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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-27


advantage, Every housewife knows
the cut that can be made In table
expenses by a larder well stocked with
jars and cans of home-preserved fruits
and vegetables. Furthermore, the use
of an abundant supply Of fruits and
vegetables is at all times essential to-
health. The problem of furnishing an
adequate supply OF food often is to
be solved only by such conservation.
The need for variety in the diet Is
met most easily and economically by
the surplus of the abundant season
preserved for the time of scarcity.
This Is the foreword of a series of
articles prepared by food-conservation
specialists of the United States de-
partment Of agriculture. The articles
are designed not only to guide those
who have never conserved before, but
to help those who have had years OF
experience. Simple, practical direc-
tons will be explained, proved recipes
will be given, and every effort VIII
be made to provide plain workable In
structions. The articles to follow in
this series will deal in detail with
canning, drying, brining, picking, pre-
serving, and jelly making. Those who
wish detailed Instructions at once are
advised to write to the division Of
publications, United States department
of agriculture, Washington, D. c., for
publications on the subjects in which
they are particularly interested.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-27
Mother Knew.

Little Girl (before statue In mu-
seum)-Mamma, who's this?
Attendant (after pause)-That's
Mercury, the messenger Of the gods.
You have read about him, no doubt.
MotherZOf course she has. But,
you know, my little girl hasn't such
very good memory for Scripture.--
Boston Evening TRANSCRIPT.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-27
GATHERED FACTS

A change in the style Of English rife
Bullets Is said to be responsible for the
increased price of aluminium.
+ According to a census taken In Dem
mark, which has about one-third Of the
area of Wisconsin, that country has
more than |. 400. 900 fruit trees.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-27

The Sioux Indian women Of the
Standard Rock reservation in North
Dakota have organized Red Cross
auxiliary.
In China there are oil and salt wells
more than 1000 feet deep which have
been drilled through solid rock by
hand with the most primitive imple-
ments.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-27

placing the cans or Jars of material to
be treated in the boiler or Gamer, and
boiling for the required length of time
on each Of three successive days. By
many this is considered a safer pro-
cedure than the use Of single long
period of boiling.
If you employ this method, when the
jars are being given the second and
third boiling treatments, you should
loosen the clamps or unscrew the lids
slightly just before you place them
again in the boiling water. Tighten
covers at the end of each boiling. AS
the seal Of the Jars is loosened slight
ly during each boiling. the metal
capped jars, sometimes called "her-
metic" Jars, are not suited to inter-
mittent work. Jars with self-sealing
wire-clamped tops are most satisfac-
tory to use in intermittent canning.
Save your screw-top jars for packing
fruits and tomatoes, which require but
one period of boiling in water-bath
0utft
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-27
CAN FOOD, PRESERVE
HEALTH.

The sooner into the can, the
fresher the taste next winter.
"From the patch with dispatch"
Working quickly with fresh
fruits and vegetables insures
better flavor in finished prod
ucts.
Can for home use in glass
containers, as tin cans may be
scarce.
Pickle or brine suitable vege-
tables in crooks.
The scarcer fresh vegetables
are the more valuable are the
canned ones.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-27
A FLACE FOR SURPLUS
TIME.

Everybody can! Put your
spare time into cans and Jars.
Home canning is kitchen pa
triotism.
Don't have an empty preserv-
ing jar in your neighborhood
next fall.
If you have more preserving
Jars than you can fill, lend them
to a neighbor who will make
them work for the nation.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ MN ne4N4n ns enn Au y, y.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-27
human Food From Cow.

A good dairy COW will make four
times as much human food from a
given amount of feed as will steer.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-27
Value Of Dairy Heifer.

The care given to dairy heifers will
determine to great extent the profits
they will make when they join the
milking herd.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-27
GROWING In Popularity.

The guinea fowl is growing in pop
uiarity as farm bird more and more.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-27


For the benefit of those to whom
the intermittent boiling or processing
may not be familiar, it may be ex-
planned that this consists merely of
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-27
Select Best Breeders.

