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WOUNDED SEVERELY.

Sergt Howard IT. Young. Kewanee,
m
Corpls Daniel Amos, Nevada, Mo
william J. Grceuing Peru. Ill.,
PRlVATES.
George Chntfey, Hebron, Neh: Martin
4. Deeley, North Tnrrytown, y. Y: Lyle
II. Faulkner. Newport Ky; Harold r.
Jones Utica, N Y: clifford Kirk, Van
dnlla. III: Robert L. Haugher. Chase.
Ala: John SechkuE. Cleveland, Ohio.
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WOUNDED. DEGREE UNDE-
TERMtNED
OFFICERS.


Can't Joseph d MURRAY. Concord,
Mnss Charles " Brooks, New Orleans,
Iu.. Ralph G. Judd. De kalb. III John
S. Kindely, Buonos Aires, $. A.
NON. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Sergts. William J. Delaney Spokane,
Wash. Leroy T. Palmer Utica, n. Y,
White Rhodes, Ashby k'a william A
Scacey, Pcndleton ore; William r. Sci
bert: Alvin W. Thrcsher. Boyd, Ind
Herbert q. Truppner. New Brighton. n
Y: william W. Wolaver, Elbcrta, Can.
coRPoRALs.
William A. Kelly. oklahoma CITY;
Louis \. King. Plainneld, WIS: Reuben
Sklar, Detroit, Mich; Vearn W Young
PRlVATEs.
Albert Adamick. Glen Carbon, III :
Earl X. Barnett, lndianoln. IN Harold
Case, Coldwntcr. Mich: Rosse r. Currie,
Talladega, Ala: Erwin II, Eggcrt, NJ IL
waukee Wis John f. Feldhus. 81 Louis
Mo: Charles A. Gordon. Springfield, III /:
John l.. Gum, Cordell, Ga: Arthur j.
King; Melvin O Olson, Hatton. N. D.;
Ilafya Wgg. PotIatch, Idaho; George II.
Riley, RoXbuy, Mass; George b. II.
Schnorr' lI Newark, n j.; Joseph F See
bert. New Orleans. La. Vincent a.
sheridan, Richmond Hin. n Y; Samuel
A. Singer Chicago, Ill.,; Linton c. Skoh-
ba, Minneapolis, MINI; Clyde j Smith,
Knoxville. Tenn: Edward S. Smith, Mi
lersburg Mo; Guy G. Stickney, Bothell,
Wash. Joseph c. Sprlngfellow Robinson.
III George T Tipps, Henderson, Ky
Lee n. Utz, Burlington, Ky; Raymond
B. Nanciskle, Savannah, Ga; Alfred c.
Nrcm, Milmot. s. D.: Charles G. Wal
ters, Rock Island, M; Michael J. Ward,
Cincinnati, Ohio: Posey L. Webb. Call
why, Va; James 9 Wilson HAYWOOD
Va; Charles II. Zwllich, New York City.
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PRIVsTES.

Oscar A. Dnhlrn Kindred. n. D.. Noah
Duke. TshuminEo, Miss John Evans.
Ncwbcru. y. c.. win FOy. Emelic. Ala
Henry Grifr Charlotte. y c.; Harold !.
Moore, Live oak, cal, Benjamin Rojcki,
New Britain, Conn
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Noyon sHn Holds Out.

Noyon, a pivot of the German lines
In Picardy, still holds out, but the
town and the surrounding heights are
under the fire of the French cannon.
West OF Noyon the French are on
the Divette for a distance of almost
five miles. The Disc has been reached
on front of ten miles south and cist
of Noyon and has been crossed at sew
eral points.
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Rooms as6 comfy as nome can be,
located through the Want Ads. Before
YOU leap, look through the Want Ads.
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DIED or DISEASE
l'lfsl' VIZ lllT r.
NON. COMMISSIONED

commissioned OFFTCEHb.
StrRts John n Nelson, PEORIA H.
NaI Horn peale. New York. n. Y
Curpl William L. Schoenfeld. Cinciu.
natl, ONO.
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TTFTl FNVM TITNTNNF-
NON CCMMl SSlONED OFFICER.
Sergt. George V. Rowbottom, Glouccs
tershlre. Eng.
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DIED OF WOUNDS.
NON OMMICCInMEn OECICI


CorpL Andrew O Tallman. Joliet III
Wagoner John Loyu Conant Cold
water, Mich
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Capt Joseph u MURRAY. Concord,
Mass Charles " Brooks New Orleans,
La; Ralph c. Judd. De kalb. Ill; John
s. Kindeily Huonos Aires, $. A.
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Ms Ancre they have crossed the stream
to the east on six-mile front for a
rain OF two miles.
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Rooms as comfy as home can be
located through the Want Ads. Before
YOU leap, look through the Want Ads
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DIED OF MOUNDS.

