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France was 100000 tons per month.
The present consumption has been re-
duced to 10000 tons per month. q re-
duction of about rs per cent
Tho bread ration of the French SOL
der. which amounted in the first years
Of the war to about twenty-five ounces.
has been progressively cut down to a
little over twenty-one ounces. For the
been established. which allows only
about ten ounces per day. or barely the
third part Of the average daily bread
consumption of the French peasant or
workman before the war.
Feeding Of horses and cattle on CO.
reals which could be used for the max
ing Of bread has been prohibited. All
flour consuming industries have been
radically suppressed: the manufacture
tied. and in hotels and restaurants
strictest rules doing away with fancy
breads are enforced. The French poo
pie have reduced their sugar consump-
ton by 4s per cent, their rice consump.
dried vegetables have been reduced by
81 per cent. and oils and fats by 48 per
cent.
In December, 1s17, the chairman Of
the woman's committee Of the Council
of National Defense requested the
Association to call a conference Of or
Hanizations interested in the agricul-
tural problem, which should take steps
to deal with the situation. Tho con-
ference was held in New York, and
among those attending were repre-
sentatfves of the food administration,
the woman's division Of the State De-
Tense Council. the State College Of
Agriculture. the state employment bu-
meau, the farm bureau. the New York
State Grange, the Garden Club Of
America. the national board Of the 2.
w. c. AS. the committee on agricul-
ture of New York. the mayors COM
mittee of women on national defense
and the women's University Club. This
conference resolved itself into the ad-
visory council Of the Woman's Land
Army Of America. which undertook to-
organize the movement.
The headquarters of the land army
are in New York. with recruiting sta
lions in every state and county. Tho
purpose Of the army IL to respond to
the appeal Of the government for in
creased production by volunteering for
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hospital. but I, fortunately. recovered"
The officer paused and smiled grimly.
1T wasn't q very nice experience,
he said, but we must beat the boche-
that much is certain"
The officers were ever SO happy to
be in America, they volunteered. They
saw SO many persons full of go" they
said 1t seemed quite unusual to them
after viewing conditions at home. And
this country was SO very, very large
and roomy.
I'VE shall travel two days to reach
Kansas" one of them said in surprise.
Really And after we get there what
do We do about the liberty loan? Do
we. for instance, go from house 70
house. explainingr
When advised that there were many
wealthy, "corn-fed" girls In Kansas he
expressed q desire to catch the first
train to that state.
THE OBSERVER,
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UT Of the red hell Of war on the
western front there came to
+ Washington the other day
fwAluA British offlcera. bound

UT of tho red hell Of war on the
IN western front there came to
III Washington the other day
W twelve British officers, bound
to different sections of the United
States to talk for the liberty loan. In
the day or 50 that they were here 1t
was tho Observers good fortune to be
able to talk at some length with them.
They talked very freely. moro 80 than
the press regulations will permit print
Ing, and every word they uttered was
Of gripping interest. That part Of
their remarks which can be published
10 set down here In much the same
rambling fashion in which 1t came
from their lips
An embarrassing pause followed the
introduction Of the Observer. Most Of
the soldiers stolidly smoked their
short pipes and waited. Tho Observer
tried to think Of some good question
to ask them. Something. for instance,
that would not reveal the fact that he
thought Flanders was on the coast Of
Spain, or that tho British troops were
at the gates of Berlin. But no quss-
ton came. He thunk and thunk and
thunk. and then. with all Of the orig
inality of person who remarks about
80 =. 80. y. ,na,,,r.s.
.wS.. =. ~. 80. =. 49,. ..,.
soldiers7'
The Britons smiled.
They're so serious" one of them said.
.y,r.s.r, L.... oL
nat! snou'eo .ne observer.
Americans. the men with the greatest
sense, Of humor OF any race in the
world, serious? It can't be So"
Xxx
.Ue1, n.vh. MT hut v,,, ought .o
e' wv ~ o ~
see them on the other SIDE, one OF the.
officers continued. when they salute
thev look On ser,ou. a. ~ thav ~sra
.. cirr runnr. and +n.v -.+.;n th.+
facing s"nnre' ana tney retain thae
look even after they pass their ON
GERS. Doesn't the English Tommis look
..r,o,. vb.r =. ..Irt.., ~ %. h,,+
se1'ous when no ss.u.es: on' ye., put
no doesn't retain that look. HeIl be
on. winkine the while at a nal. Rut
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one morning, headed for a German
trench a thousand yards away. About
100 yards out I was shot through an
arm. The wound didn't appear serious.
SO I pressed on, At 900 yards I was
shot through the right leg. and drop
pod. with my orderly, who also was
wounded, into shell hole.
We were about twenty yards in
front Of = German trench. Soon every
last Ipan in my battalion was down.
The Germans declined to take in any
woukded prisoners. They let US lie in
mo- hams land rakins over the top OF
gswith. D steady machine gunfire. II
wounded man even as'much a. raised
IA arm or leg he promptly lost that
nembef. The Germans gathered all Of
the prisoners they wanted, with the
aid of white dag and then returned
to their trenches to shell tho wounded.
Whenever one OF us would groan
the Germans would set up . great
"For two days and nights I lay in
that shell hole with my orderly. We
! was conscious and sometimes I was
not.
'tOn the second night I set out on
hands and knees dragging my wound
ed orderly with me, back toward our
trenches. made the trip in about
etGht hours. I Judge. It was 900 yards,
but long 200 over many dead bodies
aud ,tAHou04 seouDt1sG0 aholl Aol6a.- Ny
oe0erly 01e6 e3tee " reaehe0 q base
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In the Air.