Don't breed from all the hens You
have, unless you have all strong,
healthy, vigorous stock.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-27
Keep Up Registrations

Keep up your pure-bred registrations
Dor 1t means money later on.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
EXPECT FRENCH TO TELL
or AMERICANS IN FIGHT

Washington, April War Depart
ment officials, in the absence Of reports
from General Pershing showing the dis
position made Of American troops by
General Foch. are watching the French
and British statements closely for the
first word that will show the Americans
TO be at the battlefront in Picardy. 1t
is probable that not only the first news
Of the activities Of Pershngs men in
their new status will come this way,
but that for some time the French COM
muniques will give the American people
their only information on the subject
once the American units have merged
with the French, as II Is assumed they
will be. French customs as to withhold.
ing designations of units engaged for
military reasons will govern news re-
gardnE them until General Pershing
has had time to set up a method of as
semblng and transmitting daily reports
of his own. with military telegraph
and telephone wires congested and with
the entire communication system entirely
i'm French hands il will he a difficult
task, officers believe. for American head
quarters in France to keep in close touch
with events.
Some observers here were inclined to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
GERMAN PEOPLE
FEAR HEAVY LOSSES

The Hague, April 2-First-hand ac-
counts OF conditions in Cologne during
raid week" have been received here
The informant says: Throughout the
week all Cologne was dressed in flags on
account of the great German victory
Little Is known of German losses and
the bulk Of the population fully believes
the repeated assurances that German
casualties are lisht. However, two
trains OF twenty-seven coaches each
came in one afternoon bronging wound
ed. and il is beginning to be obvious
that the price of the offensive has been
heavy. especially as now 1t Is officially
admitted that severe losses were sus-
talned in certain sectors.
Then we had our first experience
in Cologne with an actual attack from
the air. on previous occasions the air
men dropped no bombs here, but dam
aged Coblenz. Two airplanes, which
some one said were British, dropped
bombs in the suburb Deutz, which is a
continuation of Cologne on the east OF
the Rhine IL was learned subsequently
that the bombs partly wrecked branch
of the factory OF the Baden Aniline Dye
Works, killing fifteen and wounding
seventy.
From Dtutz the aviators few to the
suburb Of Kalk, where they also dropped
bombs. The districts where the bombs
I fell were shut off Immediately
! I'VE heard that Mannheim and Lud-
wigshafen were also bombarded, suf-
fering much greater damage than Co
1 logne.
/ Food conditions Ia Cologne show no
( Improvement and the population could
not survive II the people had net grown
accustomed to them. Eggs are selling
at tenpence each (normally twenty
cents) each. No shosmakers are left in
/ Cologne and boots cost up TO f6 (nor-
mally. $500 a pair. Before the war the
same boots cost twelve shillings (nor-
mally s3). Dutch worlmen who come
TO Germany TO work sell their boots at
1 from "a to f5.
up to the present time the hope for
a break through on the western front
has tided the people over the worst time
but there will be a severe reaction II
the great offensive does not bring peace
and food conditions do not improve"
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SOME OF u. S. TROOPS
TO UNITE WITH ALLIES
London, April >

hOnuOn' Aptl =.
An official announcement says:
AS a result of communications which
have passed between the Prime Minister
and President Wilson: Of deliberations
OF Secretary Baker. who visited London
few days ago, and the Prime Minister,
Mr. Balfour, and Lord Derby, and con-
sultations in France. in which General
Pershing and General Bliss participated
important decisions have been come TO
by which large forces of trained men in
the American army can be brought to
the assistance Of the Allies in the present
struggle
The Government of our great west
ern ally is not only sending large num-
bers Of American battalions 10 Europe
during the coming critical months, but
has agreed that SUCH OF its regiments
as cannot be used IN divisions of their
own may be brigaded with French and
British units so long as the necessity
lasts
BY this means troops which are not
yet sufficiently trained to fight as di-
visions and army corps will form part
of seasoned divisions until such time as
they have completed their training, and
General Pershng wishes to withdraw
them in order to build up the American
army
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
LONDON PRESS LAUD.S
U. S. PART IN WAR UNITY