OFFICER.
Second Lieut. Walter J. TigHn, Ro-
chelle, III
PRlVATEs.
william NICK Cross, Havre. Font I'd
ward l.. Heinz, Louisville, KY Gust A
Turngrcn, Chicago ILL.,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
WAR WORK BY COUNTY AGENTS
Not Only Laboring for Department OF
Agriculture, but Also Aiding
Food Administration.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
The county agents and hOme-demon-
stration workers employed in the Unit
ed States are not only instructing
farmers and farm women in food pro-
ductiOn and conservation, but are as
sisting i'm other essential war work.
They are not only working for the de-
partment of agriculture but are assist
ing the food administration, the treas
ury department, the war department,
the navy department. the department
of justice. and the department Of labor.
They have taken part, in addition to
their regular activities, in such work
as food surveys, seed surveys, seed
distribution, obtaining credit for farm
ers, selling Liberty bonds, eradication
Of live stock diseases, surveys Of insect
pests and campaigns for their destruc-
ton, marketing farm products, prefer
entail or priority shipments by rail OF
farm products and all farm supplies,
and dissemination of Information CIV
en- out by, the war department, the
council Of national defense, and the
committee on public information re-
garding the war, and other matters af-
fecting the national policy under war
conditions.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
PEPPERS

The best sweet peppers for canning
are the Spanish varieties known as
pimentOs. The fruit of these peppers
has very thick fresh. tough skin. and
is comparatively smooth and free from
ridges. The bell peppers are not suit
able varieties for canning. Peppers
should be ripe, sound, and free from
bruises. Sort, using the whole peppers
for canning and small or broken pep
pers for products such as sauces,
soups, chutneys, and Dixie relish. Pre-
pare for peeling by roasting peppers
I'm hot oven from six to eight min
utes being careful not to allow them to
scOrch. Peel, cut out stem, remove
seeds, and pack dry in flattened layers.
No water or seasoning is used i'm the
preparation Of these peppers; the
processing brings out thick liquor
which almost covers them in the previ-
oysly boiled jars. Partially seal jars.
sterilize process by boiling) pint jars
for 30 minutes Cool and test for
leaks.
When a steam-pressure Gamer il
used. process pints ten minutes under
an eight-pounds steam pressure.--Unit-
ed States Department Of Agriculture.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
BOYS AND. GIRLS WORK HARD
Produced and Conserved Products Last
Year Worth $4,000, 000-Many
Were Enrolled.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
More than 100000 boys and girls
were reached through club work last
year, according to compilation re-
Gently made by the United States de-
partment Of agriculture. which super
vises this work in cooperation with
the state agricultural colleges. OF
this number approximately $4,000
made complete reports, which show
that they produced and conserved
products amounting to S1O,OOO,OOO. In
the 33 Northern and Western states
S4O6O6 boys and girls were enrolled.
OF this number 16O,625 made complete
reports and produced and conserved
products valued at $3,7OO,OOO. In the
South there were 1878 boys enrolled
i'm the regular work. who produced
products valued at $4,5OO.OOO, and 49,
3O6 girls who produced and conserved
products valued at S1.5O0,OOO. In the
emergency club work i'm the South the
club leaders reached over 100000 boys
and approximately 100000 girls who
produced and conserved products
valued at more than S4,OOOOOO.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
Empey tells Of Q narrow es-
cape In the next instalIment.
(TO BE CONTINUED,
Joke ON SCHOOL VISITOR
Fortunately Hamilton mabie Was Well
Able to Appreciate Unconscious
humor of the Children.

