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OF iia'y from one Of the sources OF
supply ~ "ai.;,cariurch products.
is not necessary here to enlarge upoi
the we'll Erawu fact that Italian mar
kets were largely under the dooird;Ympn Yp
Of Germany and Austria l7iAt IS Q
situatioD tlat is as We'll Known 10
Americana a. 1t is and was dis!astefu'
10 Italians ard it might be said IN
passing hat it is Il situation that mus
be guarded against by allied co-opera
tioH ana sympathetic economic rela
tionship when peace comes
Mr.. Francis II. SisSOn, vice presi-
dent of tho Gus ranty Trust Company.
in & recent article on the economic
situation OF Italy points out that while
Germany before the war dominated
the foreign trade Of Italy so far as
manufactures were concerned, tnat
country was one of the best customers
of Tie United States In raw materials
and fco6stuffs. That writer also points
out that it WAS The adjustment OF her
industrial and commercial life to the
burdens0me new conditions that has
created an entirely new economic fab
ric in italy.
"Italy's devotion Of her resources to
war purposes isas keen complete" says
Mr.. Sisson. Her pre-eminence in the
production Of certain articles of can-
merCe marked her as the chief source
of supply for similar products of a
warlike nature. Her ordinary produc-
ton of automobiles, aerOplanes, tur-
bines and heavy oil engines has mere
ly been intensified and modified in the
direction of such Standardization as
would permit quantity production"
Financially italy Responded Well.
Financially Ittly also has responder
TO fhe demands of war with al opet,
heldedntss that i;as surprised even her
self. From the FIRST OF August, 1914, to
the end Of 1J2l the totu; expenditures
Of the state were $S,895, 100000. Cal
culating on the basis of a monthly aver
age expenditure for thewur of $40 600.
600, the total cost of the war TO Ital.
would be more than $12,Q00.000.000.
A further proof of the financial ef
fort Italy made for the war, nOtwith
standing her small means are the five
national loans. The first one yielded
about $200000,0QO, and It seemed q
great struggle, yet still others were
launched all giving greater returns
and the last one, after the disaster
of October, 1917, yielded about ST.
30O,OO0,000.
1t must be remembered, too, that
labor shortage has meant food short
age. 1t has established vicious cir
Gle. Our fighters and industrial work
ers have accomplished their work
while forced to endure a regime, ol
restricted diet thut has meant real and
continuous suffering such as probably
is not to be found anywhere among
the other belligereut peoples.
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MEAT PRODUCERS
DID FULL DUTY
Increase in American H0CS viii
Help to Meet World Fat
Shortage.
FARMERS SAVE SITUATION.
Government Justified In Stimulation
Of Pork Production-Severfold
Increase Over Pre-
War Exports.
FARMERS SAVE SITUATION.

