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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-14
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE
INCENDIARY ORIGIN?
Industrial Building at Indian
apolis Destroyed.

indianapolis, Jan. 13.-fire broke out
in the Industrial building. which
housed 80 manufacturing concerns to-
night and destroyed tn" building and
adjoining property. causing a loss es-
timated at 81 .O00. 600.
Fire Chief Loucks said he believed
that the fire was Of incendiary origin
Several of the concerns were making
machinery for the government.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-14
ST. LOUIS ISOLATED.

ST. Louis, Mo. Jan. l3-Although
blizzard conditions ceased today, this
city remained practically cut off from
railway communication with the north
and east. Several trains arrived from
the west and the south. all running
from 10 10 3s hours late.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-14
Snow Impedes Fire Fighters.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Jan. l3.--The
Hawkins block, story. office
building in the business section, was
destroyed and two other big buildings
adjoining We're being swept by fire
Of undetermined origin tonight Al
most impossible drifts Of snow i'm
peded the firemen.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-14
Russian and German Reports
Regarding Peace Parleys Do
Not Carry Same Brand Mark
Berlin Says No Interference With Say Internal Affairs Is
Intended and fetrOgrad Declares BOlshcviki Are
Suspicious of Hun Conferees

Amsterdam, Jan. l3.-The report of
the Wolff bureau, the German semi of
ficiai news agency, on Saturdays de
liberations at the Brest LitoNsk peace
conference. says that ut the opening
of the sitting, Count Czernin. the Aus
tro-, Hungarian foreign minister, an-
nounced that the central powers
recognition OF the Ukraine delegation
as representing an independcnt state,
would be reserved tor the peace
treaty"
NJ, Trot2ky, the Holsheviki foreign
minister followed Count czernin. say
ing that such conflicts as had occurred
between the Russian government and
the Ukraine, have had no connection
with the question of the self -determi-
nation Of the Ukraine. concerning
which there is no room for conflict be
tween the two sister republics
Accepts Position.
NJ. Boludpwisch. the 1'krainian sec
retary of state, accepted the statements
ot Count Czernin and NJ. Trotzky and
announced that his delegates would
particirat" I'm the peace negotiations
on that basis.
Later in the session the delegates
discussed the German claim that the
Russian wireless statements issued
during the recess constituted "A trans-
gression of the spirit of the armIsticc
NJ. Trot2kN desired to know In what
particular the spirit OF the armistico
had been transgressed by the commit
n 1Pl a 4 IaT ~
German delegation. replied, "At the
head OF the armistice treaty stood the
words, bring about lasting reace,'
Your Russian propaganda transgressed
this intention, because 1t did not strive
after a lasting peace. but to carry the
resolutions concerning civil war into
the countries of the central powers"
M. Trotzky answered General Hoff-
mann. pointing out that all the Ger
man newspapers were being admitted
freely into Russia. even newspapers
which We're supporting the views of the
extreme Russian reartionaries Com
plete equality had been observed in
this respect, and II had nothing To do
with the armistice treaty.
General Hoffman, retorted that this
protest was not directed against the
Russian press. but against official gov
ernment statements and statements
which bore the signature of Ensign
thrylenko. commander-in-c chief Of the
Bolsheyik forces.
No Interference Promised.
To this statement Trotzky replied
that the treaty contained no restrlc-
tions on expressions of opinion by citi-
Hens of the Russian republic or their
governing officials. DR., Richard Won
knchlmann. the German foreign min
lister, interrupted NJ. Trotzky. saying:
Non interference in Russian affairs
Is the fixed principle Of the German
government, but the government has
the right to demand reciprocity In this
respect
Answering DR.. Won kunhlmann.
Tra,zky replied: "On the other hand.
the Russians will recognize 1t as q step
forward If the Germans freely and
frankly express their views repa riding
international conditions in Russia as
far as they think IL necessary"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-14
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS,

y fresh sprinkle of snow was added
yesterday to the foot deep blanket.
and more is predicted for today, Mean
while the i'll fated skating rink. started
nan dozen times, waits. But every
bobsled in the city was Communicated
for service yesterday and happy par
ties forgot skating in the joy Of the
seasons first straw ride.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-14
U. S. OATS TO FRANCE.

An Atlantic Port. Jan. f3.-Plans
were announced today for the sending
of 10000 bushels of oats from this
port 10 France within short time.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-14

The Weather

Force ecast-Snow Monday in west
and central and by night in east
PORTION; rising temperature in east
portion: Tuesday, probably snow;
colder in west portion.
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cREMAToRiEs TO CLOSE.

Amsterdam, Jan. 13-The Bavarian
Legislature has ordered the closing OF
crematories on account Of the scarcity
of coal.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-09

Many inquiries are now "i-E received
as to the use of additional mounts Of
fertilizers for sJimUlaJiuE -hr growth
and development, Of our farm crops. par
ticuIarIy corn and cotton The season
is now rapidly advancing and whatever
is To De done lbou, such matters. there
fore. should be done uuicSIy- Moreover.
there are various problems To ne takerf
into consideration which will have an
important bearing ON the conclusions
reached First. there j. now only a
limited amount Of Tertil5ziu- material
available Many OF the sources from
which plant food could be drawn pre-
viouSIy are either greatly restricted or
dried M alto-ethcr. The question of
application will DEE determined and in
fiueuced To a considerable extent by the
labor situation. while the high price of
Fertiliziug materials should now insure
-heir use only under the most favor
snIe circumstances A. matter OF
fact there Il "A tendency 10 delay the
application Of supplemental amounts of
fertilizer until too late i'm the growing
season 10 obtain the best results This
= particularly true where the farmer
wishes TO use a complete formula CON
tanning. let uS SAY. both phosphorus acid
and potash Nitrogen becomes more
quickly available than any other eie-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-09
Ex-Czar's Wife and
Daughter Killed, Too?

