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, 1918-05-02
FEEDS FOR GROWING CHICKS
Suitable Rations Described for YOUNG
Fowls From Ten Days Up, Wheat
Eating ACE.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
After the chicks are ten days old,
q good growing mash, composed of two
parts by weight of bran, two parts mid
dlings, one part cornmeal, one part
low-grade wheat flour or red-dog mid
dlings, and 10 per cent sifted beef
scrap, may be placed in a hopper and
left before them all the time. The
mash may be fed either wet or dry;
IL wet, only enough moisture (either
milk or water) should be added to
make the feed crumbly, but In no
sense sloppy. When this growing mash
or mixture is not used, a hopper con-
tanning bran should be accessible to
the chickens at all times.
After the chickens are two months
old they may be fed four times daily,
with good results. After they are three
months old, three feelings a day are
enough.
When one has only a few chickens,
1t is less trouble to purchase the pre-
pared chick feeds, but where a consid-
cradle number are reared it is
times cheaper to buy the finely cracked
grains and mix them together. Some
chick feeds contain a large quantity
Of grit and may contain grains of poor
quality, so that they should be care
fully examined and guaranty as to
quality secured before purchase.
As soon as the chickens will eat
the whole wheat USUALLY in about
eight weeks), cracked corn, and other
grains, the small-sized chick feed can
be eliminated. In addition to the above
feeds the chickens growth a be hast
med If they are given sour milk, skim
milk, or buttermilk to drink. Growing
chickens kept on a good range may be
given all their feed in a hopper, mix
, 1918-05-02

ing two parts by weight of cracked
corn with n part Of wheat, or equal
parts of cracked corn, wheat, and oats
In one hopper and the dry mash for
chickens in another. The beef scrap
may be left out Of the dry mash and
fed In a separate hopper, so hat the
chickens can eat all Of this feed they
desire. If the beef scrap is to be fed
separately it is advisable to wait until
the chicks are ten days old, although
some poultrymen put the beef scrap
before the young chickens at the start
without bad results.
Chickens confined to small yards
SHOULD always be supplied with green
feed, such as lettuce, sprouted oats, al
falfa, or clover, but the pest place to
raise chickens successfully is on a good
range where no extra green feed is re-
quired. Where the chickens are kept
in small bare yards, fine charcoal grit,
and oyster shell should be kept before
the chickens all the time, and cracked
or ground bone may be fed. The bone
is not necessary for chickens that have
a good range.
, 1918-05-02
A New Service EIaa.

One of u jackies, Maurice Glenn
ent the quartermaster on the q. s. s.
Texas thinks that the conventional
service flag which is now flying from
mmunerable windows all over the
country, has n defect. It does not
tell what branch of the service each
man has entered.
Now Quartermaster Clement is ex-
uemely proud of being in the navy,
80 when he came to make q service
nag FOR his W home, he framed the
central white space with a piece of
wnte-line tied in attractive knots. At
ue top and bottom of the panel he
%aoe u double Carrick bend; at each
sue at equal intervals, a figure eight
mot and then a square knot, thus
uaking n balanced design.
ms flag is not only very attractive,
out II leaves absolutely no doubt as
70 what branch of the service 1t SYM
Oonzes'-Popular Science, Monthly.
, 1918-05-02
PROVEN SWAMP ROOT
AIDS WEAK KIDNEYS

The symptoms of kidney and bladder
troubles are often very distressing and
have the system in q rundown condition.
The kidneys seem to suffer most, as al.
most every victim complains Of lape back
and urinary troubles which should not be
neglected, as these danger signals often
lead to more dangerous kidney troubles.
Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root which, 20
many people say, soon heals and strength.
ems the kidneys, is a splendid kidney,
liver and bladder medicine, and, being
an herbal compound, has a gentle heal.
Ing effect on the kidneys, which is al
most Immediately noticed in most cases
BY those who use it.
A trial will convince anyone who may
be in need of it. Better get a bottle from
your nearest drug store, and start treat.
msnt at once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. ", for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
, 1918-05-02
WHEN FOWLS BEGIN TO LAY
Small Breeds Produce Eggs When
Only Bib Months oId-keep Crow
ing for Early Maturity.

Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Rhode
Island Reds, ETC., begin to lay when
about seven months old, If properly
cared for. Leghorns, Minorcas, ETC.,
begin when about six months old. Feed
well, and keep the chicks growing to
obtain early maturity.
, 1918-05-02
Identified.

Joe Jefferson once presented a
taTs 'A at a Detroit bank. only to be
toG by the cashier that he'd have to
be identified.
WIN a twinkle In his eye the great
~ S'or quoted from the play with which
VA name Will always be associated:
my leedle dog Schneider was
Ouly here. he'd know me-"
Enough!" exclaimed the cashier as
-" immediately cashed the check.
, 1918-05-02

-. CIV 81
operation, ] cannot
say enough In praise
oft suffer dfrom
organic troubles and
my side hurt me 20
] could hardly be up
from my bed, and !
was unable to do my
housework. ! had
the best doctors In
Eau Claire and they
wanted me to have
an operation, but
T-StsE Df~Eko-p~
, 1918-05-02

u.,otable Compound cured me 30 I did
t.e .seS The operation, and ! am telling
~ r n friends about it"-Mrs. A. w.
pr ~ 1g Black River Falls, Wis.
n, "a lust such experiences a. that Of
w Binzer that has made this famous
~, and herb remedy o household word
tt Vsr ocean to ocean. Any woman who
MIXERS from Inflammation. liberation,
ssnlscements, backache, nervousness,
Gi,,spgnlarities or "the blues" should
y, East until she has given Il o trial,
s w Tor special advice write Lydia e.
pInkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
, 1918-05-02
o d Of Progress.

"You need exercise. You ought to
walk to work."
'It can't be done from our suburb.
You may snow-plow your way to work.
You may slide or you may come pretty
near swimming to work. But you
never actually walk"
, 1918-05-02

That itch and burn with hot baths of
Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anolntings of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better. For free samples aG-
dress, "Cuticura, Dept. x, Boston,"
Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap
70, Ointment 25 and 50.-Adv.
, 1918-05-02

Perches should be placed on a level
(about IS inches from the foor) tc
avoid the birds all crowding on the
higher roosts.
, 1918-05-02
Eggs Cost Little.

Remember that eggs produced in the
backyard flock cost very little, as the
fowls are fed largely upon waste ma
terials.
, 1918-05-02

Clean and dlslnfect the incubators
that have been used previously and
let them air out before using them this
season
, 1918-05-02
WOMAN
/ Saved FROM
AN OPERATION
o, taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
py.0etabIe Compound, One
Thousands of SuchC Cases.

o,.,t River Falls, Wis.-'.As Lydia
, PIN Ppinkbam's Vegetable Compound
, 1918-05-02

II you wish beautiful, clear white
clothes, use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good grocers. Adv.
, 1918-05-02

It's the limited express for the man
who suffers.
, 1918-05-02

A woman is satisfied with a photo
Uaph when 1t flatters her.
, 1918-05-02

If consumers are to pay less for
beef, livestock raisers naturally will
receive less for cattle.
If farmers are paid more for live
stock, consumers will necessarily pay
more for meat.
Swift & Company pays for cattle
approximately 90 per cent of the price
received for beef and by-products.-
The remaining 10 per cent pays for
dressing, freight to market, operation
of distributing houses, and in most
cases, delivery to the retailer. Net
profits also have to come out of this
10 per cent.
This margin cannot be squeezed
arbitrarily without danger of gripping
the only effective means of performing
the complex service of converting
cattle into meat and distributing this
meat to the fighting forces and to
consumers.
Swift & Company's net profit on
beef during 1917 was only Va of a
cent per pound. On all products, 1t
was a little less than four cents on
each dollar of sales. Complete elini-
nation of these profits would not affect
a%ppreciably retail prices of meat, on
farm prices of live stock.
Swift & Company will be glad to
cooperate in devising methods that
will improve conditions in the meat
and live stock industry.
, 1918-05-02
soothe Baby Raahes

Don't seek sacrifices. Just wait.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

