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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-04-18
GERMAN GOLD RESERVE
DOWN TO 10 PER Gent
HAS REACHED A POINT THAT
MAY DEVELOP A FATAL Fl.
NANClAL CRISIS.

Germany's official statements issued
by the Imperial bank show the de-
cline of the financial power more
plainly than any attack from the hos
tile sources A gold reserve Of $500
100000 is all that is behind paper
money swelled to $4,500,0O0,0O0 and
deposits of $1,5O0,00O.0O0 That is a
gold reserve of 10 per cent--danger-
ously nearly the dead line on which
Russia has collapsed with a reserve OF
"a per cent and the food producers
rejecting all paper money, says the
Daily Financial American.
Compare Germany's position with
that Of America and the source of our
power appears The United States
has more than three billions of gold in
the country. OF this, last Friday
the federal reserve banks held nearly
81, 800, 100000 as reserves against notes
of about $1.4O0, 900 900 and deposits OF
about 1900, 100000. The federal re-
serve banks reserve is thus three
times Germany's, against paper money
of less than a third the inflated Ger
man issues, while our deposits are
about one-fifth greater.
! Our federal gold reserve is 64k per
cent Of total liabilities, notes and de-
posits, against Germany's 10 per cent
reserve.
Decline as Money Power.
Germany's decline as money power
is seen by comparison with her con-
dition in September, 1914, when the
retreat from the Marine had begun.
The kaiser and his advisors then had
issued about sl,oOO,OOO,OOO of bank
notes. The Imperial bank had depos-
its of about $625.0OOOOO. The gold
reserve was about $403,000,0OO That
is about 24,7 per cent of the total note
and deposit liabilities, or nearly two
and half times greater than at pres
ent.
Germany made great preparations
for the war. as 1t seemed to the minds
OF the narrow Potsdam clique. These
so-called vast preparations included
a mere thimbleful of gold-said to be
about 100000. 900 boarded in the war
chest at Spandau castle-for "the day"
long expected.
The kaiser could not, did not, fore
see war running into four years
time. arousing all the democracies Of
the earth to resist, and blockade Of
European industry that caused more
than billion Of Europe's gold to fly
to America for help within two years
Vain Effort to Retain Gold.
The kaiser's sl00.000.000 thimbleful
Of gold proved pitifully insufficient for
the tremendous cost saddled on Ger
many by the inconsiderate resistance
of Belgium, Serbia, France, England,
Russia, Italy and. at last. by America.
1t spread out thinner and thinner as
every resort was tried in the raising
of funds and the paper circulation
grew like a hay stack in harvest time.
Every one has heard Of the extraordi-
nary efforts made to keep Germany's
gold in the country. Of the searching
of travellers pockets and baggage, Of
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08
Catarrhal Deafness, Cannot Be Cured

the diseased portion Of the ear. There 10
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness.
and that is BY . constitutional remedy.
aamed condition Of the mucous lining Of
the Euetachian Tube. When this tube 10
perfect hearing. and when 1t 70 entirely
closed Deafness y the result Unless tho
Inflammation can be Eeduced and this tube
will be destroyed forever. Many cases Of
deafness are caneed by catarrh. which 10
IN tndamed co1dition Of the mucous sur.
the blood on the mucous surfaces Of The
We will give One Hundred Dollars fer
any case Of Catarrhal Deafness that cSnnot
b. cured BY HaIls Catarrh Aiedicins. CHI
euiaro free. All Druggists. 7sc
!. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. q
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08