London. April ..
The London press today editorially
lauded Americas new active part in the
war
THE American Governments decision
means the American army temporarily
will lose its Independent existence. but
proves that America is in the war for
victory declares the Express.
we have less reason for fear be-
cause OF President wilson's important
decision, which means an invaluable
and rapidly growing addition to the
Allied man power" the News says.
Other editorial commen, was:
The Telegraph: THE decision opens
the way whereby Americas splendid
contribution OF the flower of her man
hood may be brought In large part to
aid the cause in the struggle now pro-
ceeding. The part President Wilson
played in the deliberations resulting in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
GERMAN PHONE WIRES
TAPPED BY AMERICANS
Ground Sets Enable Force to
Listen in" and Communica-
ton Is Thus Made Useless
with the American Army in France,

with the American Army In France,
April 2.
The American forces today obtained
accurate information that the work OF
their intelligence department has been SO
effective that the German system Of tele-
phonic communication in advance sup
port positions is virtually useless. The
Doche positions are tapped by ground
sets. by means Of which the Americans
listen in, and phone communication Is
useless for depth Of almost two miles.
The Germans are obliged to rely eX-
clusively on runners or dogs. Great
numbers Of the war dogs are observable
in the vicinity Of German listening ano
observation posts.
This delay in communication greatly
hampers the work Of the enemy in co.
ordinating artillery and infantry attacks.
Due to the poor quality of the metals
used, the Germans fail to overhear much
Of the American conversation when they
try to cut i'm on American phone lines.
Despite shortage of raw materials the
enemy is eXpendng a great amount of
metal in reinforcing the barbed wire
cntanElements opposing the American
Toul front. The giant wire Is being in
stalled, attached to stakes which are
rooted deep into the ground and laige
auger-lile metal appliances bored into
the earth. Setting these stakes Is virtu-
ally noiseless. There is none of the
rattle of wooden stakes and mallets.
The Germans have been working hard
on these entanglements for several days.
American patrol parties have discov-
cred that several successive strands of
electrified wire have been installed on
she outer side Of the entanglements and
along the side nearest the German
trenches. These are equipped with a
new device which enables a sentry TO
send a charge through them which gives
off sparks and thus inspect them from
a distance.
The great drawback to the enemy
of the system is that single American
high explosive shell uproots the wire,
effectively kills the electrical contact
and necessitates great expenditure Of
labor by the enemy in repairs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
FIELD JOBS FOR YOUNG
SWIVEL CHAIR STAFF
Process of Eliminating Desk
Posts for Draft Age Officers
Under Way
MashinEton. April 2.

4Apl u
The process of eliminating bomb-proof
army jobs for men OF draft age is under
way A few individual cases where
draft men have been favored with COM
missions lately, however. are still under
the watchful eye OF Congress and a pro-
test Is likely TO be forthcoming soon IL
the situation is not altered.
The general plan, however, Is to rid
Washington of draft-age officers whose
places can be filled by older men or
ciyilians and TO give the youthful desk
nlen field service.
The process cannot be carried ex-
Iemely far, however. Some Of the
highest army officials point out that Il
Is essential to have vast army behind
the lines, and that only a comparatively
small part of this stay-at-home force
consists of 'slackers."
Six to twelve men are required TO sup
ply each soldier on the line. And there
are many men here. il is pointed out,
who are tied to desk jobs who would
prefer outside service. The present
cleanup is intended 10 rid the army of
men with secure commissions who have
sought the desk jobs as a safety-frst
post
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
HOW FORCES MATCH IN BIG DRIVE

great Peordv day.
sb TO give compilation from reliable Of statistics
ing the preceding phases
Area captured approximately 1000 miles adding about
seventh to total held by the in France.
Towns Peronne Ham, Noyon Montdder Albert
Flesqueres Yres Epeny Rose Vemand, Hanon, St Simon
Neuvie Vleque Chauny Brie Sally Croise Mory
Courcelete Combles, Lcourt. Nesles Roye, Chaulnes
German forces lin attack 100000 100000
British (holding lne 100000 6OOOOO and
Portuguese 10000
of front attacked fifty miles, including the Ara eighty
miles.
German casualties 100000.
French British casualties, 100000.
Probable available attack,
Probable French and British reserve, 100000
American available for immediate attack, 100000
Portuguese troops 10000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
MIDDLE WEST ATTRES
.DTSLOYAL in FEATHERS
Paint, Duckings and Tar Coat
Popular Punishment for
Pro-Germans
Chicago. April 81

