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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21
BARRE MAN WOUNDED.
Condition of Private Joseph Bussiere
Reported Serious.

BARRE, June 2l-Mr. and Mrs. ,Jo-
seph Bussiere Of this city received tele-
gram today from the war department
that their son, Private Joseph Bussiere,
had been wounded in France. He is a
member OF machine gun battalion. lie
IS the first member of the old company
G of the lst Vermont regiment, which
went from Barre, to be. wounded in the
service The telegram further advises the
mans parents that the wound is serious
and the department viii keep the family
informed of his condition,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21
Which?

Boy (handing the ieweler a 81
watch)-Just clean and regulate this
and put in new crystal, will youi
If had the price I'd buy new one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21

Siamese natives obtain petroleum from
the earth by digging pits about 60 feet
deep and dipping it out with pals
Evening journal., 1918-08-03
OPENS EMPLOYMENT OFFICES.

John G. SaylOr, district superinten-
dent Of the United States Employment
Service, returned yesterday from
Pittsburgh, Pa, where he opened IL
employment service offices; arranged
for the personnel to handle employees
and employees needs and put the
United States Employment Service on
the map Of Pennsylvania.
The offices opened were as follows
Pittsburgh, li3 Grant street, "A North
Diamond street north side ilO5 Car
son street (south side); Pennsylvania
r. r., Union Station; and Federal Street
Station north side); B. & o. r. r. Sta
tion: p. & l.. Station. Other offices
opened in Pennsylvania were: Butler,
McKeesport, Braddock, Connellsville
and Washington.
Mr. Saylor is arranging today for the
various details connected with the ex-
tensive program. so that Pittsburgh
may be able to cope with the common
labor distribution.
At the time OF Mr.. Saylor's visit TO
Pittsburgh there was only one en-
ployment office in that city, but in o
very short time he arranged the per-
sonnel Of the various Offices and today
the employment office issan alert and
working organization.
Evening journal., 1918-08-03
.SHIPYARD WORKERS
MUST KEEP ON JOB

In addressing the men Of the machine
shop of the Harlan plant yesterday,
James l.. Rodier. Of the Department Of
Labor, said in part:
Fellow workers, have only a few
words to say to you today, but they
are serious words, and should be
weighed carefully. 1t should distinctly
be understood that my message today
Is not to the loyal, devoted, Industrious
men in the plant and elsewhere, but to
the minority who persistently lay Off
and who work In accordance with their
own ideas, loaf when they please, and
generally act as though they were con-
fering favor upon the Government by
working at all.
ITO these will say: You are sim
ming away your day Of grace some Of
you already have sinned away your day
Of grace. and the Government is pre-
pairing TO put you in the army.
Now men, the Government at Wash
ington has way Of finding out those
men with deferred classification who
do not work regularly And when the
September draft comes IL will. contain
the names Of men now on the Harlan
payroll, but who neglect their work.
Moreover, the draft limits are to be
lowered and raised, and no man will be
able to secure or keep deferred CLASH
flcations uness he works. And | want
to say to you that the August payrolls
will show whether he is entitled to de-
ferred classification, and subsequent
payrolls show whether he keeps it.
Evening journal., 1918-08-03
SHIPPING DAYS ARE
NOW ESTABLISHED

Shippers in Wilmington and vicinity
are receiving instructions in the form
or guide TO govern less than carload
shipments, from Wilmington, Kentmert
and Rockford, Del, to all points on or
via Baltimore and Ohio railroad, Penn
sylvania railroad and Philadelphia and
Reading Railway.
On and after Monday. Augutt 70,
1918, less carload freight will be received
only on shipping Days." and by the
particular railroad designated in the
guide.
This new plan for handling less car
load freight will eliminate many de-
lays incident to consolidating small
lots into full carloads at transfer sta
lions, and conserve car supply by ef-
fecting better average loading than
under the present method
In the preparation of the guide,
consideration has been given to the
station facilities Of each Of the three
railroads in Wilmington, the amount
of tonnage offered to the carriers, the
line logical to the traffic by reason OF
direct connection shorter haul, and
the equitable distribution of the tom
mage to the principal Atlantic cost
points.
For any further details or informa-
tion concerning the working out Of the
new plan, application should be made
to any OF the following representa-
tives: E. B. Rittenhouse, freight agent
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad; II.
A. CaspersOn, freight agent Of the PENN
sylvania railroad; F. ]. Vasey, Freight
agent of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway.
Evening journal., 1918-08-03
RAILWAYS Improve
UNDER U.S.. CONTROL
Government Officials Say
Senator Smoot S Criticism
is Unwarranted
COAL TRAFFIC
Is INCREASING