mRESIDENT A. W. SMALL. in one Of
u the American Sociological society's
Chicago:
THE minute you enter q house where
divorce ia imminent you can sniff its
presence there
Il entered one Of these houses the
other day and was no sooner seated
than the little. daughter asked her
mother:
Mamma. where does the light 20
wheH 1t goes out!
Her mother laughed ironically.
why. child she. said, you might
Q. wsn ask your daddy whore he gees
Whs4 - Soe6 'sH4,ss
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-@HE women Of America, In answer
to the question constantly ask
cd: "Are we getting food over
- fast enough for your boy and
my boy lighting the grim fight in the
trenches" are organizing a land army
e march 200 900 strong to the help OF
the farmers and truck gardeners Of the
country.
:, Late Department Of Agriculture re-
ports show there are 100000 women
in the United States successfully en-
gagged in agriculture. OF this number
10000 are under twenty years Of age
and 1885, 900 are negroes. mostly in the
cotton belt. According to this report
Q majority Of woman agricultural work
srs are found in the southern states and
are doubtless engaged largely in cot
ton farming.
However, the small army Of women In
agricultural work in this country last
summer amply demonstrated the ability
Of the American woman to do agricul-
tural work of every kind. from hoefng
potatoes to running tractor and two
horse pillow. Where big farming Is done
in the west and middle west 1t Is no
unusual thing to see women running
tractors and all kinds Of cultivators
30 these land volunteers are asking no
fayors on account Of sex.
These twentieth century Maud Null
iersof the soil are to do no camoufiag-
ing with dainty garden hats. gloves and
1adylike garden tools, but will dress
the part in blue overalls, comfortable
shirts, stout boots and leggins and
work side by side with the men in the
! field.
! DR.. Dudley Sargent. director of phys
zeal training at Harvard University.
says: 81 had twenty-five women work
on my farm last summer. I had to
hire them because couldn't get men.
I had no cause to regret it. They
proved to me that women make first
rate farmers. They did everything on
my place except blowing. Neighbor-
ing farmers who borrowed some OF
them during the apple picking season
hated to admit that they found them
more efficient than man workers, but
they had to-"
LAS truck gardeners women are su-
perior to men. If girl is robust she
can do about everything on farm
without injury to her health" said
Mrs Hilda NJ. Richards. head of the
wonian's division, United States De-
partment of Labor, in a conversation
recently on the subject Of women do
ing all kinds Of farm work. She ex-
pressed herself with enthusiasm when
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made up to experiment. and they'll
have their way. of course.
We are not going to allow the larger
garden to interfere with cultivation Of
our back yards, but we have revised
our back yard planting programs. We
have decided to grow our tomatoes at
home. and we'll grow more Of them.
now that most Of the other vegetables
are to be transferred to the farm"
Radishes, onions and beets also are to
be back yard crops. and we have de-
cided. .in view of tho lateness of the
season, to stand on our backyard
paintings Of peas, Each Of US has in q
short row Of snap beans at homo, but
we will make other paintings In our
Joint patch.
The beans I planted. by the way.
didn't rot in the ground, after all. Most
OF Mary's vegetables have sprouted
also. and she hasn't been a bit back
ward about saying: II told you so.'
The minute it was decided we were
going to take the larger garden I
went out in my back yard and made
a dozen hills for cantaloupes.i / pull
verified the dirt for hills about three
feet In diameter. then pulled the dirt
out to one side with the hoe. By
scraping around thelcorners and along
the edges I gathered up . couple Of
bushels Of stable manure which had
JAILED to get spaded into the ground.
I Dne-seme - 4hle AefAoN- ~
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farm work. The eouneil and commit
tees Of the army are bringing to.
gether all associations and bureaus
both public and private, that are in.
terested in the problems OF employ
ment or agriculture. and all patriotic
and philanthropic organizations which
are endeavoring to help this great na-
tional emergency.
4 i
In sending out An appeal In Fsbru.
ary last the executive committee said
THE world 10 facing famine. and the
world looks to America to save t. Yst
at this most critical moment, when the
normal production Of the country il
inadequate to meet the worlds need,
and an increase Of Agricultural labor
ers is imperative. the drafting Of farm
hands and the appeal Of higher waSsa
offered by war industries threaten "a
lower production far below the normal.
II tho farmer attempts to secure sx-
emption from the draft, he II . slack
er: II he falls to respond to the ap-
peal Of the government for increased
production. he 10 unpatriotio
In New York state alone In 1917. 3S.
900 farm laborers were called out OF
tho state, while q further decrease for
1918 is certain. What is true Of that
state IL true in larger proportion OF
the great farming and grain-growins
states Of tho west and middle west,
whore the ground farmed 10 BY the
thousands Of acres instead Of hum
dreds, and there IL . larger farming
Last summer, in rAgponss to the ap.
peal Of the President for increased pro.
duction. many women ali over the eoun-
try took up farm and garden work.
They did satisfactorily every kind Of
Agricultural work. including dairying.
Farmers said they made up for their
comparative lack Of physical strength
by their Quickness and conscientious
ness. The average Of their work was
equal that Of the men. Even unframed
city-bred women worked efficiently un-
der supervision.
The EQverninE bodies Of the land army
make u clear that. they do not wish TO
impose on any locality . system which
locality. But. on the other hand. sacs s
section OF the country must work out
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The Hungry Junker.