reputation as hustler, there, rs an
fothcr member of the family that need
not take second place when it, comes
to real work. In addition to taking
care of the pride Of the home and her
household duties she has BEEN very
busy raising young chicks. '2lhen
visited the farm I saw 14O pu re bred
White Wyandotte chicks in til brood.
er house and another lot of IS high
grade Buff OrpingtOns. She expected
another bunch from her 200 egg size
incubator last week and hes seven
hens setting. She will also raise
ducks and geese. say she h; busy
woman. She said should call when
the incubator chicks were Matching,
but l suggested that she wake the
date a little later, about frying time,
for instance. After making remark
like that, and receiving ar. invitation
to call at that time,> it lt,oks to me
like fried chicken for Une lie John.
E. c. Ewaldt don't inten d to let the
Eother farmers get the jump on him in
the way of new buildings this year.
He will build new hC4; palace on
the farm six miles north Wf Aspinwall
1t will be 2Ox56. The Foundation will
be built CT cement and the wa Us Of
drop siding, with plenty of sunlight
and ventilation. A cement feeding
floor will be built along: the south
side of the building, the ectire length.
He is also planning on blu ilding a fine
and dandy chicken house. When I
called, he was planting three acres of
potatoes with the assistance of three
Of his brothers.. noticed: many other
farmers are devoting generous acre.
age to potatoes in the vicinity of AS
pinwall and Manning. 1t looks like
they intend to keep up the reputation
Of that section as one of the greatest
potato producing sections in the state
Of Iowa.
Mothers day will soon be with US.
The. older man becomes the more he
loves his mother; he does not really
appreciate her until he is matured
man, and the head Of family. After
mother has gone to lner reward many
~ man wishes he could again put his
arms around that dear old mother and
tell her how he loves her. A mans
life is too short to repay his mother
for her self denial and the pain she
has endured for him. There is no
love like mother love, for she never
changes. II all the world desplse and
forsake you, there is still mother who
loves you II you want to save future
heart aches, boys and girls, don't miss
this opportunity, on Mothers day, to
write to her. II she is at hbme 80 to
her and place your arms around her
dear old neck and kiss her, it will do
her a world Of good, and you will also
feel better for having done So
A shipment of $50 hogs and pigs
were received the other morning by
the "piggery" concern in Waterloo
which has contracted for the city's gar
bage supply for the next five years, be-
ginning May LIST. The pigs were trans.
ported to the piggery. Another ship
ment is expected this week and when
the gathering garbage began Wednes'
day morning the company had 600 or
700 pigs on hand. The city will deliv-
er the garbage collected in the city by
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08

but barn has been built sinces 1T is
completed with exception of painting
It Is 24x36, a horse and COW barn. Mr..
Buchanan has a nice start in live
stock, both hogs and cattle, and l be-
lieve It will be but few years when
he will be listed as one of our best
farmers.
! Henry Bral bought farm three
miles south of Vail and across the
road from my good friend, Andy Har-
rington. The farm is now being re-
fenced hog tight and hog house will
be built of hollow tile brick, with a
cement floor. It will be 24x6O.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08

!. Last week "Wednesday Wiese Bros.
sold fifty head of pure bred Hereford
cattle, for an average of $554., Tho
top price was $1,400, paid for three
year old COW with heller calf at side.
Another COW sold for $1395. A seven
months old bull sold for $500. The
five top prices paid for COWS were:
81, 400, 1895, $1,160, $1,125 and $1,000.
Sale was held on farm one.half mile
west of Manning.
The boys in the vicinity OF Meriden
have organized the first pure bred
Hereford calf club in Iowa.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08

the city scavengers, according to May
Tor Rea c. Thompson, who stated that
there were now six wagons owned by
the city which would be put at this
work What action will be taken by
the city in regard to persons who re-
fuse to allow the city to gather their
garbage has not been definitely deter
mined. According to the contract the
city receives 1852 a ton for all gar
bage delivered to the piggery. This
contract provided that the city collect
the garbage.
| have noticed that the women folks
have heard the call for more poultry
and right now they are doing their very
best to supply the needs Of our coun-
TRY. On every farm I visited during
the past week saw many young
chicks and know very we'll who is re.
sponsible for their being there. II 1t
were not for the women folks, God
bless 'em, we would 60 hungry for
stewed chicken and biscuits swimming.
III gravy Mrs. Frank Slater is doing
her bit in the line of raising poultry
She now has over 800 young chickens
and twenty-four more hens to- report.
She does not use an incubator, but
with the assistance Of the good old
hen manages to raise as many chick.
ems as some who use the incubator.
Her chickens are high grade Buff Or.
pingtons. The Slater farm is locat-
ed about four miles east Of Denison,
In East Boyer township.
While driving along the road near
the farm of Albert Bandow five miles
south of Vail, noticed two large piles
OF gravel and, as that looked like a
news item drove into the barn yard.
Mr.. Bandow was not at homo, but
was told a new horse and COW barn
would be built. 1t will be 34x64.
w. NJ. Murphy, who is ON the Mike
OConhOr farm and now owned by
Tracy North, told me Of bit of hard
luck. A large white brood sow stray.
ed away and its whereabouts have not
been learned. He also told me that
Tracy Intends to fence the entire farm
hog tight" this summer, which will
make q welcome improvement for Mr..
Murphy. The farm is located five
|miles southeast of Denison.
Geo. Buchanan bought 100 acres of
Tracy North last fall. 1t is the old
McWilliams place, located five miles
aSf Of DnniSnn now roc ;dorco W.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08