Unlike the German airmen who drop
 their bombs promiscuously on open towns, Red Cross hospitals, and the like, the British flyers have been concen- trating their efforts on German muni- tion establishments, aerodromes, rail- way communications and carefully se- lected military objectives. The two most frequently raided objectives of late are the Sablon railway station at Metz and the station and freight yards at Thiouville.
 These places were raided 69 times in 90 days and the air forces have con- centrated their efforts at these two im- portant functions which are practically the center of the strategic railroads of Lorraine, and the whole of the lower Rhine basin.
 Interruption to traffic at these points digorganize the transport of a great battle zone and more particularly the passage of munitions destined for troops holding the line against the French , armies in this section
 The Badische poison gas works at Mannheim, have been badly knocked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
Merrill and Lawson Arrested With 25
 Gallons of Liquor

Jesse Merrill, 2513 Avenue F. and E c. Lawson, 2321 Fifth avenue, north were arrested yesterday by City De- tectives J. F. McGill R. J. Patton Thomas Christian and T. A. Riley, and 25 gallons of whisky were seized.
 The men were in 8 2-passenger Stude- baker automobile and were apprehended on Shades mountain as they were com irg from Calera.
 Warrants for the arrest of the men were sworn out by F. s. Cunningham, deputy collector of internal revenue, and arc charged with moving and hav- ing in possession whisky upon which government tax had not been paid.
 The liquor, which is of the white lightning" variety, was in five-gallon cans, and was turned over to the gov ernment authorities. The automobile is being held by the authorities and just what disposal will be made of it has not yet been decided. Merrill was placed under $500 bond. while Law sons bond was fixed at $200. Both men were released and will be given a preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner Kenneth Charlton On November 5 at 2 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

about by the hundreds of bombs dropped by British airmen. and our young pilots are only too glad to have the opportunity of destroying these immense chemical works where the mustard and other devilish gases used by the Huns in their inhuman work are manufactured.
 some very large explosions wero caused" Is the satisfactory report of a raid last week, Ion the chemical works at Mannheim" while three raids on consecutive nights are notable for rec ords of damage done not only to tho Badische works, but also to the Benz, the Lang chemical factory, and the Gebruder Guilini chemical factory.
 The Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrilu is one of the two or three immense chemical works whose adoptions of the British invention of aniline dyes had given Germany almost world monop- oly of the dyewares trade, and in put ting out of action any part of a works now prostituted to the use of the manu- facture of poison gas, there Is something peculiarly satisfying to British airmen, who become the missionaries of civiliza- tion, and the protectors of the entente troops against the blight of outrage ous poison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

London, October 7.-(Special Corre-
 nce,)-Continual raids on Ger
 man manufacturing centers by planes
 of the British royal air force during
 the past week has resulted in the weak |ening of the morale of the German civil
 ian population to such an extent that
 numerous indignation meetings have been held by the people of these cities
 and requests for stronger air defenses
 forwarded to the German government.
 that the whole texture of the army suf- fered.
 Now, supposing this German class of |1920 should count in electives not more
 than 10000, that is more than a third of the infantry actually fighting on the western front and is quite quarter of the total forces in the west warn zone of the Germans. The proportions are
 far too high. You cannot use such ma terial on such scale, and it Is this penury in recruitment, this absolutely memorable condition, that is dominating the whole near future of the war, which ! is compelling Germany to surrender. These words will be printed, perhaps, after the political decisions have been taken, at any rate, many days a1ter they are written. But there may still
 be time for one out of so many ephe-
 neral writers upon this war to point
 out the extreme gravity attaching to any misjudgment of the situation. | Prussia has brought herself to a con- dition where she must inevitably suffer total defeat unless there is a political blunder on the part of the allies. It is
 absolutely inevitable short of such a blunder, the curse of Europe and the world, will be destroyed, not weakened, but destroyed, put out of action alto- gether. The only cause that could pos sibly lead to it's salvation would be misunderstanding of the complete
 breakdown which the machine has all ready suffered.
 Only too great dependence upon the
 memory of the immediate past and con- sequent exaggeration of Prussia's pres ent power could make any civilian poli- tician so foolish as to advise a com promise. For such a compromise there is no military ground whatsoever. The defeat will absolutely already in sub-
 stance and it will appear even to the most superficial in very brief time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