Through increased production and
conservation we Will be able this year
to export seven times our pre-War
average exports of pork products.
With the heavy demands added in car
ing for the millions who have been
freed from German oppression, the
Department Of Agriculture and the
Food Administration are justified to-
day in our every action of stimulation
Of hog production. In the coming year
the greatest world shortage will @c in
fats, and pork will help to save this
situation. The efficacy Of the policy
Of stimulated production has built up
in this country supplies which will en-
able us to supply very large part OF
the fat deficiency of the world. In
beef there must be a shortage in Eu-
rope, due largely to limited refrigcra-
tor ship capacity. All freezer ships
available, however, will be filled by
America, Argentine and Australia.
The contribu ion made by the pro-
ducers of this )untry to the war pro-
gram as applying particularly to ami
NAL food products is illustrated by the
following:
Reports compiled by the Z. S. De-
partment of Agriculture indicate an
increase in cattle of 10,23S,o0O head
and 12,441, 900 hogs These figures
were complied to January l last.
In this period there was decrease
In sheep Of $4,000 head. The indica-
tions are that this decrease will show
an increase, according to recent re-
ports.
Since January l unofficial infOvna-
tion indicates an increase in hogs OF
not less than S per cent. and not
more than 10 per cent as compared
with one year ago, with an increase in
the average weight
Following the request Of the Q. s.
Food Administration for an increase
IN hog production for marketing in the
fall Of 1918 and the spring OF 1919 the
increase may yield not less than 1,60o,-
100000 pounds more of pork products
than were available last year. With
out this increase the shipping program
arranged by Mr.. Hoover regarding an
inal food products would have been
impossible.
The dressed hog products during the
three months ending September 30,
1917, amounted to 903, 172,0G0 pounds,
while for the corresponding months Of
1918 the dressed hog products totaled
1927, $4,000, an increase OF over 314,-
0OO,OO pounds for the quarter.
During the same period for 1917 the
records of inspected slaughter Of
dressed beef showed 1,263 00O.O0O
pounds as against 100000 pounds
for the three month period ending
September 1, this year.
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lcnged the admira ton Of the engineer
ing world.
Over $500 miles of roads have been
constructed on the mountains of italy
and of Albania, and LOCO miles of
aerial cable railroads (Teleferiche)
have been built to carry food, ammu-
milton ana guns over deep rayines.
Economic Difficulties.
The magnitude Of this military effort
can be fully appreciated only when one
takes into consideration the economic
structure of the nation and the nature
and number Of its population. One
must remember that out of 36,0O0,OO0
inhabitants in Italy at the beginning
of the war only 100000 were male.
This seeming disproportion is caused
by emigration, which was largely COM
posed of male adults. Out of those
100000 only 100000 were adults
economically productive. Consequent
ly the subtraction of the mobiliZed
forces has had an acute reaction on
;he economic life Of the nation. 1t is
estimated that on an average only 100
adults remained In each town or VII
lage to provide In each case for some
800 children below the age of fifteen.
Furthermore, the traditions of Ital-
ian family life render the work of their
women an economic factor of less i'm
portance than in some other countries,
though 1t has been utilized to the ut
most and is becoming more available
as old traditions give way to wars ne
cessity.
No Troops From Colonies.
Italy got no help from colonial con-
tlngents. On the contrary, the scarcity
of native troops In Italy's colonies
compelled the government to reinforce
them with troops from the mother
country. Nor has help come to Italy
through the cooperation Of workmen
of neutral or allied countries. Italy,
on the other hand, sent a large con-
tingent of skilled workmen to France,
thus allowing her to release valued
elements for war. Furthermore, near
ly 100000 of our male ADULTS residing
in America gave to this great nation
direct contribution to her economic
and military efforts.
To meet their military obligations,
therefore, the Italian people have been
compelled to cat into the most urgent
needs OF agriculture and industry. Her
continuous lack of labor has made the
task of feeding the army and provid-
ing It with munitions a most difficult
one.
And yet Italy, lacking labor and In
dustrlal development, lacking almost
entirely coal and raw materials, has
by a miracle Of energy been able to
create almost from nothing a ROVER
full organization of war Industries.
Difficult to Obtain Goods.
The very act Of entering the wep cut
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NATCHITOCHEs LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26 1918
.. .sp> .S.. W. ". ". " ". W. ". W ".
Old Years
Party
TTTT
BY Marguerite Hope

1t was New Years eve and thin
"a man with a Wizened face was sit.
ing by the fireplace. At first sight
Oh would have said that he was
rather a diSagrceable old chap, but
n closer inspection you found out
that he had very bright eyes ana
quite a humorous smile round his
Mouth.
Il was surprising that Old Year
w;:s feeling rather sad. 1t was his
last night on the dear old Earth. The
- morning, long before it was day
li2hl, he must fly away in a biz snow-
storm, and New Year, all fresh and
-3<y and splendid, would take ais
place.
Old Year wasn't the least afraid of
what the future might bring, only he
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AMERICAN SPIRIT
RELIED ON 70 WIN