ssT HE food shortage win ultimately
cause the Germans to give in."
said Judge Ben B. Lindsay in . recent
war appeal.
81 heard the other day q story about
q German banker who groapsd ct his
club: -sl
Ach. himmsi. I've got . terrible Sain
In my atomAchi' -.1ss.ss s5i--s sslarse.t
Congratulate yourself, my friend
gala = junlksr. Congratu1Sfs Eo01Delf,
I've got nothing ~ ~ n 11n6e1
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its own problems through the state and
county committees. As experience has
shown that the unit plan is exceedingly
Of great variety Of adjustments to
meet local needs. tho land army will
promote the unit plan It will in this
training. and supervision as well as
good living and working conditions for
the woman workers.
Il is explained that the essence Of the
unit plan Is that woman workers live in
z community. under supervisor or ma
tron. with q system Of cooperative
housekeeping, and go out from this CEN
ing farms or estates Tho members Of a
unit may live In house or tents, and
the number Of women in q unit will
seventy-ave. The unit Of twenty to nifty
10 usually considered the best The
women may be employed by ono farmer
Of . unit consists Of such things Is cots,
tents and cooking utensils. Some units
need motor cars or trucks to transport
'hs to ina fs sna their
ment and regulation Of the supply Of
labor to the demand will be looked
after by the chairman and members of
the county committee. Different meth
farmer may pay the women BY the
hour, by the day or by the piece: or the
unit may give the women board, lodg-
Ing and q nat rate of. say, SIS q month,
the unit itself collecting from tbs
farmer.
Tho executive committee Of the Army
explains that units will be put only in
localities where there IL . shortage of
labor, so that there can be no question
OF women undertaking men. They are
to receive the Same wage for tho Same
amount OF work. The woman workers
WILL Of course. move from ono farm to
another from day to day as the work
units In April and will last until No
vember. However. 1t 10 during the sum.
mer months when the colleges and
schools have their vacations that tho
work 10 most In demand.
All types Of women viii be employed.
college Undergraduates high school
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are on the land say immediate and con-
certed action throughout the country IL
Imperative. Food, and more food. must
go across seas to strengthen the men
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who are pushing back the German
hordss. France and England are call
ing for bread. Figures show that the
pre-war consumption Of wheat bread In
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All types Of women VIII be employed.
college undergraduates high school
teachers. woman workers In the sea-
sonal tradeA such n dressmaking, suit
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made up to experiment. and they'll
have their way. of course.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-17
ONLY TWO NEW CASES OF
SMALLPOX ARE REPORTED
CITY Now Has Seventeen tascS I'm the
pcstiousc, Says CITY Health
OIficr

