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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-02-28
Red Cross To Enter
New Field Of Service In
yCamps0 America

AT the suggestion Of Secretary OF
War Baker, the American Red Cross
is about to enter q new field
OF service in the army camps
of the United States, q field in
which they are already working In
France, the Bureau of Communication
between the men in the hospital and
their families at home. This will ne
cessttate building Red Cross house
IN every army camp in the country
and securing for each house man
who will keep in personal touch with
every man who is admitted to the camp
hospital, as well as a sufficient steno-
graphic force to handle the letters die.
tated by these men and to keep their
families constantly informed as tc
their condition and progress.
70 Col. William Lawson Peel, General
manager of the Southern division, has
lust received letters from w. n. Cas-
tie, Jr., director Of the Bureau of Com.
munications, and from Harry B. Wal.
lace, assistant director-general of mill.
tary relief. explaining Secretary Ba.
ker's plan and asking for suggestions
as to men in this division who are
qualified for the positions Of respon-
sibility at the camps. Colonel Peel
announced Thursday at a meeting Of
his bureau directors that the Southern
division would cooperate In every way
with the national organization and
that work would be begun at once to
assist In carrying out Secretary Bak-
er's plans.
The directors Of the work in the Red
Cross houses will be under the au
thority Of the Red Cross Field Direc-
tors in the various camps, who in
turn are under the supervision Of 2.
Bennett Phelps, director Of military
relief for the Southern division.
7 Secretary Baker says in his letter:
"Since the American Red Cross
has already established in France, In
accordance with an army order, a ser.
vice to keep families in America in
personal touch with their boys, III
or wounded in the field, 1t is suggest.
ed that this service be extended to
the camps in the United States. Ameri.
can Red Cross representatives at the
camps. here, as in France, would have
access to daily lists of admissions and
avacuations from tho hospitals, and
so far Us It is in accord with neces-
sary medical rules, would be allowed
to talk with sick men. They would
be expected to keep families constant
ly informed as to the condition and
progress Of the mon in the hospitals
to write letters for men unable to
write themselves, and in general to
fulfill that clause Of the Red Cross
charter which designated the society
as "a medium Of communication be-
tween troops in the field and their
families at home"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-02-28

an excellent idea to put the Zoos
with their thousands OF Occu.
p lnts on a war basis with the A..
merican citizen, aud put a few OF
the less days into efie,'t in re-
gard to them. The animals are
now getting much better food
than their kin-iolks in the juL-
ales, aud il they were ever put
down on a basis of food, like
they were once accustomed tC,
the remaining surplus would ic, d
a goodIy number OF our boys in
Frame for a year. ..
ii worst comes to worst, and
tie food situation gets still mole
a,ute, it would be a paying H.
vestment to turn a few of our
brag American sharp shooter g to
thsse useless consumers of tie
n wv precious food.
We admit that this would be a
rather drastic step to take. and
would inconvenience thousands
OF pleasure seekers, but business
should always be considered be-
fore pleasure, and right now it ii
our business to lick the Kaiser
Every bit OF food saved in any
way, makes our victory NOR
certain. We cannot, we will not
we must not be conquered. Saw
the food and win the war,
A YoUNG PATRIOT.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-02-28
Chanberlaiu's TIA blets.

CbamiNriain's Tablets are in.
tendrd especially for stomach
troubles, biliouSness and constr
patton, and have met with much
success in the treat Inpnt OF those
dise 'ses. People who have SUI.
fered for years with stomach
trouble aud aud have beru ur.
able to Obtain any perlNdnenl re-
lief, have been completely cured
by the use Of these tablets. Cham.
berlain's Tablets are also oi
great volu' for mliOusness. Con
stipation may be permanently
cured hy taking Chamherlain'+
Tablets nnd observing the plain
p intel directions on each bottle
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-02-28

With eggs at 30 or 40 cents a
dozen, it is a sorry sort OF Il hen
that will not during the next few
weeks repay the food administra,
ton for it's kindness in discoura-
ging her slaughter to supply the
table on neatless days.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-02-28

Agricultural experts declare
that leaves and wood mold are
worth $500 q ton as manure.
This belhg the case, North Care
lima farmers have a literal gold
miae in their wood land and from
this source should le able to III.
crease their production per acre
of all food and food products du'
ring the coming season. -.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-02-28

Governor Beckett says t h e
chicken order OF the Food Ad
ministration, designed to dis
courage the killing of hens and
pullets until April 30 was inspir-
ed the suifragetts with the inten.
tion even in chickendom of al
lowing the hens to rule t>h e
rOoSt.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-02-28
How to Prevent Group.