In the Nght OF succeeding events 1t
is interesting to recall the confidence
with which the United States Food
Administrator viewed the gloomy out.
look in July of 1917, when this coun.
try had been in the war for less than
four months and the Germans were
steadily sending the western front
nearer and nearer to Paris.
Even though the situation In Eu.
rope may be gloomy today" he de-
clarad ln q puhiic statement mo
American who has knowledge of the
results already obtained in every d.
rection need have one atom Of fear
that democracy will not defend itself
In these United States"
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throwing its petals all over the floor,
and 4 little man stepped out. He was
White from head to foot
BLISS me! If You aren't Brother
Junuavy!" said the old man. what
brings you to visit me? It's only thu
thirty-first of December"
But I'm last January" said the
Iiata fellow. Old Year laughed. cot
..rSe you are. You came in my
E-;stcoat pocket and popped out be-
fore the OtherS-they were afraid Of
tie cold"
oh! glad you haven't quite forgot
ten me. Now listen, Old Year, we
!. Months have a great stheme for to-
: taiss4rts We're going to feHsr you tnttile
Ice Palace on Time Mountain. We
shall ;al be there, the whole lot of us,
and You must come, too"
you're very kind" said Old Year,
"but really I'm so tired Td rather sit
here and dream away my last Eours."
"EuW, don't talk like that, Old Year,
the party can't take place if you don't
come. How can we Months hold to-
gether without your
Ole Year smiled. "All right" he
said, "Tll come, but all my clothes are
worn out"
another excuse" cried January.
Come along, they're all waiting. Be-
SIDES. there's q surprise outside"
Old Year started at the word "str-
prise" and then he strobe out of the
house with January on his shoulders.
Now although he had lived every
minute of the year there was one
thing that Old Year had never done
ta had never flown in an airplane. SO
Imagine his astOnishment when he saw
Il great white biplane covered with sill
yer frost outside his door. A gay
breezy little fellow, Thom he reeog'
nized as March, sat in The pilots seat.
He wore silver goggles and looked
every inch an aviator.
Old Year and January got In behind
the pilot, and soon the great silvery
bird was soaring up into the cold,
starry night.
They passed over cities and viii
lagos, lakes aud forests, and every
where Old Year noticed preparations
for the coming of his successor.
They'd be surprised if they knew
where 1 was now," he thought. And
then he gave up his spirit to the Joy
of the flight.
Finally Time Mountain came in
sight and as they approached they
saw a dazzling sight. The whole
mountain was blazing with light, and
the trees shone as their boughs radt'
ated electricity.
When the airplane came taco view
q great cry of Joy was heard, and a
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-12-26

with electricity, and they talked very
fast,
: Old Year patted them kindly with
, his big hands. They flew round him
=: very quickly, and in some magic way
-.Qld Year was carried to the top of
. the mountain. There he saw won
derful ice palace and over the door was
written in huge letters I'm Honor of
: Old Year."
: Accompanied by the Minutes and
seconds Old Year entered the palace,
and in the great bright hall he saw
Il of his dearest friends, the Months
Very beautiful they looked in artistic
groups about the hall.
January, February and March were
standing together in miniature park.
with lake in the middle Of fty they
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felt a little sad
a b 0 u t saying
"eood-b by" to his
friends, and a
tiny bit jealous
about New Years
arrival.
AS he sat there
muSing a pretty
little snow flower
dropped on the
floor at his feet,
"YOu beauti' I'll
thingv he cried,
"Where did you
come from?"
As he spoke the
Annr.nr nYnnn2n1
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Americas Pledge of Food
Gave Heart to the Allies
In Their Darkest Hour

|. What over is necessary America will
send. That was Americas pledge 10
the interallied food council. And be-
cause the American food army had
hitherto made good they took heart
and went forward.
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Rx DR.. rELlcE FEsEeac.