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Railroad ser
vice is improving rapidly under Gov
ernment control, according to officials
of the Railroad Administration. State
ments to the contrary are without
foundation, it was said
The Railroad Administration has Is
sued an official statement showing that
in the first seven months Of this year
100000 more tons Of bitumlnous coal
were handled by the railroads than I'm
the same period last year. II is shown
that the Increase. In coal shipments has
been rapid and consistent.
This statement furnishes a reply to
criticism Of Senator Smoot (Utah) and
others, who asserted in Senate debate
that the railroad freight and passenger
service was wretched under present
conditions and that the nation would
freeze next winter because OF the light
movement Of coal.
While officials concerned with opera
tion Of the roads will make no formal
reply TO the assertions OF Senator
Smoot or other critics, Il is known
that a report has been prepared on the
first six months of operation under
Government control showing some sur
prlsing increases I'm trafflc handled.
There are a great many more loco
motives and cars in service than there
were when the Government took over
the lines. Much more freight is belng
moved and more passengers carried de-
spite a cut in transcOntinental and
other train service. Passenger train
miles have been increased.
The report will show that freight
throughout the country has
been cleared and that a far greater
tonnage Of traffic Is being handled
Routing difficulties that lead 10 some
delays in the early days have been
Strengthened out and IL is said freight
service has been materially improved.
The statement issued yesterday OIL
,oal shipments shows that there were
l25, III cars OF bitumlnous coal handled
IN the week ended July 20, as compared
With i92,i47 for the same period in 1917.
shipments were slightly
ess.
A summary Of decreases and increases
N coal loaded since January 4 up to
md including the third week Of July |
Is compared with the same periods OF
9i7 follows: Decrease January, 7g,i72 |
'ars; increase February, 3i.250 cars; in
,rease March, 1868 cars; increase
APRIL 73,lOs cars; increase May, si,99s |
,ars; increase June, $3.50 cars; in |
,rease first three weeks Of July, s3,022 |
,ars; increase 1918 over 1917, 32s,959
,ars.
Evening journal., 1918-08-03

ules, of East Seventh street. cook |;
Joseph r. Simmons, 2ii West Eigh-
teenth street, apprentice seaman; Nor
man Shtofman, Git West Fourth street.
yoeman; William C. Guthrie, Delmar,
Levin I. Hutchinson, Smyrna, David
Bradburn, Statesville, N. c., apprentice
seamen; William p. Roe, yoeman. Of
Massey. Md.
During the entire month Of July, Del
aware contributed 92 men to the navy,
Most Of them were from this city. The
order asking for musicians in the navy,
has been cancelled at the local office.
1t is said that the few vacancies for
musicians, were quickly fllled. but
there is still an urgent demand for
FIRST class boilermakers.
Evening journal., 1918-08-03
CANNERs HAVE CONFERENCE.

Members Of the State Gamers Asso-
citation held a conference I'm Rehoboth
yesterday TO discuss the seasons pack
snd outlook.
Evening journal., 1918-08-03
NINE NEW STATE DENTISTS.

Announcement is made by the Della
ware State Board Of Dental Examiners
that the following men passed the ex-
aminations held recently and were adj
mitted to practice in this State: Drs.
j. C. Munster, Georgetown, D. c.; ],
r. Jones. this city,. Benjamin Yarow-
sky, Philadelphia. Pa; Mustafa Kamel
Assure, Philadelphia, Pa; Gilbert NJ
Wiltbank, Lewis, Del; j. Z. Lee, Wash
ington, D. c.; Ernest C. Schuster,
Washington, D. c.; Daniel C. Peters,
Washington, d. c.; J. G. Reilly, Wash
ington, d. C.
The next meeting Of the board will
be held on January 18th and 18th.
Evening journal., 1918-08-03

Watch the Want Ads for opportuni-
ties 90 make business investments and
form business partnerships in the COM
ing month
Evening journal., 1918-08-03
McDERMOTT WOULD BE DELEGATE.