thirteen years old and regular breed
er. Six years ago, she was bought al
a cost of $16O, a good price then. Mr.
Hickey has sold calves to the value
OF $1,000 from this grand old mother
Besides the calves. he has sold, he
has number of her daughters and
their calves. eleven in all. II Mr.
Hickey don't remember her on moth
er's day. l am going to spank his
wrists the next time we meet, Don't
think this old COW and her family are
the only purebred Sh0rthOrn cattle
on the Hickey farm. There are fifty
six head OF cows. and heifers, seven
yearling bulls and two great herd
bulls, besides numerous spring calves.
In Gainfordt Lad, one OF his herd bulls,
he has one OF the best individuals in
Iowa, doubt IL there is q better three
year old Shorthorn, bull in the state.
He Is a dark roam and a real show
animal. He looks like beautiful
picture as he walks around majestf'
cally in his yard. He has the size
and breeding to go with his other
GOOD parts. He now weighs 2,100 and
his sire weighed 1900. His sire was
the great Gainford Champion, which
not long ago sold for $4,000. Mr..
Hickey has been breeding Shorthorn
cattle for twenty-five years and never
owned a better sire than. Gainford Lad.
Mr.. Hickey Is not single track man
for he has also been breeding pure
bred Duroc swine for the past fifteen
years, and he has nice bunch Of
them. I believe the best piece of
news that lie: told me. and something
that wish could say of every other
farmer in the country, Is this: Yes,
l am going to build silo. for am
convinced that they are a necessity "
or something like. that. While this
was really the first visit l had with
Mr.. Hickey. must admit that he made
q hit with me, and trust that may
be permitted to visit many more times
with him and have the pleasure Of
looking over his herd OF pure bred
live stock.
Clair Nicholson was busy as usual
when called at the farm six miles
southwest Of DenisOn last week. He
was setting fence posts for his hog
yard The posts are set in concrete,
which certainly looks like q perma-
uOHL improvement w leH~ Asss AA. AAO
reports 1870 spring pigs. He has been
raising the pure bred Hampshire
swine for two years and now has a
nice start. He had forty brood sows
but lost five Of them at narrowing
time. He has eight more to farrow.
Recently he bought a brood SOW from
q breeder at Fairmont. Neb., for
which he paid SITS. She is choice
al we'll as coming from a
popular strain Of this great stock
log. She is now about fourteen
months old and narrowed litter Of
eight, seven have been saved. so it
was good investment. l noticed
ten movable hog houses. While Clair
did the work Of building these houses
they look like they we're built by an
expert. Anyone wanting to build
such houses would do we'll to give
them the once over. The entire fam.
lily of swine now on the farm, con-
sisting of male pigs, brood sows, fall
and spring pigs is about $50 strong.
While Clair long ago established a
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08