BY DR.. FELlcE FEEREaC.
Director italian Bureau Of Public
Irfornation.
The blood and treasure OF Italy Were
freely spent III the successful effort to
nut Austria Hungary out Of the war.
While ItaIy's efforts were not confined
TO the Austrian front, her contribution
TO allied success was greater here than
In the other places where hor troops
fought the battle for civilization. Her
financial and Industrial efforts have
been equal % her military effort, and
In all these directions Italy has not
Jagged behind her allies. That the
nature and extent Of these efforts may
be better understood by the American
public, wish to review them briefly.
In considering ltaly's military con-
tributions, let me emphasize the fact
that her soldiers have not confined their
fighting to their own soil. Like these
of her allies, they have gone far afeld.
They contributed largely to the glori-
Gus victory on the Balkan front A
large contingent in France first gave
powerful aid In lie defense OF Rheims,
then took part in the advance of the
allied forces.
Italy Had $500 coo Under Arms
Since the beginning Of the war Italy
has called 10 the colors llttle less than
$500 OGO men and has suffered loss
of almost !. 100000 Of them. OF that loss
hearty $4,000 died in battle, ana l00,-
900 from disease. Over 5J0,0GQ are
totally incapactated, either by blind
ress, loss of limb or tuberculosis. AT
the present moment the strength OF
the italian army is 4025,000, including
the class Of men born in 1900, who
have been called to the coloTs recent
ly. 1t may be said, then, that the ma
tior's man-power has suffered per-
manent loss OF nearly a million.
But, serious as is this loss, Italy has
inflicted an even greater punishment
| upon the foe In Austrian prisoners
alone she has taken approximately a
million. The Austrian loss IN killed
and wounded Is, Of course, unknown
10 us, but even the most conservative
estimates make II Iar greater than
ours. In the June offensive on the
P,ave alone over 100000 Austrian dead
were left on the field.
Fighting Under Extreme oifficulties.
Aside from their achievements in
other theatres OF the war, itsiy's SOL
diers hagetfeught through fifteen fu-
rious offensiyes on the Is0nzo and the
Piave, inflicting terrible losses on the
foe In each. These campaigns were
carried on In mountainous regions and
under rigorous weather conditions that
taxed to the utmost the genius of the
military engineers and the endurance
cf the troops The foe, when hostili-
fies opened, were entrenched in care
fully prepared aid seemingly impreg-
nable positions, backed by a network
of military roads and railroads, On
fhe Italian side were deep gorges, un.
acalable cliffs. almost impossible ela-
ciers. passes filled with snow ard COM
manded by Austrian guns. There were
no suitable roads or bridges. The sur.
mounting of :hese difficulties has ehai
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chorus of happy
V 0 i C e S crie@>
"Hurrah !! &F' Old
Yeary' March ex-
eeHted a wonder
ful volplaEe and
softly the Silver
Bird settled to
earth at the foot
Of the moG.Q a&m.
ThouGat,tts Of lit
he people rushed
to greet the Old
Year. These were
the Minutes and
the Seconds. They
were dressed In
r e q, sparkling
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antfnight, and they. closed tLois .
and slept, too.
At tiiis moment )me beautifr
flakes few IL through the y-aa'%.
They forlaHd themselves into II
of blanket and wrapped Old E.I .l-
derby In its folds. Just as
yGing to cover up his face
spirit ti0ated over him and .5
sleeping brew, 1t was Il" II
New Year Lr.sing the Spn ia
Year.
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LOYALTY IN LITTLE
THINGS LAST PROOF
OF PATRIOTISM

Americans without murmuring cut
their sugar allowance from four
pounds a month to three and then as
long as need be to two pounds for 10y.
alty's sake.
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Farm enterprise and Taueh soft corn
Increased pork supplies, food conser-
walton increased exports-total ship.
ments doubled.
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Food VIII Win the World.

America earned the gratitude of al.
lied nations during war by sharing
food. America under peace may win
the worlds good will BY saving to
share
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*++++E*%+***+++++++
DEMOCRACY We. AuTocRAcY.

+ "There Is no royal road to !
= food conservation. We can only I
+ accomplish this by the voluntary l
4 action Of our whole people, each l
= element In proportion to It's l
+ needs. 1t is a matter of equality 1
+ of burden" l
r The truth of this statement 1
+ made by the United States Food l
4. Administrator soon after we en- I
I. tered the war, has been borne 1
+ out by the history Of our ex. I
I. ports. Autocratic food control 1
= Ii the lands OF our enemies has 1
I. broken down, while democratic !
1. food sharing has maintained the !
!. health and strength of this coun- 1
!. try and Of the Allies. l
r l
q & & = . 4. =. =. =. IL Il z, = 2. 8
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FAITH JUSTIFIED
BY EVENTS.

I do not believe that drastic !
. force need be applied to main }
tain economic distribution end Z
sane use of supplies b. the !
great roajority Of American peo- !
} pie, and ! have learned a deep )
} aud abiding faith in the intelli- !
! gence of the average American ]
} business man, whose aid we an ;.
} ticipate and depend on to rene :
} dy the evils developed ~ tae :
} war.-Herbert Hoover, August :
10. 1917.
/"
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The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-12-26

Mere Time to WorI
One GOo,i New Years re
to complain less and work !.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-12-26

The Minutes and S3Cond& = .
lightning, ana then one after .j
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-11-13
The Coming Of Spring.