As the direct result OF an interview
published yesterday morning IN The
World. quoting DIR. g DcZell llawley,
city supPrintendent Of health, stating
that at least ~ per cent OF the small
pox cases OF Tulsa at the present time
had not boon reported to his depart
ment almost a score ~ old cases were
reported during yesterday
"Thc people generally do not realize
the importance OF reporting cnsc6 or
contagious disease 10 tho health de-
partment." Dr. llnwley declared yes
tcrduy "Not new cases, for the sPrcad
Yof smallpox seems 10 have been
stopped, but old CAGES In which phNsl-
clans had not been called, ana or
which this department has no record. '
But two new cnses were reported
yesterday. and health officers believe
that these nre tho only two which oc-
CURED during the dlv There arc II
patients In tho pesthousc suffering
from the disease, but most OF these
are patients taken from rooming
holscs or other places about which II
Is almost impossible TO place quar-
untinc.
Failure 10 observe quarantine rer't-
lations and the absence of a Naccinn
tion law In tho state are two of the
worst obstacles which the health OF
Il nials have TO overcome, according to
Dr Iawlcy
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-17
= STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause-Take DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands Of stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead OF
taking tonics or trying to patch up
poor digestion, they are attacking the
real cause of the ailment - clogged liver
and disordered bowels. =,
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse the
liver in q soothing. healing way. When
the liver and bowels are performing their
natural functions. away goes indigestion
and stomach troubles
II you have bad taste In your
mouth. tongue coated. appetite poor.
law. don't-care feeling. no ambition or
energy. troubled with undigested foods
you Should take Olive Tablets the sub
stitute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are q
purely vegetable compound mixed with
Dive oil. You will know them by Their
olive color They do the work without
gripping, cramps or pain. .,.
lake one or two at bedtime for quich
relief, so you can eat what you hks'
Az loc and CSC per box. All druggists
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-17
Women on Battlefield

We hear much these days o. what
the women arc doing on tho battle
lire. How few American women are
strong enough 10 go to the front and
endure the hardships OF the menl'
Help is offered. and Is freely given
to every nerve GUS. delicate woman. by
Dr, PicrCt's Favorlto Prescription,
Remember ingredients on label In
tablet or liquid form, No alcohol.
In "ftnale complaint lrrcgularity,
or weakness, and in every exhausted
condition OF the female system. the
Prescription" seldom fails 10 benefit
or cure Fearing down pains Internal
Inflammation and uccpatiou, weak
back and kindred ailments Hre cured
by It, ask your neighhor, It's o mar
vclous remedy for nervous and gen
er1l debility insompia, or inability to
sleep
write Or Pierce, President OF the
Inyalids Hotel Buffalo, n. T.. for con-
fldenual advice ana YOU viii receive
the medical attention Of specialist,
wholly without feo--no charge what
ever.
Send l0c for trial pkg "lcayorite
Prescription Tablets ADV
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-17
Peel Off the Old Skin; =,
Bring Out the NeD