Ina child that IL subject TO at.
tacks OF Group, he frst indica-
ton of the disease is hoarseness
Give Chamberlain's Cough Rem
eby as soon az the chill becomes
hoa,sp aud the attack may b.
wardeC off aud all Danger and
ANXIETY avoided.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-02-28
the zoo AND FOOD CONSERVATION.


Communicated.
Mr.. EDITOR. We quote the fol-
lowing facts in regard to the an-
imals in the New York Zooologi-
cal Park from an article by WIN.
D. Goodwin in a recent issue OF
popular Mechanics:
In this park there are to be
founl 5 600 specimens of birds,
mammals and reptiles, which
large family, with few exceptions,
must be fed once q day. Last
year ten acres OF land were un-
der cultivation for no other pur
pose than that OF satisfying the
vary ing appetites OF these crea-
lures, not counting many items
which must he imported for their
consumption.
Just to give a smalli'lea OF the
enormous expense entailed 10y
this Zoo, we will mention a very
few OF the products us"d by these
boarders in or Q year. so bushels
OF apples, $50 DuneI,es OF banan,;
mas, $4,000 pounds OF fish, and
more notably 105, 900 pounds of
beef besides 500 pounds OF heel
scraps. One hundred horses are
sometimes slaughtered in addl'
ton to the cattle. TN e birds con.
sume annually $500 pounds ,f
wheat, and bread to the amount
OF 81, 900 pounds is used by the
elephants, bears and hoofed ami
mails. 40 cases of condensed milk
are required for the smaller ami
mails, also 300 dozen eggs. Ten
thousand bushels of oats, 5000
bushels OF barley aud 1888 bush
els OF shelled corn must be fed to
these beasts. Four tons OF cab.
bage, mixed with grains, are fed
to the hoofed animals and 80
barr~ls OF carrots and 300 bar
re!s OF potatoes. In addition to
all of this. 1000 chickens and a
good supply OF eggs and rabbits
find their way to t,e Zoo.
! The itchen for the Zoo is
equipped with every INC dern con-
, yenience that Heart could wish,
and any hotel chefwonld elper'
fectly at home with such an out
fit. A slaughter house is located
8 in the park with wards for ALI
mails which must be quarantined
operating rooms, accommoda
tions for nurses on night duty
and q morgue. Disbursements fol
salaries ofotIicers and keepers
curators and upkeep OF the bull
dings and grounds amount t.
5000, 900 a year. Stock for tx
TODD of the animals is CAREFUL!
examined by q veterinarian be
. fore being slaughtered, and ev
elerything must he in tip-top il
!. every respect before it is to be eat
h en- by the ravenous animal.
1t seems to us Il at it would b
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-02-28
home to die if need be.


Don't be content with one crop
Of radishes. a few oniops, a half
dozen tomato plants. make ey-.
cry foot of ground count. Bfore
the Irost is out of the ground
know what you are going to put
in every inch OF that garden.
Make q diagram and save it for
reference. See that the rows are
laid out SO that no plant may be
cheated OF it's place in the sun.
Scorn to be satisfied with one,
crop. Don't LIT the garden loaf
As soon as the radishes and
spring onions are out OF the way
follow them with later vegetables.
Beware OF the hit or miss pan,
Know.
Nature knows right now what
she is.going to send you when the
last luscious strawberry has
drowned itself in cream. You can
know, if you will study whatyou
can plant in midsummer and gar.
ner in the fall.
Where will you go for know
ledge? To your circulating lib.
rary, to the spedlnan'sc scatalogue,
to yourState or the United States
Department. OF Agriculture.
Ask the authorities, too, how
to protect your growing crops
from insect pests. They will tell
you OF sprays and powders. AL.
SO, they viii tell yon how to call
q great army, an aerial army, to
your aid.
That armyis modified now in
the sunny Southland, waiting for
the signal for the spring Often
sive. lis members wi | be a Home
Guard against your insect foes
They will mount guard overyoul
garden and protect 1t early and
late. Aud they will ask no Other
plyment than a little kindness
against their own, enemies.
The Agricultural Department
scientists will tell YOU that this
vast aerial army is made up o
birds. They will tell you insects
destroy.a billion dollars worth o
food each year, aud that mucl
OF this could be saved II bIrd'
we're protected and enabled tt
multiply. 1t is not a matter O
sentiment with these hard.head
ed scientists; they are dealing
t in cold facts.
Did you make a garden las
, year and the year before? The
!, resolve that this year two plant
' shall grow where one grew bc
t fore? Has your garden lAin ia
: low? Waste no time in us,les
J. repining. Begin now to plan til
;, garlen you will make in tn
J spring days already close at hant
\ "Whatsoever thy hand tindet
t to do, do it with thy might,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-02-28

The boy who helps to tend a
& glrlen, grow Il pig or raise poul-'
try is shooting at the Germans
with as big a gun as his older
brother who goes to France.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-02-28
BULLETS IN the sAck YARD.
It,rt I Little Garden and Become a
Muaition Worker.