An adorable mystery, this coming of
the spring lido not try to explain It
away, and we, working In our gar
dens, are at the heart of it. Small
wonder that we can hardly wait TO be-
gin. Many an enthusiastic possessor cf
small garden wishes at this season
that he could enlarge his area and in
crease his facilities. His neishbor's
greenhouse and hotbetds, and frames,
and pits. do look tanta.'zingly desir-
able. But even the small garden can
be provided at small cost with the
means for Fastening the maturity of
many things. Indeed, the garden IT.
self. if rightly furnished, will be found
ready with its early gifts. The French
sorrel, already referred to, Rumex
Scutatus, is among the first. Its leaves.
not yet half grown. are meltingly ten
der and spicily tart, needing only the
addition of oil and thought" of salt
to provide a salad eft to set before the
king" Why king? Let us say be-
fore faithful Observation-Disclosures
Eddy Norris, in the House Beautiful.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-11-13
AMERICAN STocKMEN
TO BECOME EXPORTERS

Europe is already planning to come
to America for breeding stock with
which to rebuild its herds and flocks.
In the past few breeds Of live stock
maintained upon the American CONT
nent have been houored by exporta-
tons 70 Europe The flow OF breeding
animals has generally been toward
America and the shipments toward
Europe have been rare In number ans
few I'm size.
Wayne Dinsmore. secretary OF the
Percheron Society of America. reports
the sale and shipment Of - American
bred Percherons to Great Britain.
These are already on their way over
seas or have landed in some British
port. They were purchased by Hon.
Alexander Parker. who spent some
time in America as a purchasing off,
Ger in the British remOunt service.
While In America Mr.. Parker publicly
admitted that British officers have tes-
titled again and again that no horses
have given such outstanding service.
with respect TO endure nee, docIuty
and activity. as have some Of those
which were imported from America.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-11-13

"Stockmen are born and not made"
Any veteran stockman will tell you
that. He will also tell you that the
ranks of the boys and girls contain
many born stockman," and that they
must be found and developed If the
success of the future live stock In
dustry is to be assured. He has great
confidence in these young people as
prospective stockmen.
one of the most important and most
essential phases Of the work OF the
Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders as
ISOLATION Is to encourage "stockman-
ship" among Wisconsin boys and girls,
and new activity along this line has
been launched this year. 1t is the
county fair live stock Judging con
ICES
These contests have been open TO
hu., aud girls between the age of ten
md sixteen years, who have never at
tended an agricultural school. They
have been required to judge three
rfasses OF live stock on exhibit at the
Salr-hOrses, beef or dairy cattle UAd
sheen or swine. Awards have been
made according to the standing Of con-
festants in placing each class and Civ
ing the reasons for these placings. Six
Is per cent has been allowed for the
placing and 40 per cent for the real
sons. Thirty minutes are giyepa to
placing each class and then each Ton-
te>tanr IS called before a committee
Of judges to give his reasons orally.
The following fairs have held such
tonteSts this year:
Ashland County Fair, Ashland.
Athens Fair. Athens.
Brown County Fair. De Pere
Buffalo County Fair. M0nGovl.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-11-13
Cows sleep Upstairs.

Three valuable heifers, belonging TO
a farmer at Blairgowrle, Seotfand-
were lost for three|days recently. and
it was supposed That they had been
stolen. Passing an uninhabited house
later in the week, a soldier was sur
priSed TO see the head of heifer AT
an upper window. and the missing cat
tie were found together In the front
bedroom of the house. How they got
there is mystery. and considerable
difficulty was experienced in removing
them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-11-13
Boy Scouts Find Black walnu.

About 100000 feet of black wal
nut timber has been located and its ex.
istence reported to the forest service
by the boy scouts since they were CALI
ed upon by the president to assist the
government in locating this timber for
gunstock and propeller material. The
boy scouts send the reports to the for
est service, where the information IA
compiled, and then forwarded to the
war department. The government IT,
self is not buying the walnut but
sends out the information to manu.
facturers working on government con-
tracts.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-11-13
Economic Army Ratlons.

How the Mongols. like the Italians,
put up an army fat for their forces
in sausage casing, hut go them two bet
ter in also utilizing the strong bamboo
fiber tissue paper and thin sheets Of
dried liver aS containers. Mr.. Lodian
describes as follows: THE liver is cut
into thin sheets and wrapped around
the fat. In drying. like the Italian
cheese covering, 1t contracts. and keeps
its contents alright. The whole thing
is edible, liver having some food value,
the membrane none"