL more pounds of concentrates
per day in the summer season. The
Little Rock cows produced 3,S23
pounds of milk per year While the
IIazen COTS produced $40 pounds
The cost of feed per quart of milk
was about two cents higher at Little
Rock than at Ha2en."
This difference was undoubtedly
due TO the fact that the dairymen at
Hazen live on a prairie and have
plenty of pasture while the Little
Rock dairymen live on farms often
not exceeding 10 acres and buy prac-
tically all of their feed According
to the committee, Arkansas need for
the economical production of milk Is
better COWS and more permanent pas.
lures made up of Bermuda grass, les
pedeza burr and white clover for the
central and southern part of the state
and orchard grass for the northern
% IT of the state.
The Dermott news., 1917-12-27
Epworth League

Program for next Sunday:
Leader, Lille Mae Walton.
Topic, Planning for the Future.
Song.
Prayer.
Scripture Lesson, Matt. XIV. lib
Song.
The Glory of the New Year, Bessie
Mercer.
Plan for Growth. Robert Smith.
Plan to act, Gladys Bays.
The Masters Plans. Elmer Bynum.
Song.
League Benediction.
The Dermott news., 1917-12-27
Why

why didn't | wait to DC drafted
And led to the train by band?
Or pat in n claim fer exemption
OH Why did | hold up my hand?
Why didn't wait for the banquet?
Why didn wait to be cheered?
For the drafted men will get all the credit,
While ] am only volunteer.
Nobody gave me a banquet.
Nobody said kind kind word.
The puff of the engine
The grind of the wheel.
Was the only goodbye | heard
Then off to a training camp hustled.
To be drilled for the next half year.
And in shuttle. forgotten:
For | am only volunteer.
And perhaps some day in the future.
When a little boy or girl sits on my knee.
And asks me what did in the great war.
And their little eyes look up at me
will have to look back into those eyes
That look so trust,ngly clear.
And confess that was not drafted
That was only volunteer.
The Dermott news., 1917-12-27
WAR TINE RECIPES
Every Time Housewife Prepares a
Meal She Is Helping To Decide
How Long War viii last.

BY Mrs Ruth Peck Mcleod. State Ur-
ban Emergency Agent. Extension
Division. University OF Arkansas.
Every time the housewife prepares
a meal she is helping TO decide Just
how long the war viii last With her
rests the responsibility OF choosing
wisely from the meager supply of
meat. fat. sugar and wheat which
must run not only the family but the
American Army and the Allies as
well. Instead OF spending the time
IN sentiment thinking of the horror
of the war. SHE had better put her
shoulder 10 the wheel during the holt
days and begin. II she has not al
ready done so, to take up the
most difficult of Problems; How
to conserve The supply OF food in The
Worlds lardor lie, the housewives
learn the show" of selS ing War mo.
nus. Tho following ugst ions should
BE- helpful in making preparations for
christmas:
Special Recipes.
wheat Wash and theu let soak over
night; cook ia a double boiler in the
same water In which the wheat has
soaked until Il Is thoroughly tender.
II possible. use q nreless cooker for
the cookery of all breakfast foods.
This insures thorough cooking
Brown Rice: The brown rico
should be looked over. washing in a
sieve and then added gradually to
rapidly boiling water, Let boil for one
hour. then let dry out and serve. Try
TO have as little water as is possible
ri the end of the cooking Drain The
rice and let dry out so as to separate
the grains. Never throw away any
liquid from the brown rice as it con-
tains valable minerals Reserve this
liquor and use il in soup making,
bread making, etc.
Cornmeal, Wheat Flour Biscuits:
Two cups cornmeal, teaspoons salt.
teaspoons shortening. ? cups sifted
-four, teaspoons baking powder, Ii
quid sufficient to mix. Rake about IL
minutes or until light brown. In the
same way may be used rice -four, soy
bean -four, whole wheat, oatmeal. bar
ley. sorghum grains, peanut meal, etc.
Sweet Potato Mullins: One and
one-half cuR. mashed cooked sweet po-
tatoes. one Teaspoon salt, two table
II
The Dermott news., 1917-12-27
ANSWER TO THE ABOVE POEM