Geo. Buchanan bought 1870 acres of
Tracy North last fall. 1t is the old
place, located five miles
east of Denison. A new residence was
on the land when George bought it,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-12-28

seat of government the little nations
first thought was to express her graft
tude to the Commission for Relief in
Belgium for preserving the lives of
millions Of her citizens.
Germany, on the other hand, need
not figure in such a map for Ameri-
cans because there is no present indi-
cation that we shall be called on at all
to take thought for the food needs of
Germany. Germany probably can care
for her own food problem If she is
given access to shipping and is enabled
to distribute food to the cities with
dense populations, which are the trou-
BILE centers.
England, France, the Netherlands
and Portugal, all Of which have been
maintained from American supplies,
have sufficient food to meet immediate
needs, but their future presents seri-
GUS difficulties. The same is true of
Spain and the northern neutral coun-
tries-Norway, Sweden and Denmark
whose ports have been open and who
have been able to draw to some degree
upon foreign supplies.
Most Of Russia is already in the
throes Of famine, and 100000 people
there are beyond the possibility of
help. Before another spring thou
sands. of them inevitably must die.
This applies as we'll to Poland and
practically throughout the Baltic re-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-12-28

A food map Of Europe today shows
not single country in which the flu
ture does not hold threat of serious
difficulties and only small part which
is not rapidly approaching the famine
point. With the exception of the
Ukraine only those countries which
have maintained marine commerce
have sufficient food supplies to meet
actual needs until next harvest, and
even in the Ukraine, with stores accu-
INFLATED on the farms, there is famine
in the large centers of population.
Belgium and northern France, as
well as Serbia, appear on the hunger
map distinct from the rest of Europe
because they stand in different rela-
ton from the other nations to the peo-
pie of the United States. America has
for four years maintained the small
war rations of Belgium and northern
France and is already making special
efforts to care for their increased
after-the-war needs, which, with those
Of Serbia, must be included in this
plan, are urgent in the extreme and
must have immediate relief.
The gratitude Of the Belgian nation
for the help America has extended to
her during the war constitutes the
strongest appeal for us to continue our
work there. The moment the German
armies withdrew from her soil and she
was established once more in her own
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-12-28

gions, with conditions most serious in
Finland.
Bohemia, Serbia, Roumania and
Montenegro have already reached the
famine point and are suffering heavy
toll of death. The Armenian popula-
ton is falling each week as hunger
takes it's toll, and in Greece, Albania
and Roumania so serious are the food
shortages that famine is near. Al
though starvation is not yet imminent,
Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Tur-
key are In the throes of serious strin-
gencies.
In order to fulfill Americas pledge
in world relief we will have to export
every ton Of food which can be ham
died through our ports. This means at
the very least a minimum of 10000, 600
tons compared with 100000 tons pre-
war exports and 11,82O,OOO tons ex-
ported last year, when we were bound
by the ties of war to the European
allies.
If we fail to tighten the black spots
on the hunger map or If we allow any
portions to become darker the very
peace for which we fought and bled
will be threatened. Revolt and anarchy
inevitably follow famine Should this
happen we will see in other parts of
Europe repetition Of the Russian de.
bacle and our fight for world peace
will have been in vain.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-12-28
q" "AN~
UsV~ 1501s svs~sos

off Italy from one of the sources OF
supply Of manufactured products. It
is not necessary here to enlarge upon
the we'll known act that Italian mar
kets were largely under the domination
OF Germany and Austria. That is q
situation that is as we'll known to
Americans as it is and was distasteful
to Italians. And it might be said in
passing that it is situation that must
be guarded against by allied co-opera-
tion and sympathetic economic rela-
tionship when peace comes.
Mr.. Francis II: Sisson, vice presi-
dent Of the Guaranty Trust Company,
in a 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, that
country was one of the best customers
of the United States in raw materials
and foodstuffs. That writer also points
out that it was the adjustment of her
industrial and commercial life to the
burdensOme new conditions that has
created an entirely new economic fab
ric in Italy.
'1taly's devotion of her resources to
war purposes has been complete" says
Mr.. Sisson. Her pre-eminence in the
production Of certain articles of CON-
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
~ been Intensified and modified in the
direction of such Standardization as
would permit quantity production"
Financially Italy Responded Well.
Financially Italy also has responded
to the demands of war with an open
handedness that has surprised even her
self. From the first Of August, 1914, to
the end Of 1917 the total expenditures
Of the state were $S,S95, 100000. Cal
culating on the basis of monthly aver
age expenditure for thewar of $240, OOO,-
600, the total cost Of the war to Italy
would be more than $4,000, 100000.
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 $500, 600, and it seemed a
great struggle, yet still others were
launched, all giving greater returns.
and the last one, after the disaster
OF October, 1917, yielded about ST.
SOC. 100000.
It 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 regime Of
restricted diet that has meant real and
continuous suffering such as probably
is not to be found anywhere among
the other belligerent peoples.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-12-28
AMERICANS FIGHT
GERMS IN italy
tuberculosis Experts Sent by
Red Cross Will Use Lat
est Methods.