The late Hamilton W. Mabie. the
well-known American essayist. We
one of those genial men who enjoyed
a joke on themselves. Illustrating this
phase of Mr. Mabie's character. il is
told that when he was a student Mr..
Mabie made an address in which ne
told this story:
He had visited a school in PhiladeS
phia in WHICH there was n daily fire
drill. The teacher regularly asked the
students. children. what would you
do If fire were to break out in this
building;" The children all repeated
in chorus, I'VE would rise In our
places. step into the aisle. and march
quietly out Of the building" On the
morning when Mr.. Mabie visited the
school. while he was sitting quietly on
the platform. the teacher stepped be-
fore the pupils and said. children.
what would you say If were to tell
you that Mr.. Mabie is to speak to you
this morning?" The children prompt
ly replied In chorus. 1--WE would rise
in our places, step into the aisle. and
march quietly out of the building"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Where an early crop is grown. the
date of harvesting is largely governed
by market conditions. If the price is
high. crop may often be harvested
prOfitably when ii Is half or twO-thirds
grown, whereas If prices are low it is
generally advisable to allow the tu-
bers TO reach full development before
they are dug. In the case of late vari-
cites destined for winter consumption
It Is the usual practice to delay har-
vesting as long as 1t is safe to do so
without running unnecessary risk OF
freezing the tubers.
Use Elevator Digger.
With few exceptions. the potato
crop is harvested with an elevator dig
ger drawn by horses. When the crop
is sold from the field, it Is a common
practice to sort and sack the potatoes
as they are picked up. The sorting or
grading of potatoes I'm the field is most
economically done by using potato
grader of the shaker or belt type.
These graders are mounted upon a
wooden sled and are hauled along
by a horse. The sOrter has two
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
COUNTY AGENTS. TEACH MANY
Farmers in Southern States Given In
struction in Growing of Crops
and Other Problems.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
The war emergency brought great
increase in the number of farmers,
farm women, and boys and girls in
structed by county agents in problems
Of greater food production and con-
servatiOn.
According to reports to the office of
extension work South. of the states
relations service, 3O3.723 farmers in
the Southern states were reached dur
ing 1917 with definite demonstration in
the growing of crops, raising and feed
ing Of live stock, marketing and other
problems. The number of acres COW
cred by the crop demonstrations alone
in 1917 was 1851, 4S5. In addition to
these a conservative estimate of the
number of farms directly reached by
the county agents in 1917 is 1,65O,OOO.
The figures represent about 60 per
cent of all farms in the South.
Agents are giving advice and help
in one way or another to nearly every
one with whom they come in contact,
and the direct and indirect influence
Of the county agents work and the
proportion of the farmers reached Is
tn ,ught to be much higher than the fig
ur IS given.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

screens, arranged one above the other
The diameter of the openings i'm the
upper screen i'm some graders Is Ia
inches and in others 2 inches, while
the lower one may have openings any
where from Y to IL inches in diam
eter. Some makes Of graders or STEERS
have wire-mesh screens with square
openings, while others have circular
or OblOng openings with circular ends.
Pckers and Sorters.
Three pickers usually work with
one sOrter, each taking a row. The
potatoes are picked into wire or splint
baskets having n bail handle, and as
the baskets are filled they are dumped
on the upper part of the top screen
and then shaken down. The large pO-
tatoes passing over the top screen are
diverted into one sack and those pass
ing through the upper screen and over
the lower go into another sack. One
man drives the horse and operates the
sorter while another sews the sacks
and assists in loading the wagons.
One digger with the necessary crew
of men and teams can harvest from
three to four acres a day.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
PEACHES

Before, preparing fruit make strip
(three pounds nine ounces sugar to
one gallon of water or five pounds,
eight ounces sugar to one gallon of
water), allowing about one cupful OF
water for each quart jar. Put in one
cracked peach pit for every quart OF
strip. Boil strip for five minutes.
Strained honey or other sirups can be
used in place of part of the strip
usually SeQuired.
Sort the fruits. using firm. sound.
uniform peaches for canning and put
ting aside the soft broken ones for
lam. Peeling may be done by i'm
mersing in boiling water about one
minute or until skins slip easily. Re-
move. plunge for a minute into cold
water, and slip off the skins. Cut into
halves and pack at once in previously
boiled jars, placing the halves in over
lapping layers. the cOncave surface OF
each half being downward and the
blossom end facing the glass. Fill each
lar with hot strip and paddle careful
Iv to remove air bubbles. Partially
seal Jars. Boil (process) quart jars In
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
STRING BEANS