ANSWER TO THE ABOVE POEM
Why didn't you wait to be drafted.
And led to the train by n band?
Because of the cali from Your country.
Because of the nation 3 demand.
Why didn't you wait for the banquet?
Why didn't you wait to be cheered?
Because YOU cared more for duty.
So YOU only volunteered.
Why | didn't wait to be drafted
While France needed helping hand.
For to her partially indebted
For our liberty so grand.
No country fought more gallant
When Washington and Lai'ayettele led in command
America and France We're fighting hand in hand
Dear Franee. won you trodded
Below the Hun = unmerciful feet.
Until Americas blood is flowing fathoms deep.
BY Allen o. Flowers
Yoeman L. S \.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
We MUSTFINlSEI
THE WORK

with the first installment Of the
Liberty Loan completed, immensely
gratifying as is the result, we must
remember that the financing of a great
war is never completed until the war
is finished; and we are going to finish
this war to our satisfaction in order
that America may not be finished. We
must stay on the job and do it in true
American fashion. We have proved
ourselves on the first test; we must
be prepared for the second, the third,
and the fourth if need be.
This war must be fought to a I'm
ish. 1t must be so fought, because
there is an irrepressible conflict be-
tween two irreconcilable principles and
systems of organized society that new
er will be settled until it is fought to
finish. The world can no longer
survive half democratic and half au-
tocratic. One or the other must tri-
umph. We are confronted to-day with
an analogous situation to that which
confronted this Nation in 1861, when
the immortal Lincoln said, This Ma
ton can no longer endure half slave
and half free We had to fight that
irreconcilable issue to a conclusion,
and we fought it to a right conclusion
We indicated freedom in America
we obliterated slavery from free soil
of this great nation. That is what we
have got to do for the entire world
destroy despotism, which is another
form of slavery, and make liberty su-
preme. In no other way can the world
be made safe for democracy. It is a
noble ideal; it is the only kind of an
ideal for which a great republic like
ours, republic of freemen, could or
would fight William G. McAdoo,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
Investigate Bakeries of State.

A thorough investigation of the bak-
cries of the state has been under way
for the past two weeks. On August /,
the bakeries of the state were placed
under the supervision of the state
dairy and food commission, and an
investigation of the methods used in
the operation of the bakeries was or
dered at once.
"In some of the bakeries Of the
state we have found that the food
products are not properly stored and
we have already ordered this cOndi-
ton corrected in many cases." said
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
George J. Weigle. 'These raw prod
ucts should be so stored that rats and
mice have little or no opportunity to
get at them. In some places in the state
we have found that sanitary rules have
not been fully observed.
1.-The investigation which we have
ordered covers all phases in. the OPP
Grafton Of bakeries. One warning will
be given to clean up. The second
warning will find the offender in court.
1t has been necessary to bring one
Madison baker into court twice in the
last ten days and the next time we
will have to ask for the Jail sentence.
The people are entitled to clean food
not unsanitary, wormy food. The
department invites the cooperation Of
the public in the enforcement of the
food laws.
There seems to be a feeling current
that since the war is on it is permits
sible to foist adulterated products on
the public. An attempt has been made
to substitute glue for gelatin in the
manufacture of ice cream and gum
drops. Other schemes are being tried
under the war scare to force through
adulterants. Such will not be tolerat-
ed. We are having the fullest inves-
legations made of all food products,
and with the aid of the public every
adulterator will be brought to court"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
AUTO AND
BICYCLEDAS
Together;
RESULTS
IN DEATH
Elmer Biechler is Victim of Unfor,
tunate Accident Occurring Mon
day.
From Marshfeld Times

From Marshfeld Times
West B street was the scene of a
fatal accident Monday evening at
about seven-thiry o'clock. Elmer
Biechler, agen Is, was the unfortun-
ate victim. Arthur Berlin was the
driver of the car that caused the col
lission between the boy on the bicy-
Gle and his own car. It is stated that
Elmer after moving his fathers lawn
| took his bicycle and was intent on 60
ing to the Scheuer store to meet a
bunch Of young fellows who are in the
habit Of congregating every evening
nearby. While he was going in the di-
rection Of the store, it is stated, the
car driven by Berlin was going in
the same direction. 1t is said that
Elmer put out his hand signifying
that he was going to turn to the left.
with the result that the car and BIZ
cycle collided. It is thought that the
body Of young Biechler was dragged
about thirty feet before it was re-
leased.
The unfortunate lad was picked up
and taken to the porch of the Cannivet
residence, when just at that moment
DR.. K w. Doege who was passing
the house was summoned to render
medical aid He Immediately took him
to the hospital but it proved of no
avail for Elmer's life was almost ex-
tinct by that time. DR.. Doege stated
that the body was bruised terribly and
that his face was cut in several pla-
ces. His jaw was also broken on both
sides. The boy never regained con-
seriousness and died at the hospital at
about 1915 o'clock that same evening.
1t is stated that after Berlin struck
the boy he did not slacken up to see
whether or not he was seriously in
jured, but kept right on going. Mr..
Berlin gave himself up to the police
after the accident and was lodged in
the local station all day Tuesday
awaiting the outcome Of the hearing
which was held Tuesday afternoon at
the city hall.
Elmer is the son of Mr.. ard Mrs.
WiIfred Biechler, residing on 804 West
Street. He was known by all his
friends as boy of exceptionally good
habits and was liked by everyone in
the neighborhood. He was born in
this city. The funeral may be held
tomorrow morning from st. Johns
Catholic church.
LATERAL six-thirty the jury adj
journed and decided that the death
Of the deceased Elmer Biechler was an
accidental one.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
WHAT We Fight