John J. McDermott. former city Coun-
Gilman from the Eleventh Ward, is a
candidate for delegate to the Demo-
cratic state convention.
Evening journal., 1918-08-03
DECREASE IN NAVY ENLIsTMENTs.

There has been a notable decrease Of
enlistments in the army and navy for
several weeks because Of the ruling by
Washington officials that no more re-
leases would be granted to registrants
desiring to enlist in these branches.
Less than half OF the usual number for
the weeks enlistment was sent to
Philadelphia yesterday. Those sent
were: Edward G. p. Jones, Of Wood
side, apprentice seaman; John w.
Wooley, Jr., Of POI North Harrison
street, apprentice seaman; Wincas Ger
Evening journal., 1918-08-03
PENNSY BEGINS WORK
AT GORDON HEIGHTS

Work on the extension Of the present
freight yard Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company at Gordon Heights has
begun. Ground has been broken.
trees are being cut and the high banks
leveled. Although no official lnforma-
tion was given out as to the extent Of
the operations, IL is understood that
the yard, when finished, will extend
close to the Delaware river, and from
the Christiana river to the upper end
Of Gordon Heights. Terminal facilities
are being planned by the company at
the latter point, formerly known as
Gordon Heights Park. One report is that
piers are to be located there while an
other that a shipyard is to occupy a
nearby site.
Evening journal., 1918-08-03
WHO HAS PENCIL STUBS?

A call for about one thousand pencil
stubs for the soldiers going to camp
has been issued by Frank p. Mitchell,
OF the Y. NJ. C. A. A large number OF
pencil stubs have been received at the
association for the soldiers, but about
1000 more are needed.
Evening journal., 1918-08-03

put or until the very last so that the
committee may lesrn II possible the
probable action OF the Senate and
House on the dry rider
Some Democratic members OF the
committee are confident that the dry
measure is never to become a law. II
the rider is passed by both Houses
the only hope the revenue raisers have
is that the President will let the bill
Fdle through falling TO sign It or win
come out boldly against IL and send
the measure back TO Congress vetoed
because he disapproves Of the war
time prohibition rider.
Unfortunately for the Democrats di-
rectly concerned in drawing the reve-
nue. law the president has not seen ut
to conflde in them just what his inten-
tons are on the prohibition question.
Evening journal., 1918-08-03
RAKER sUFFERs RuRNs.

Fred Southern, of No. 50i Shearman
street, a workman at Radcllffes Bakery
was treated at the Delaware Hospital
last evening for burns. Southern came
in contact with a live electric light
wire at the bakery.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-11-14

much of their nOurishment from rough
permanent pasture, and at the same
time they keep down the weeds, which
Is an Improvement to the pasture.
This information, with much else of in
terest and value, Is to be found in
''The Place Of Sheep on New England
Farms" Farmers Bulletin 929).
Sheep raising does not require ex-
pensive' equipment or heavy labor
In mild latitudes little housing is need
ed. Important features Of buildings
for sheep, drawings. and bills Of ma
terials for barns, sheds, feed racks,
ETC., are given in Equipment for Farm
Sheep Raising" (Farmers' Bulletin
81O). In any sheep enterprise provts
sion must be made for the guarding or
fencing-in of the flock. for not only are
the animals prone to stray from home
pastures, but they are favorite prey
for dogs, which annually infiict great
losses on the industry. Winter care
must be provided for, and feed and
sheltered quarters must be availabia
in cold weather. Persons VINO desire
to raise sheep are advised to enter the
industry with a view Of staying for
several years ut least. The useful life
Of sheep is about six years.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-11-14
o .
Inflammation
IRRIGATION OF AN ORCHARD
Of Water in FurroWs-Grade
Varies Widely.
From the United St.,tes Department Of
Agriculrure)