String beans for canning should be
tender and fresh. When the beans
within the pod have grown to any size
canning is more difficult and the fin
ished product is of poorer quality. The
Refugee is Il good variety for canning.
Use only well-sOrted. small. tender
beans. Wash and pick over the beans.
String the beans and cut them into
twO-inch lengths. Cutting diagonally
or ION the bias gives pretty prod
net. If desired they can be canned
whole and packed log cabin fashion in
square jars.
After the beans are prepared, blanch
by placing in cheesecloth bag in boil
ing water for from three to eight min
utes, according to the age and size of
the beans. Blanch only until the pods
will bend without breaking. then
plunge the hot beans into cold salt wa
ter Zone tablespoonful of salt to one
quart of water) for an instant. Drain
well. pack quickly and cover with hot
brine (21s ounces of salt to one gal
Ion of boiling water). Partially seal
jars.
Processing with steam under pres
sure Is recommended. Process points
45 minutes under pressure of 10
pounds. Seal Immediately, cool in q
draft-free place. When cold, test for
leaks, and store in a cool, dark, dry
place.
If the intermittent boiling process is
used, boil for 80 minutes on the first
day, and 60 minutes on the second and
third days. Before each subsequent
boiling the covers must be loosened.
and after each boiling the covers must
be securely frightened to make sealing
complete. Cool, test and store.
If a single-periOd boiling process is
used. place jars in the Gamer and boil
for at least three hours. Seal, cool, test
and store.
Lima beans are treated the same as
string beans, except that a seasoning
(One-third level teaspoOnfuI salt and
twO-thirds teaspOOnful sugar. is added
after the jar is packed with beans.
When the jar is filled with beans, cover
them with clear hot water. Paddle with
wooden paddle to remove air bubbles
and partially seal lids. Process as with
string beans.-United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
FIGS

Figs for canning should be sound
and firm. Sprinkle one cupful of soda
over six quarts of figs and add one
gallon of boiling water. Allow the
figs to stand in the soda bath for five
minutes. Drain and rinse thoroughly.
Bring two quarts of strip, made by
using three pounds and nine ounces
sugar to one gallon of water, TO boil.
ing and add the well-drained figs. II
desired the amount of sugar may be
reduced, but it is not advisable to at
tempt the canning of figs without any
sugar at all.
Allow the fruit to boil In the sirup
for one hour. Place the fruit carefully
in the jars and then fill to overlooking
with the strip. Partially seal jars.
Boil (prOcess) quart Jars for 30 min
utes i'm water bath. Seal. When cold
test jars for leaks. Store in a cool.
dark, dry place.-United States De-
partment of Agriculture.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06


(which one of you is Casssll?
Oh me, get your heels together
when | speak. Come in here!
"Cassell started To say. Yes sir
"But Old Pepper roaret. Shut up"
"CasSell came out in five minutes.
He said nothing. but as he passed me
he put his tongue into his cheek anu
winked, then, turning TO the closed
door. he stuck his thumb to his nose
and left.
"Then the sergeant majors turn
rame. He didn't come out our way.
judging by the roaring, Old Pepper
must have eaten him.
.When the door opened and the gen
eral beckoned to me, my knees started
70 plav Home, Sweet Home against
each other.
NV interview was very short.
"Old Pepper Slared ut me when
entered. and then let loose.
".Of course YOU don't know anything
about II. You're just like the rest
ought 10 havc nursing bottle around
vour neck and a nipple in your teeth.
Soldicrs-hy CAD. you turn my st"h-
ach to look mt you. Win this war
when England sends out such samples
as I have in my brigade! Not likely
Now. sir. tell me what You don't Know
about this affair. Speak up. ont wiz
II. Don't be gaping at me like fish.
Spit il out
81 Stamnered. sir. | know absolute
ly nothing
"'That's easy To see he roared {:
that stupid face tells me that. shut
up. Get out: but | think you are II
Did liar just the same. Back to
your battery
81 saluted and made my exit.
"rhat night the captain sent for us.
With fear and trembling we went to
his dugout. He was alone. After So
luting we stood at attention in front
of him and waited. His say was short.
"Don't you two ever get il into your
heads that Morse is Il dead language.
I've known il for years. The two of
you had better get rid of that nervous
habit of tapping transmitters: it's dan
gerous. That's ALL
I'VE Saluted. and were just going ont
the door of the dugout when the cap
tain called up back and said:
"'Smole Goldflakes? Yes? Well,
there are two tins of them on nv table.
Go back to the battery. and keep your
tongues between your teeth. Under
stand?
1--WE understood.
For five weeks afterwards our hat
terry did nothing but extra fatigues.
We were satisfied and so were the
men. 1t was worth il tn put one over
on Old Pepper. to say nothing of the
injury caused to Fritz feelings"
When Wilson had finished his story
/ looked up and the dugout was
damned. An artillery captain and two
officers had also entered and stayed
for the finish. Wilson spat out an
enormous quid of tobacco. looked up
saw the captain. and got as red as n
cnrnation. The captaE smiled and
left. Wilson whispered TO me:
"Blime me- Yank. l see where | click
for crucifixiOn. That captain is the
same one that chucked us Goldflakes
in his dugout and here I have been
'chucking me weight about in his
hearing"
Wilson never clicked his crucifixion
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
APPLES