THE war was begun by the military
masters Of Germany, who proved to
be also the masters of Hung
airy. These men have never regarded
nations as peoples, men, women, and
children Of like blood and frame as
themselves, for whom governments
existed and in whom governments had
their life. They have regarded them
merely as serviceable organizations
which they could by force or intrigue
bend or corrupt to their own purpose.
They have regarded the smaller States
in particular, and the peoples who
could be overwhelmed by force, as
their natural tools and instruments of
domination. Their purpose has long
been avowed.
IF they succeed they are safe, and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

The official total of American under
arms today is 943, al, these represent
ing voluntary enlistments. Now comes
the drafted army, which will add to
the total 687, 800 more. In another
month the United States will have l.
631, 900 men under arms in addition to
those enlisting in the meantime, and
many are enlisting every day. There
will be more if more are needed. No
wonder that Berlin military expert
is advising the German government to
hurry up in crushing the British and
French on the west front as the only
way to avoid failure in the war.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
Food Department al State Fair.

One Of the new departments in con-
nection with the state fair will be that
of markets, food and public health.
This department will be under the su-
pervision of Fred ". Luening Of Mil
waukee Those who have discussed
the plans as arranged by Oliver L.
Remey, secretary, believe that the de-
partment has great possibilities.
1t proposes to bring together the
producer and consumer, buyer and
seller. It will give the producing ag-
ricuItural interests in the state a COM
prehensiye view of the markets OF the
state, and it will give the markets OPP
portunity to establish relations with
producers. Food and its production
and handling, as well as its relation TO
health, will have a large place in the
exhibit.
The exhibit proposes to show the
states people the finished product
the results OF WiScOnsin's agricultural
efforts plus the efforts Of the state
industries. which have prepared
packed and made ready for the table
the products of the soil. The enormity
Of the industries related to agriculture
meat packing, canning, milk CON
densing, retail dairying, sugar making,
etc.-should prove a revelation to the
fairs visitors.
Markets and their needs will be de-
picted. The farmer may study them
| and judge where lie his best opportuni-
| ties. The housewife may learn some
thing Of the economies of buying. The
industries themselves may have means
Of coming into contact with both the
producer and the consumer.
Exhibits will include: Meat and its
preparation; milk, its preparation
cOndensing and conversion into but
ter, cheese and other products; cold
storage, its proper use, its advantages
and its meaning to the farmer and city
consumer; the milling industry and
| the consumption of the grain of the
! state; commission houses, their place
| in the interchange of fOOdstutfs; su,
gar, the needs and achievements of the
| industry; canneries, and how their
! business is conducted; cooperative
ventures; packages for farm products
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
A Good Time But Not the Best
Advertising.

The 80 Wausau citizens who visited
Stevens Point early in the week on a
tour of inspection of this part of Wis
consin had a god time and accom-
plished something indirectly for their
town by extending their acquaintance
and calling their city to the attention
of residents of nearby communities. AS
a matter of neighborliness and socia-
bility the trip is valuable and it has
a tendency to help indirectly in a
business way too.
But as advertising specifically for
the benefit of the Wausau fair. which
the trip was supposed to promote, it
was almost worthless. The time of
80 business men, even calculating that
a number of the party were but junior
members of firms and clerks, must be
worth at least SIS day each. They
were out two days, making a cost of
$500 for this item alone. The gaso-
line consumed could hardly have cost
less than $50 to 500 and was perhops
more. Other expenses on the trip
would raise the bill to Wausau men
participating to fully $1,000. If it
is all to be regarded as holiday, it
was not a waste of money. People
of Stevens Point were glad that the
Wsusau People came here and would
be pleased to entertain them again.
Ret the trip did not accomplish any
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
BADGER STATE NEWS
MOST IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
OF THE PAST WEEK TOLD
In A FEW LINES.
BENEFITS PUBLIC BY WILL
Andrew Week, Lumberman, Who Died
Recently in California, Leaves
$4,000 to Various Irstitu-
tons in State.