mooth red beauty last summer
Ind you cut the crisp lettuce, ma.
ure already is getting ready for
bext summer. There are mystic
tirrings, portents OF coming
pring, in the tiny seeds and
brown bulbs snugly hidden un-
Der the snow.
Yes, nature is at work. What
hre you doing? Sitting by the
Rre, perhaps, dreaming OF those
sunny mornings in the garden
when you crumbled the warm
moist earth between your fingers
And breathed it's soft fragrance
and living again the Joy with
which you greeted each tiny new
green shoot.
But, remember, you won't eat
any radishes next June out OF
ast summers garden.
Jesus dld not despise the Wild
ow's mite, and. that little garden
of yours is sgoing to do it's share
toward feeding the world and
bringing peace. ..h
ENGLAND expects every man
Ito do his duty" the great admi-
raj signaled in bis nations day
of peril. Your country expects
every man to DO bis duty, too;
ID it in the trenches in France,
thoss bitterly cold trenches in
France, do it on those ships of
war Drawing the peril by night
in submarine haunted seas.
Yes, and your country expects
you to do your duty, you who
are safe and warm at home:
That garden should be the
symbol OF your service. Then
begin it now. Yes, today, when
the snow IS hesped in chill white
purity IN the angle Of tho fence
and the earth that was so mel.
low in May is firm as adamant
under old winters heavy heel.
The garden that is going to
give the greatest aid to urboys
wnen they,go cover the top" this
spring to deal the final blow in
this great world cataclysm, that
garden is The one that is being
made now. No, not with spade
and hoe and rake. OF course not.
But Haig and Petain and Per-
shing 10 not wait till the morn.
i'g of action to plan their at
tack.
VIII II are you going to lay
your plans Tor an offensive a.
gainst Grim Hunger, whose tren-
ches lie just beyond No Mans
Land Of the next few months
where SO many thousands OF
Belgian and French children may
die for lack OF food? .
These are grim days. Glowing
rhetoric has no place in Il world
mad with blood lust. The Peo'
pes Home journal urges you
to plan. your garden with a pnr
pos' to your country's needs and
the worlds.
Begin today to plan. Draw
bafore you a sketch OF your plot
OF ground. Study your soil
Know what you are going te
plant. Think. Study, Consult
Go into itwith determination.
You have asked that you NIGH
be permitted to serve.
"lf ] could only do something
no matter how smalI!" has beel
your cry as you watched til
boys mach away to the wilt
grand music of war. Is the gar
den tue answer to your plea
Then do with your might wha
your hands find to do.
Your availableground is small
perhaps only fifty feet squar
possibly smaller. Do you kno
you can raise enough on tha
plot OF ground to keep your fan
l'y IN vegetables for a year? Ye
you have some left to sell, orbe
tDr still, send as a gift to ths
mouse where fies the little servi'
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-02-28

ond story has four rooms for
shop work. One room is now
fitted up with benches and tools
for wood work. Some lnachin-
cry has been purchased for the
other rooms. This structure
has been builtfor about $1,000.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-04-06

Will You Strike Support
BY
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-04-06

Not only English freedom, French free
dom is at stake Our own cherished institutions
our free government all that fathers fought for
all that free peoples prize, threatened by enemy
that would impose his own hateful Kultur on every
free institution in every liberty-loving land.
That is why the war must be fought
on European SOIL We are fighting in Europe now
that we NAV not have to fight in America. on the
verv thresholds of our own homes later.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-04-06

We are fighting for the safety and
liberty of our children, our homes,
Victory.
Americans, you are called upon to
back our armies in France, to furnish them the
guns and shells and ships and airplanes the enor.
quantities of every sort of supplies that they
them back across the Rhine
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-04-06
The Right Hand of
Patriotism

The advertising for the Third
Liberty Loan in this county has
been made possible through the
patriotism of the following gentle
men, who have generously con-
tributed the space in which the
advertising will appear.
ROSEDALE.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12
Meaning Of Tonnage.