You know that beneath that muddy, over
red or bloichy complexion you have skin
that's clear soft and white. II you could
only have this more beautiful skin exposed
TO view instead OF the hotrid old skin you
nov behold In your mirrorl You can
and by a very simple, harmless proeess which
you can use yourself. Get an ounce OF com.
mon mcrcolsed WAX az your druggists and
This evening spread thin coating Of v over
your face T0morrow morning. wash ~ OH
with warm water. Small powder.like partl.
cles OF th. Hfeless top skin will come OIL
with the wax Repeat this daily unlil all the
wcrn.out scarf skin has been hhbsorped Then
you n have a lovelier, healthier looking com
plcxion than you nov think possible. Chaps,
pmpiss, spots. freck1es or other surface dis
iiguromenls are OF course removed with the
skin itself
n your SKIN be wrinkled or flabby, battle
the face daily for awhile in = lotion made By
dissolyink / oS powdered sexoliie IN y pit
witch hazel This is just splendid---Adv.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-17
VOLUNTEERS UNJUSTLY
LISTED AS SLACKERS
Effort Will Be Made to Send
QUESTIONABLE to Every
Man Who Volunteered.

Tu'sn men who volunteered for
military service will he listed on the
records OF the government as slack
ers' unless friends, relatives and their
commanding officers come to their
rescue.
There are. In the office OF the local
exemption board, more than three
hundred lucs,ionpaires which have
been returned 10 that board because
they could not be delivered to the
registrnut who has since gone into
the service of the United States
In many OF these cHs es especially
those where the,.registrants are mem
hers of the Tulsa ambulance company,
the men are now In service In France,
yet they will be entered on the eN-
emptlon boards docket az slackers
unless II Is shown to the satisfaction
OF the board members that they are
I'm the service
In an effort to save the Tulsa vol
uutecrs thg4 stigma of being placed
Ia the same hst with the Stacker
who fcfuses to register. or who hides
out from the authorities to escape
military service. Mayor Simmons yes
tarday wrote TO the captains of the
three Tulsa companies. asking them
Ia assist in keeping the name and
record of the Tulsa boys straight.
Tho commanding officers Of tho
Tulsa ambulance company engineer
company and infantry company. arc
asked 60 prepare a roster at once
containing thu names of every man
who registered I'm Tulsa. This list
is to bo checked Off, aud every ques-
tlonnaire which Is In the hands OF the
board will be sent TO the company
commander to~be filled out In this
way ne three hundred questionu0ires
VIII he placed In the hands of the
men now In the service. and they VIII
not be forced to see their name appear
in the Stacker list which ~ being pre-
pared and which will he published
as soon as all of the Questionnaircs
are mailed out and the returns are
all in and classified by the board
which viii be within the course of the
next two. weeks.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-17
STAMP CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEES IN MEETING
Tulsa Men VIII Make Addresses TO
the Gathering Mt the Meeting

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 16-Pro-
gram for the meeting Friday of the
county llairmen OF thrift stamp cam
pnign committees. over which G., w.
Barnes of Muskogee, state director,
will preside, has been completed The
meeting will be opened by an address
from Governor Williams. followed by
talk by Rev Frank RoRch, pastor
Of tho First Baptist church.
Fred Shaw and N II, Graham OF
Tulsa. the former chairman OF the
Tulsa county organization and the lat
tep state chairman OF the Four Minute
Men. arrived this morning, and they
both have prominent places on the
program. Parker of Muskogee, super
lntendent OF the Indian agency, and J.
u. Landlord, state hank commissioner
will address the meeting at the morn
ing session.
Shelly n. Tracy, publicity manager.
VIII. during the afternoon, tell about
publicity work ms II has been planned,
other talks VIII be made by X. II.
Wilson, state superintendent Frank
shoemaker chairman az tho pawuec
county organization; James A. Wilson
OF the A N NJ, college, II, A. Nc
.Cauiey president OF the state bankers
association. and Mr.. Graham OF Tulsa.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-17
DON'T COUGH
ANY LONGER
NOW's The time to preUent its
serious consequences.

You will not find hitter remedy
than Ir Bells piue-Tar- Honey TO
prevent your cough from developing
into grave ana even dangerous all
mcnt. This pleasant balsam prcpara-
ton Is antiseptic. and quickly etfec.
tive. Whor you take DR. Belrs Pine
lnr-Honey you check the spread of
infectious germs. loosen and help
eliminate the phlcgm, soothe the in
flammatiOn. and relieve that grippy
feeling
Get bottle OF Or Telrs pine-Tar-
Honey and watch your Improvement
from the first dose, DO not be SatiS-
fled with half-trcutmcHt, however
Take DR. Hell's Piuo-Tar- Honey TN
your grippe, cold. or bronchitis Is COM
piotclv relieved