Included in the unit Of medical and
lay workers which the American Red
Cross has sent to Italy are a number
OF the leading anti-tuberculosis work.
ers Of the country, sponsored by the
National tuberculosis Association.
DR.. William Charles White, who heads
the unit, is medical director of the
Tuberculosis League of Pittsburgh,
and DR.. Robert II. Bishop, the assist
ant director, is secretary of the Anti
Tuberculosis League of Cleveland as
well as health commissioner of that
city. DR.. John 81. Lowman of Cleve-
land, a former president Of the Ma
t1onal Association, is another promi-
nent member Of the unit. Others are
DR.. Robert G. Patterson, secretary Of
the Ohio tuberculosis Association :;
Seymour 81. Stone, until recently Sec
rotary Of the Massachusetts Anti-Tu-
berculosis League; DR.. Gertrude Stur-
gis, secretary of the New York City
Association Of Tuberculosis Clinics,
and N. A. Nelson, superintendent Of the
Cincinnati Anti-Tuberculosis League.
These men and women, at the re-
quest Of the Italian government, will
cooperate with that country in apply
ing the latest approved American
methods for combating the spread of
tuberculosis. Some of them will be
charged with the establishment of
clinics where people Of all ages may
be examined and treated; others will
devote their attention particularly to
preventing tuberculosis among chill
dren, and q third group will develop
health publicity and education.
It IL to the credit Of the anti-tuber-
culosis campaign In America that It
has produced specialists Of such inter-
national standing that Italy wishes to
call them into her service temporarily.
But the campaign will be continued
unremittingly here at home. Its sup
port during the ensuing year will be
derived not as heretofore from the
sale Of Red Cross Christmas Seals, but
by special appropriation made by the
Red Cross to the National Tuberculo-
sis Association. Tuberculosis workers
on their side will line up with the Red
Cross In Its Christmas Roll Call for
universal membership. -
fE
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-12-28
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING
FOR SOLDIERS In FRANCE
Fight in the Ranks of the Red Cross Against
Pain, Disease and Death.

Through three takings Of Belgrade,
first when the city was taken by the
Austrians, again when it was retaken
by the Serbians, and still again when
1t was taken back by the Germans and
Austrians together, an American Red
Cross nurse, Mary Gladwin, worked
In the operating room. In that first
capture, when nine thousand wounded
crowded the wards and halls and yard
Of the usand-bed-hospital and doctor
and nurse worked together for day
and night without stopping, giving to
each operation an average Of six min
utes, and employing emergencies In
spired by the desperate need of the
moment, they did not know that the
city had been taken until all the
stretchers brought Austrian wounded,
and Austrian doctors came to their
relief.
Several hundred women are work
ing over there in the American Red
Cross canteens. There are about two
hundred Of these canteens along the
French and American lines Of COM
mu1ication, and the women are work
ing under great pressure, feeding
thousands Of soldiers. The Red Cross
is also establishing canteens by mill
tary request at number Of Aviation
Camps. American women conduct
these stations, comprising canteen and
club and reading room. Everyone of
these canteens has something Of the
genius Of home about it; and it is
because Of this, no less than the IA
cilities for cleanliness and rest and
refreshment, that the French govern.
ment has given the responsibility for
maintaining canteens for both armies
to the hands Of the American Red Cross.
In large numbers women are going
abroad as hospital hut workers, also,
and as social workers for trained
service among the refugees and the
repatriated. At each base hospital the
Red Cross is equipping, as fast as they
can be built, recreation huts for con-
valescent soldiers.
Clerical workers have steadily in
creased In number for the admins
trative offices. From that original
group Of eighteen, which as the first
American Red Cross Commission to
France sailed about June LIST, 1917,
the organization has grown to work
Ing force Of more than 5000 pen and
women.