always propose at a certain stage of ex- haustion, to barley. His proposal was rejected. In this crisis his fortunes turned and he shared luck almost un- paralleled in the history of sieges, large or small. One-half of the belea glerine ring around him collapsed from within the Russlan army, which broke up through the break up of the Russian state. The capture of the capital by a gang of international adventurers and the rapid dissolution of all authority put Russia out of the war.
 The situation had entirely changed. The numbers were and always would remain in favor of the besieged. who was now but partly contained upon the west. for the eastern restriction had dis appeared.
 Advantage was taken of this new su- periority in numbers to withdraw great numbers from the fronts, to give them special training and create new taoti- cal instrument which should break peri lously the western siege and the wall in the west before the arrival of the American endorsements. VT
 NEARLY SUCCESSFUL
 We know how nearly successful this new phase of the besieged-one due ulti- mately to his new superiority in num- bers-proved. The new instrument first came into play against the Italian sec tor at Caporetto. It came within an ace of breaking that front altogether and raising the siege. The great sortie only just failed to accomplish it's purpose It was checked at last upon the uncertain lines of the Piave.
 The enxt use of the new instrument was even more formidable. It struck on March 2l of this year, between Arras and St. Quentin against the British army with the object of separating it from the French and breaking the siege wall here for good. Once more it all but succeeded. On March g there was a clear break through and a rapid retirement, involv- ing the loss of 100000 prisoners, 1000 guns and the destruction of the whole army to the left of the gap between the French and British. which was closed only at the very last moment by the arrival of fresh reserves, and on April the action in which the Germans failed showed that their line had rejoined. This was by far the most critical moment of the war.
 When the full breakdown of the last German attack came on July b. and Foch's counter attack on July IS, the face of the war numbers changed, but they are not yet equal in the west But the Americans are arriving with extraor- dinary and quite unexpected rapidity, and the tide will turn briefly. What remained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

tained, the issue was a question of num- bers the number of trained men avail able and the material number. For two years he steadily was worn down, all though he had started with very great numerical superiority. The attack on verdun-a vastly expensive one-failed him, and the great battle of the Somme exhausted his strength relatively to the allies, when in December, 1916, he asked for peace.
 FUTURE SEEMED HOPELESS
 He was not yet beaten. but the future seemed hopeless He was anxious in the extreme. He proposed, as the besieged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

This great war has been essentially ono great siege. It has consisted in con- tinuous defense of special works and alternate advances by besiegers Above all, it has had the supreme characteris- tic of the siege of war of attrition. The campaign depended from the mo- ment when it was turned into a siege during the autumn of 1914 upon the cal culation of numbers. The enemy had allowed himself to be contained when
 he lost the battle of the Marne, and when subsequently, he failed to get out by the gap against the Channel. Once so con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
Germany So Badly Defeated Only
 Political Blunder Can Saue Her

Hlaire Beoc Says Great Siege Is Over and Allies Have Dem onstrated Their Absolute Mastery of Stuaon-Says Ger man Casualties This Year Alone Have Amounted to No
 Less Than 100000
 HmAIREB Q E 1.-the Great W r.adBr smguhe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
NAPOLEON'S EXPERIENCE

The classical instance Is that of Ma poIeon in 1S14-15. Napoleon was also defeated by exhaustion in recruitment, and the poor material on which he had to fall back poured in in such numbers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