Apples shrink more in canning than
most fruits, and for this reason should
be blanched for one minute. Plunge
them into cold bath, then pack
Cover with II sirup made of II ounces
of sugar to one gallon of water and
process quart jars l. minutes. Other
sirups can be used in place of u part
of the sugar usually required.
This method of canning apples is
not economical, because the apple is
juicy and needs no water added. A
better method. perhaps, is To make a
sauce out of the apples. This may be
done by steaming them until tender
and passing them through the sieve.
Allow one cupful of sugar to each gal
Ion of pulp. Reheat until the sugar Is
dissolved, pack hot in sterilized jars
and process quart Jars II minutes
United States Department of Agricul-
ture.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
PLUMS

Select sound. uniform plums. Prick
each with needle to prevent bursting.
Pack as firmly into jars as possible
without crushing. Fill jar with hot
strip made by boiling five pounds and
eight ounces Of sugar and one gallon
of water for five minutes, and strain
Ing. (Plain boiling water or honey
may be used instead Of sugar sirup.)
Partially seal jars; boil (prOcess)
quarts for Is minutes. Remove, seal
air.tight and, when cold, test for
leaks. Store in cool. dark, dry place.
United States Department of Agri-
culture.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
CONCENTRATED VEGETABLE
SOUP

Any desired mixture Of vegetables
may be canned for home use. A good
combination consists of one quart con-
centrated tomato pulp, one pint corn
or tiny lima beans, one pint Okra, four
teaspOOnfuls salt and sugar seasoning,
one small onion chopped, and half cup
full of chopped sweet red pepper.
Cook the tomatoes, pepper and onion;
put through a sieve to remove seeds
and skins. Return strained pulp to
kettle and cook down to about the con-
sistency of ketchup. Measure, add the
been prepared as for canning, add sea-
sOning, and cook all together for ten
minutes. Pack hot into previously
boiled Jars. Partially seal Jars.
Processing with steam under pres
sure is recommended. Process quart
jars 80 minutes under pressure of ten
pounds. Sea. Immediately, cool in a
draft-free place. and when cold test
for leaks. Store in a cool, dark, dry
place.
If the intermittent boiling process Is
used, boil for one hour on each of
three successive days. Before each
+, subsequent boiling the covers must be
loosened, and after each boiling the
covers must be securely frightened
again to make sealing complete. Cool,
test for leaks, and store.
II the single-periOd continuous meth
cd is followed. place the jars in the
water bath and boil for at least two
hours. Seal completely, cool and test
for leaks, and stOre.-United States
Department of Agriculture.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
CAN FOOD AND PRESERVE TIE NATION
GOVERNMENT EXPERTS
ADVICE ON HOW TO CAN

water bath for 20 minutes and half
gallons 30 minutes. When thoroughly
cold test jars for leaks. Store in a
cool, dark, dry place.
Firm, perfect peaches may be floated
in boiling water for about 20 seconds
after being peeled. They are then cut
in halves. seeds removed, and packed
this manner are made more flexible
and pack To better advantage. They
also become mellow, absorb more
sirup and are finer in flavor.-United
States Department of Agriculture.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
LAND Of Lanterns"

Among the Chinese there has exist.
ed for ages a passion for fireworks and
lanterns. In every city, at every port
and on every river and canal. as soon
as night comes on. the lanterns make
their appearance. They are hung ont
at the door of every dwelling; they
swing as pendants to the angles of the
pagoda; they form the fiery crown of
every shop front; they cluster round
the houses of the rich and light up
the novels of the poor they are borne
with the carriage of the traveller. and
they swing from the yards and masts
Of his vessel.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
They Sure Would.

Homer V. VIM was talking before
the indianapolis Advertisers club
about craftsmanship. recently, and com.
mented on the fact that salespeopIe
were too often unnatural.
Even the merchant himself is often
unnatural" the speaker said. "He
does not act in his store as he does Mt
home"
And II some of them did" comment.
ed one of the women members Of tho
club. 'they'd drive their last customer
away"