tFrom the United St,tes Department Of
Agrculture.)
In irrigating orchards by the furrow
method the length of the lateral ditch
es or burrows is governed by the size
of the orchard and character of the
soil.
The rows of citrus trees seldom eX-
ceed 40 rods in length, but the apple
orchards of the northwest are larger
as a rule. Even in large tracts it is
doubtful if it ever pays to run water
in burrows more than about 600 feet.
Where the soil is open and water sinks
readily through it, short burrows
should be used, otherwise much water
is lost in deep percolation on the up
per part of the tract. Prof. III. Cul-
bertson of San Diego County, Cal, af-
ter a careful investigation of this sub
ject has reached the conclusion that
on sandy or gravelly soil having a
steep slope the proper length of fur
rows is 200 feet, whereas on heavier
soils and f1atter slopes the length. may
be increased to 600 feet.
The grade Of burrows varies quite
widely. In flat valleys it often is not
possible to obtain a fall greater than
1 inch to 100 feet, whereas on steep
slopes the fall may reach 20 inches per
100 feet. On ordinary soils grade of
to inches is to be preferred, and
where the fall exceeds to 10 inches
to 100 feet the trees should be set out
in such way as to decrease the slope
of the burrows.
The number of burrows in orchards
depends on the age of the trees, the
space between the rows, the depth of
furrow, and the character of the soil.
| Nursery stock is irrigated by one or
| two burrows and young trees by two
tc four. A common spacing for shall
low burrows is 21s feet, but deeper
furrows are to feet apart. The
/ general trend of orchard practice is
: toward deep rather than shallow fur
j rows, depth of s inches being used
/ in many instances.
IN spacing riirTows cfffef considera-
ton shoul2 be given to the lateral
movement OF moisture in the soil on
| each side of the burrows, so as to I'M
sure a fairly uniform distribution Of
moisture.
The furrowing implement most COM
monty used by the citrus Orchardists
of southern California consists of
sulky frame to which are attached
| two or three mold-board plows. Those
who prefer a small number of deep
| burrows use u to 14-inch corn lister.
In the Payette Valley, Idaho, 200 or
more miners inches are turned into
the head ditch and divided up by
means of wooden spouts into a like
number of burrows. On steep ground
much smaller streams are used. The
| length of the furrow varies from 800
| feet on steep slopes to 600 feet and
more on flat slopes. The time re-
| quired to moisten the soil depends on
the length of the furrow and the ma
/ ture of the soil. In this locality it
varies from three to So hours.
! A 20-acre orchard tract under the
Sunnyside canal in the Yakima Valley,
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-11-14
SHEEP RAISING is PATRIOTIC
Wool From Twenty Animals Necessary
to ciothe and Equip One Soldier
for War Service.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
War has given tbe sheep and wool
Industry stupcndous task. There
must be 20 sheep back of every soldier
to clOthe and equip him. This need
has made sheep raising Il patriotic as
we'll as profitable undertaking. Sheep
require little bread grain, and as both
wool and mutton are in strong de-
mnnd, the development of the industry
will contribute materially to the ma
TONS food and clothing supply.
Farm Sheep Raising for Beginners"
Farmers Bulletin S40), a recent pub
licatiOn of the United States depart
melt of agriculture, contains all the
general directions needed to make
start. Another recent publication of
the department, entitled sheep and
Intensive Farming" yearbook 1917,
Separate 750), will also be found help
full.
For the present season wool has
nbout treblcd in price and the price
OF lambs has about doubled. The
breeding age may he expected to range
from $S to :15 head. depending upon
the percentage of lambs raised. the
weight of the f1eeces and the values
for these products. The lamb and
wool yield depend largely upon the
breed selected. So the choice of a
breed is a very important matter.
There are 10 breeds Of improved sheep
which are well established in the Unit
ed States, and number of others are
gaining in popularity. These breeds
differ widely in their special points of
usefulness COR various sections and
systems Of management. These points
are. carefully developed in Breeds of
s.,eep for lie Farm Farmers Bdl1e-
tin 576).
Sheep require very much smaller
proportion Of grain than is required
by other meat animals, as they get
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-11-14

Wash., is watered four times in each
season with IA miners inches (O.35
cubic foot per second). Three burrows
are made between the rows, which are
10 rods long. 'spiy is ap-
piled to one-half the orchard (ten
acres) and kept On 4s hours.
On the cla%ey loans of the apple
orchards on the east bench of the Bitter
isoot river, Mont, Prof. r. w. Fisher,
formerly horticulturist of the agricul-
tural college of Montana, has found, as
Il result of experimenting, that il re-
quires from - to IA hours to moisten
the soil in furr0w Irrigation feet
deep and 3 feet sideways.
In 1908 an orchardist of Hood River,
Ore, irrigated three acres of apple
trees in furrows 800 feet long, SPACED
3 feet apart. About miners inch
of water was turned into each alter
nate furrow from wooden head fllt1ne
and kept on for about 4S hours. After
the soil had become sufficiently dry it
was cultivated, and in eight or ten
Gays thereafter water was turned tnto
the alternate rows, which were left dry
during the first irrigation.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-11-14
SHEEP FOR "sLACKER" ACRES
Labor-Savine Value Of Animals Is I'M
! portant, for They Are Effective
Grass Cutters.
prepared b. the United States Depart
hf A crr.in,1