An outburst OF rage against pro.ce,.
manism and disloyalsts Is noted IN h
ports today from Central western
states. Paint. tar and feathers and cold
baths were the forms of punishmer,
meted out to the guilty ones. ~
At La Sale, Ill, more than 1000 men
and boys seized DR.. !. G. Biemann. :
pioneer physician, and ducked him IN
a canal He was then escorted bacl
to the city and made to kiss the Ameri-
can flag. Next he was warned TO leavs
the city within hve days. 1t is charged
he called Secretary Of War Baker NJ
fat head" Rudolph Schopke was given
a coat Of tar and feathers at Emerson
Neb,, because. It Is alleged, he refused
to contribute to the Red Cross, 1eciar.
ing he owed the United States nothing
At Princeton, ILL.,. the office of Attof.
ney L. NJ. Eckert was painted yellow
II is said this was done because Eckertl
private secretary wPS "ven'r'c' Nr.-
the draft after he had been certified hy
a local board. F.NNt
Students at NOrthiand College, az
Ashland, Wis, tarred and feathered N
A. Schimm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
CROWN PRINCES ARMY
MAKES BIGGEST EFFORT

British Army Headquarters in France,
April 2-The British front has withstood
many hard blows. which come chiefly on
the right. where the enemy is still exert
ing the greatest pressure in trying to
force the army Of the Crown Prince
forward in the great triangle between
the Avre and the Somme.
Up to this time the effort has not sue
cecded, the Germans gaining ground only
I'm the vicinity of Mezieres and near the
Roye road, where they took a little
ground Sunday in an attack that was
intended to yield far greater results.
The Germans also took Demuin, but
after hand-to-hand fighting that lasted
the greater part of the day could ap-
parently make no progress beyond the
outskirts of the village. From the last
accounts. south of the Somme found no
further developments and the north was
also quiet.
To sum up the events of the last forty
eight hours, the Allies held the Germans
steadily and their losses increased with
each failure OF their attacks. These at
tacks, in still greater violence may he
expected in many places when their
supporting heavy artillery can he
brought to the barrage pits fer the next
phase of the battle.
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FIERCE TEUTON BLOWS
FAIL AT GRIVESNES

Paris. April 2-Grivesncs is still held
by the French. according to the War
Office announcement last night. The
Anglo-Frerch troops have made appre-
ciable progress at various points be-
tween the Somme and Demuin. The
statement reads:
"The battle was maintained along
the whole front north of Montdidier,
where the enemy artillery was par
ticularly active The enemy carried
out new attacks against GriNesnes, all
of which were repulsed with heavy
losses.
I'm the course OF spirited engage
ments the Franco-British troops made
aDpreCiable progress at various points
between the Somme and Dcmuiu.
ION March 1890 our aviators, despite
rain and mist, carried out numerous
sorties Five thousand kilograms Of eN-
plosives were dropped on enemy can
tonments and stations in the region of
St Quentin, Guiscard and Itoye our
airplanes frequently attacked with ma
chine gun and bombs enemy concentra-
tions. which they dispersed. Nine Ger
man airplaneS and one captive balloon
were destroyed by our pilots.
Italian bombing machines took an
active part i'm these expeditions and re-
Gently carried out with splendid au-
dacity numerous raids on the enemy
lines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
BRITISH CANNON SKATER TWO
COUNTER ASSAULTS IN AVRE ZONE