Stevens Point-Twenty-s thousand
dollars for public purposes, in addi-
ton to the sums distributed to en-
ployes, was left by the late Andrew
Week, head Of the John Week Lumber
company of this city, who died while
visiting in California. Carroll college
in Waukesha was bequeathed the sum
of $4,000; the Frame Memorial Pres
byterian church of this city, $4,000;
the Carnegie library of this city, ST.
900; the Norwegian Lutheran church
of Stevens Point, $1,000, and the Wis.
cOnsin Home and Farm School assO-
citation at Dousman, the sum Of $1,000
in remembrance of a favorite nephew
who was killed in Mexico. The balance
of the estate was divided among the
brothers and sisters, Mr.. Week having
never married. The estate is valued
at 0,000
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

MissRuth Kinney of Nekoosa called
on friends here between the and 9:OS
trains Saturday evening.
Miss la Bentley spent several days
at her home in Linwood. She return
edTuesday.
Mrs. n. G. Ratelle and daughter
Mrs. Len Schneider spent Saturday
in your city with Mrs. Lizzie Baker.
There was meeting in the Hall
Saturday night for the purpose of or
ganizing a farmers store here. It
was talked of pretty favorably.
Misses Valaria and Helen Sharkev
of your city visited several days with
their cousin Mrs. Maud Robbins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bat Sharkey returned
home Monday from a four days visit
in Mosinee.
Mrs. Anton De Byl entertained the
Hollander card party Sunday evening.
All report good time.
Mrs. ]. A. Jackson and Mrs. Chas.
lmig will entertain the ladies aid of
the Moravian church at the latter's
home on Wednesday afternoon
Telesphor and Eleanor Juneau left
Thursday for visit with their sister
in Milwaukee.
Miss Bea Juneau departed Wednes-
day for her home in Park Falls after
a pleasant visit at the home of her
Uncle Jean Juneau.
Mrs. Fred Piltz entertained the la
dies aid of the West Side at her home
Wednesday afternoon. There was
large crowd and all report fine time.
The next aid will meet at the LEILA
Rayome home.
Rudolph's new priest Father Wagner
accompanied by Father Leuther of
yur city left Monday morning for La
Crosse in the formers car They ex-
pect to return Wednesday.
Pete Juneau and Edmund Vadnais
who are in training at Camp Douglas
spent "a hours among relatives here.
They left Tuesday noon for camp.
A number of cars full of people
spent Thursday at the Marshfeld fair
The catholic school will begin next
Tuesday Sept. 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Ratelle attend
ed the auction at Len Netzles' place
in Linwood. Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Piltz are having
a vacation this week near Ashland
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Kujawa and dau-
ghter Mary, spent Sunday in Stevens
Point They returned early Monday
morning.
Mrs. la Hams of Gleason is visiting
her cousin Mrs. Art Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Clark and Mrs.
Irwin Whitmore and four children au-
toed to Coloma, Wednesday.
Mrs. Erma Hams of Eau Claire visit
ed here few days the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Peters are re-
joicing over the arrival of baby boy
the past week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
Rules Against Appeal of Fishermen.

Answering inquiry of the state con-
servation commission, Deputy Attor-
ney General Walter Drew holds that
"the conservation commission would
transcend its powers if it should at
tempt to take away the protection
given to the wild animals expressly by
statutes in the manner suggested by
your three questions" The commits
sion had inquired whether there was
authority vested in that department to
permit it to reduce the size of COM
mercial fish, to reduce the size of gill
nets, or to make any changes as to
the use of gill nets in less than 40
fathoms of water Many commercial
fishermen of Green Bay and Lake
Michigan ports desire certain changes
in the limits set by the new law and
had urged the commission to author
iZe them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
Wants Lower Prices.

From the producer to the consumer,
if that will help cut down the price
of food grown in Wisconsin, is to be
the plan Of the marketing committee
of the state council of defense. Under
the new state law the state council
has authority to confiscate fOodstuffs
if prices are too high. No drastic ac-
ton is expected 1t was the sense of
the committee that reasonable profits
should be allowed for the middleman
and the retail merchant, but that there
were unnecessary costs which could
be eliminated.