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orally clearing the way for tho main
force. in addition TO hiding the APP
p:oach Of the latter from the shore
batteries.
''On arrival At a certain point some
considerable distance from the shore
the forces parted. some going 10 Zee
brusge and some to Ostcnd The idea
was that the two sections should
reach their respective destinations at
the Same time. so that communications
from one place To the other could not
be used as 4 warning for either.
The main force reached Zcebrugse
and two block ships reached Ostend
1t was hard 10 see anything beyond
our own ships. We were steamtng
through very thick smoke screens. The
German star shells were lighting up
the whole place almost like daylight.
and one had an extraordinary naked
feeling on seeing how exposed we
were. although Il was the middle OF
the night.
ON emerging from the smok c
screen the lighthouse end of the Mole
Was seen only 400 yards ahead. our
ship was turned to go alongside. and
made full speed to get there as fast
as possible. We had decided not to
open firing from our vessel until the
enemy fired at us, the idea being to
remain unobscrved TO the last possible
moment
a battery OF nNe or SIX guns on
the Mole began firing at Ms when we
were within 200 yards. and then every
gun on the Nindictivc that would bear
was fired as hard as possible. In less
than FIVE minutes we were alongside.
and efforts were made TO Grapple the
Mole SO ~ TO keep the ship in place.
"Danodi! came up astcrn, and in the
most gallant manner placed her bows
against the Eindictivc and pushed her
in until she was right against the
Mole. Iris. at full speed. came along
side about 200 yards in front. There
was very heavy swell. 50 that the
ships were rolling about, and 1t was
exceedingly difficult to secure them.
When the prows were run out from
| tho Nindictivc the men at once began
! climbing along them-a perilous task
seeing that at one moment these were
| eight or ten feet above the wall. and
| al the next were smashing against the
| wall. Tho way in which the men got
! over these prows was almos; super
i human. J expected every moment tu
/ see ono or another tumble into a
| thirtyfoot crop. which would have
| meant them being crushed between the
| ship and the walls.
II believe not single man miss cd
| his footing. Remember, 1t was not a
case OF barefooted seamen running
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along deck. Here wa n storming
party with heavy accoutrements-
bombs. Lewis guns and other impedi-
Notwithstanding their way along an eN-
tremely narrow ynd unsteady plank
They never hestatcd. but went on at
tho utmost speed
Some 900 or 400 were on the Mole
I'm few minutes. and at once fought
their way along under cover OF the
barragc put down on the Mole by
Stokes guns and other Airing from the
ship. Comparatively few OF the Ger
man. guns were able TO hit the hold
Of the ship while she was under the
protection of the Mole The nearer
she kent in tho more she was sheltered.
SO far as her internal works were con-
cerned.
But the portion projecting above
the Moic was exposed to the German
guns. a large number of which conccn-
trated upon her. Many of the casual
ties. / think, were caused by the
splinters from this fire. lf 1t had not
been for the Daffodil continuing to
push US In towards the Mole during
the operation. none OF the men who
went on the Mole would have been
| picked up.
After the Vindictive had been along
! side for twenty-five minutes. the block
! 10 the head OF the canal entrance. II
| was then realized that the work of the
Iris, the Eindictive and the Daffodil
| had been done
| About quarter of an hour after
| the Vindictive got alonEside-that is
| just before tho block ships arrivcd-n
| tremendous explosion was heard at the
| shore end of the Mole. Then l knew
! that "A submarine OF ours had manng ed
| TO get In between the piles OF the
! viaduct which connects the Mole with
| the shore, carrying several tons OF
| high explosives. and had blown herself
up and cut the connection between
/ the Mole and the shore.
The crew Of the submarine. mum.
| bering half = dszen officers and men
| got away In small motor skin, which
| lost its propeller. But they pulled
away against a heavy fire under much
! gunGre. the range of which must have
| been feet only. Most OF the men were
wounded before being picked up by The
| pnnace which had been detailed FOL
this duty.
The Germans had very likely seer
! tho submarine, and had hoped TO catct
| ii by It's getting entangled iii the inter
! lacings OF the viaduct. a number o
the enemy were on the viaduct firing
down upon the submarine. and l cal
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safely say that every one OF them went
up In the explosion.
when the block ships came under
fire tho chief attack was focused on
the leader. which grounded close to
the entrance OF the canal on the edge
OF the channel. She signaled to tho
others as to the course they were to
follow. The three co-operated under
extremely heavy fire in brilliant
fashion.
Tho two block ships following later
went through the canal entrance until
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Tfmcx-Disrntch gained over 1907 In
classified ADVERTISING In May OF this
ycar over the samc month last ycnr.
Tfmcs-Dispatch Want Ads arc result
producers.
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