Continued from PaEe One
here to be another move in Hinden-
burg's drive against Amiens. Fight
ing is heavy toward Viuers-Bre-
tenneux, to the north of Hangard-
en-Santerre, recaptured by the
French yesterday in the Demuin.
Arras May Be Objective
Another German drive in the di-
rection Of Arras is thus indicated by
developments Of the last thirty-siX
hours in tho great battle of Picardy.
Amiens, of course, continues to be
a Teuton goal, as it is base city.
The German drive slackened all
along the line before the desperate
resistance of the British and French
armies.
Allied aviators reported the Ger
mans were massing troops in the
sector of Albert and the "heavies'
were being moved up. Hitherto the
Germans have been striking in a
southwesterly direction toward
Amiens from Albert, but there were
indications that new German blows
might also be directed toward the
rorth in the direction Of Arras.
The Germans are again disputing
the mastery of the air, according
to dispatches from the French front
today. Their greatest aviator,
Baron Richthofen, has reappeared
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02

this historic decision cannot he forgotten
by the European peoples, who already
owe much to his strong, resOurCeful
craftsmanship"
The Post: "Amerlca's spirit will re-
ceive the fullest recognition from Great
Britain and France"
The Times: THE announcement has
great military Importance and perhaps
greater moral and political significance
II seals the bond Of a brother in the
common cause Of civilization and re-
emphasizes the principle Of Co-ordina-
lion"
The Chronicle "'rhe decision speaks
volumes for the practical vision and I'M
swerving sense of reality Characteristic
Of President Wilson and his Govern
ment. The United States fine spirit
throughout tho crisis has done the Ut
mos. encouraging and morally support
ing the Allies
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
BRITISH CAVALRY IN BRILLIANT
ATTACK; TEUTONS MASS AT ALBERT

mas taken place in the ncighborhood Of
Moreuil and Hangard We gained ground
in this area by successful counter-at-
tacks"
Foe Masses at Albert
Great masses Of enemy troops con-
tluue TO concentrate in the region OF
Albert, according to the Reuter- corre-
spondent at British headquarters. Fight
ing Is in progress toward Niliers- Bre-
tOuneauN. to the north of Hangard
Up t. o'clock i'm the afternoon, says
the correspondent no further infantry
attacks OF Importance were reported
against the British front. although the
enemy artillery was very active ana
Arras was being heavily shelled.
Delay I'm the resumption Of the grand
operations Is supremely important" adds
the correspondent. giving us the oppor-
tunity continually TO strengthen the
weaker spots i'm cur dispositions The
weather was fine and clear all day and
to their Incompatible story"
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GERMAN LOSSES PUT AT 100000
BY FRENCH OFFICIAL ESTIMATE

tenslNe' more than ten Of which were
twice engaged. Some divisions had 10
pc renewed at the end Of the first day.
such was the case Of the Fortv-fiftb ana
me Eighty-eghth. The latter has been
nearly entirely wiped out. Among those
inat nave suffered the most are the
DIVISIONS as well as the Second CPrus-
sian Guardl, the Sixteenth. the Twenty
nrst ana Twenty-siXth divisions of re-
~ the second place, an enormous
number of cOrpSes was found On tIa
underground, and the prisoners on being
questioned acknowledge the extent Of
the losses of their respective units.
a., % conceal from the German people
the heavy sacrifices that their offensive
methods required the Germans are send
ing most of their wounded to Belgium
II IS not an eXaggeration to estimate
1nIe total OF their losses at between
215.OO0 TO 300, 900 men "
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look for still another phase of the Ger
man effort to develop on some other
sector of the line where important
strategic results might be obtained by
a quick assault They studied the line
from the Plcardy battle area north to
the coast in an effort to select a pos
sible point for such a supplemental
movement.
Other observers inclined to the opin-
ion that r. blow at the Italian lines by
the Austrians, re-enforced by the divi-
sions released from the eastern front
with the collapse Of Russia, was the
probable point for extension of the
German effort on the west. Italian
officials here shared this view and pic
tured from their information the virtual
certainty they said. of double as
sault on their lines in the near future.