prepared b; the United States Depart
mrtit Of Agriculture)
In the winning of this war guns and
bullets arS 20 more important than
bread and i.Ieat. Several million acres
Of land in the United States produce
good summer feed for sheep, but are
not. grazed at present. Effort should
be made to secure the most economic
use of every acre, and much may be
accomplished in this direction by the
raising of Il few sheep in public parks,
on golf courses and private lawns. The
use of sheep in lawns and parks has
been extensive in England. The labor
saving value of sheep is important, for
they age neat auG effective grass cut
tiers. a. . 'isn.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-11-14

You can't be there yet, Of course,
but there is place for a boy who
wants to help our country, a place
where he can show the stuff he is
made of as well as he could over in
France.
There is a new opportunity for
boys who want to do their share to-
ward winning the war. It is called
the Victory Boys. It's motto is, "A
million boys behind a million
fighters"
The organizations for which the
Victory Boys are working provide
the soldier with his movie theatre,
his church, his club. his store where
he buys the little everyday things
he needs. When he is hungry, they
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-11-14
'as something | could do!

\X71EN you think of what the boys over there doing
w to help the great of freedom wouldn't you just
give anything to be there and help them? Wouldn't you fairly
Jump at the chance anything world up
the men that fighting? Il
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-11-14

Product cf Some Orchards.
Some orchards produce mainly a
crop Of insects for the. chickens.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-11-14

feed him; when he is tired, they
comfort him.
When you enroll with the Vic
tory Boys, you pledge yourself to
go out and earn money for this great
work that the soldier needs so much.
Ask your neighbors for odd jobs.
Tell them of the great cause you
are working for. If you can pledge
yourself to earn $40, remember that
for five months you are taking care
of one soldier-your soldier. -:
Wear the Victory Boys BUTTON
it is badge of honor. It. means
that you are doing everything in
your power to help your country
to victory. Il :
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-05-03
Children Deserted.

TwoSiittle children were cruelty de-
serted in Emerson last Sunday and the
parents Tor supposed parents) are said to
be in st. Paul. A man and woman,
with three children, came here on the
Q. P. r. train from Winnipeg Saturday
night, walked across the line and took
the train at Orleans Sunday for the
south. 1t is supposed that they slept
in the bush that night, and Sunday
afternoon two of the kiddles (boy and
girl, aged about two and three years.
We're found wandering about east of the
C.P. r. track, the eldest of the trio hav.
ing been taken along, probably because
it was old enough to give some idea as
to- their identity. The man wore a
Strathcona Horse uniform; No. 6571,
when he reached here which was dis
carded and was found Monday by some
boys, along with few articles of bed,
ding and the woman's skirt and jacket.
Constable THAN took the youngsters
in charge and Tuesday morning went to
Winnipeg with them to the Mayfair
avenue Children's Home.
There is nothing surer than that the
guilty pair will be nabbed in short order,
and persons capable of such behavior
are richly deserving of the direst penalty
that can legally be meted out to them
The man is evidently military deserter
and is up against it on two counts
Emerson Journal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-05-03
s. s. Convention.

The twenty-ninth annual convention
of the North Dakota Sunday School AS
sociation will be held this year in Grand
Forks, June Al.
The program will be the most attrac.
tive ever presented to the Christian
forces of this state. Grand Forks is
making great plans to entertain the
delegates in a. thoroughly handsome
manner. R. B. Griffith is chairman of
the local committee and has associated
with him strong group Of men and
women, insuring every possible thing
done to make delegates at home and
happy while in the city.
The speakers are the strongest group
of specialists that has ever been brought
together for Sunday school convention
in the state.
Delegates will attend as county and
district association workers, pastors,
superintendents, and all other workers
from Sunday schools. There is no limit
to the number.
Interest IN the convention will be in
creased this year owing to the foct that
Profs. Walter S. Athearn and M. A.
Honline. superntendents of the new
educational division of the International
Sunday School Association will both be
present and sound the now educational
note that is to characterize the program
of the Sunday school association work
in the future.