The difference uses of tonnage terms
when speaking OF ships are causes Of
confusion to the lay mind. Why ships
can not be really compared according
to tonnage is explained by Capt. c. A.
McAllister, engineer in chief, United
States coast guard, in an article in
Popular Science Monthly. For example
he states, steamship companies, in
order to impress upon the travelling
public the size, and consequent relative
safety of their craft, will advertise the
sailing OF certain steamer Of 10000
tons, meaning OF course, gross tons.
The companys agent in entering It at
the custom house. will take great pre-
caution to certify that she is OF only
1910 tons when paying tonnage taxes.
He then Is referring to her net tonnage
and in fact that standard Is used only
when paying dues or taxes.
Displacement tonnage Is almost ex-
clus!vely applied to warships. as they
do not carry cargoes. Strange to say.
the tonnage Of a hattleship varies al
most hourly as coal or other weighty
objects are used or taken on board
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12
NEWS PRINT PROFITS MILLIONS.
Net Revenue Of Manufacturers Said to
Hava Been S1O5, 100000.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Attacks on the
News Print Manufacturers Association
for the alleged combination to keep up
the price Of PAPER. for which several
members Of the association have been
indicted, were made In the senate in
debate over the resolution offered by
Senator Smith, Of Arizona. authorizing
the president to put control over the
entire news print output in the hands
of the federal trade commission. The
resolution would give the trade COM
mission authority to distribute the pa
per output. at a price based on the cost
of production plus a fair profit.
Senator Smith alleged that the News
Print Manufacturers Association - or
members Of it-had conspired to foist
extortionate prices upon the market. AS
a result, he said. many smaller publ
cations thruout the country, including
newspapers and magazines, would be
unable to continue In business. The
International Paper Company and others
that, with it. control nearly the entire
news print market, Senator Smith as
serted, made more than $105,000,0 900
profit in 1917, an increase Of so per
cent over the preceding year. or that
amount, he said, s17,500oO represented
profit gained thru the increase in price
forced upon the market.
u The Arizona senator referred to Pres
ident Wilson's recent order, thru the
federal trade commission, by which the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12
Cattle Trade Healthy.

Bulk Of steers are selling within a
narrow range at this time. and from the
way buyers are going after most Offer
ings it looks as though the market will
be comparatively healthy for months
ahead.
Not only the packers, but eastern
shippers, have been buying freely the
past ten days, and heavy offerings are
selling with more freedom than late
last year.
In-between grades are working up
more than the other kinds, but it ap-
pears as though all classes will hold
firmly during the balance of the winter.
There are no short receipts in sight.
as most sections have plenty Of cattle.
but general demand has broadened and
leads traders to believe that the outlet
will be larger than normal
The packers carry many government
contracts. and to fill these orders they
must buy literally. although the domes-
tic call may be a little smaller than
usual.
The feeders who bought cattle late
last fall are beginning to reship them
to market. and in most instances they
are reporting good profits.
The scarcity of prime heifers and
cows on the market must mean that
country owners are holding such
grades back for breeding purposes and
is proof that they have confidence in
the future market.
Conditions, barring new storms,
should soon become normal again. and
then the feeder outlet will broaden. as
country buyers have been doing little
because OF the uncertainty Of getting
stock home In good shape.
Feed Is more abundant than year
ago, although some feeds are costing
much more at this time. but the cattle
market has advanced enough since last
January to more than cover the in
crease in the cost Of feed.
Despite the upward tendency of val
ues, the undertone Of the situation is
comparatively firm. and undoubtedly all
breaks will be followed by quick re-
coveries.-Drover's Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12
BLOCKADE OF RAILROAD LINES
CURTAllS RECEIPTS At
CHICAGO YARDS.
PACKERS REFUSE TO PAY
PRICES ASKED BY SELLERS
Values Forced Upward at Opening But
Killers Stay Out Of Market Until
Concessions Arc obtaIned-euI Of
Cattle and Sheep Reaching Market
Assigned to Big Killers.

Chicago, Jan. flowing to the fact
that only about ne-fourth as many
hogs arrived as had been expected,
prices were hoisted. but packers held
off and forced a reaction.
Owing to the lateness of trains FRI
day many hogs arrived too late for the
| market and large number went over
without a chance to any action not
withstanding the fact that the hour of
trading was extended.
Eleven markets Friday were credited
with 10000 fewer hogs than a week
ago and the same number as the COR
responding Friday year ago. Chicago
reported 1900 more than week ago
and 1920 more than year ago. St.
Paul had 5000 less than a week ago
and $500 less than a year ago. The
four Missouri river markets today were
credited with 13,40O less than a week
ago and $4,000 less than year ago.
Cattle.
Nearly all Of the cattle were con-
signed to killers direct.
Receipts were uncertain Friday and
traders based their selling on the es-
llIlISlS VI lo,UVu, "iilCil SlooNA hShAiS
twice as large as last Friday and about
Ave times as large as year ago. Five
days offerings totaled $4,000, an in
crease Of 12.400 compared with same
time last week and $500 compared with
a year ago.
Six outside western markets were
credited with 1900. Adding the local
run. offerings footed $4,000, against
$4,000 a week ago and 10000 on the
corresponding Friday a year ago. The
combined arrivals five days this week
totaled 23s,oOO. or $4,000 more than the
same period last week and $4,000 more
than the corresponding FIVE days year
ago.
Sheep:
Most Of the limited number OF ar
rivals of sheep were consigned to the
packers.