STOCKHOLM, July "a report that
the former czar. the former czarina and
their daughter Grand Duchess Tatiana,
were murdered, is contained in Maxim
Gorky's newspaper Novaya zhisn, ac-
cording to a wireless dispatch from Pc
trograd today.
An official funeral service was held
in the Tsarkoe Selo, the emperor's for
mer residence. A priest prayer, oh
Lord, accept the souls of thy servants.
Nicholas, Alexandra and Tatiana," the
report said.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-09
Road Goes Back to Owners

SPARTANBURG. S. c., July 6.-fhe
Piedmont and Northern railroad. an
electric road serving about so miles of
territory. was today released fro m fed
eral control. according to a telegram
received at the railroad. headquarters.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-09

year than at any other. This brings
you down to the necessity of utilizing
soy beans or cowpeas for summer graz
ing crops. You should get these into
the ground as early as possible and be
sure to select quick maturing varieties.
Some seed of soy beans brought down
from the north would be serviceabl for
this purpose. We think there is a varie-
ty called the Black, which natures
much earlier than the Mammoth yell
low, which is one of the standard va
rieties of soy/beans and good for late
season grazing on that account War
ren's Extra Early and the New Era
would also be good varieties for you to
plant. You should be able to Craze this
crop some time in late July, depending
a good deal on seasonal conditions from
now forward We have grazed both soy
beans and cowpeaS. to good advantage.
We are inclined to favor the soy bean as
a grazing crop because it makes more
grain per acre in our experience. We
would prefer to SOW these crops in
drills about "a to 80 inches apart rather
than broadcast, as IT will make it posi-
BILE for you to cultivate them lightly
unity they spread enough to cover up
the rows.
A good grade of cotton seed meal con-
cent of phosphoric acid and per cent
of potash. There is some meal made
which runs as high as rs per cent of
nitrogen; the lowest grade contains
about SIS per cent We think your ap-
pliCation of fertilizer for cotton land is
rather light. The formula is a very
good one except that you probably used
more potash than is necessary on any
save very sandy land or on land where
cotton shows tendency to rust. We
would prefer for ourselves to use about
per cent of phosphoric acid, 3 per
cent of nitrogen and to . per cent Of
potash on land such as you describe and
situated in your part of the state. We
think that an application of 400 pounds
per acre will give you better results
than you can hope to anticipate from
the formula you are using. For legumes
we would use about 1914 formula at
the rate of 300 pounds per acre
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-09

Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: As l did
not see my last letter in print will write again.
What do you cousins do for pastime: Wooda
Earle, your letter was fine. | sure would like
to correspond with YOU. What do you cousins
think about this terrible war? DO you feel that
dear L. S. A. will win tt-or do you think
Germany will win? | don't believe Germany
can whip the world. What has become of our
soldier boys? They used to write to Aunt
Julia. but l never see any letters from them
now. Aunt Julia. | think your plan TO help win
the war is perfectly grand. | don't think it
would hurt to save the feathers TO make
the pillows and give ten cents month to
make the surgical dressings ] am more than
willing TO deny myself of ten cents a month to
help the soldiers and | am going to make
just many pillows as | can. How many OF
you cousins like Aunt Julia plan TO help our
dear soldier boys who freely giving their
lives and shedding their blood so willingly for
the sake of their dear country and for the
sake of their dear ones at home whe are anx-
iously and patiently waiting for their safe re-
turn home. How many of you like the name
Aunt Julia gave our club: think 1t Is the
best name could find for it. Bessie Dillon,
your letter was fine. Come again. Wen, as
there are many new cousins since wrote
last, will describe myself again. once more ana
for all Oh, do please stop laughing. it's only
inkryou are reading and not the real person.
Wen, | may as well describe myself, as 1t
seems you all not going to stop laughing
here | go. | have light hair talmost blackl'
blue ewes and fair complexion. HOw's that for
a description: Come on, Georgia boys ana girls.
don't be afraid. don't be bashful and don
be a Stacker for Aunt Julia, and don't be a
Stacker or deserter in Uncle Sans army. navy
marines or camp. Boys, be honorable be a
gentleman in every respect OF course 1t Is
nard to leave loved ones nome. but he brave.
dear soldier boys. and when Uncle sam calls
you 20 his service obey his call. Well my
letter is growing lengthy. | viii close. II
this escapes the wastebasket | will come again
soon. So good night to all. Your loving niece
and cousin LAURA ii. ADAMS.
Eiberton. TIA, X. F. ID. No. I. Box L.
Z. S.-Hoyle Morton. your letter was tine.
Come again. and some of you cousins write TO
me | will try to answer all letters received.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-09

.,ltc TO be applied with advantage. The
question - being asked as 10 the advis-
abIIty OF applying peanut meal ana vel
bet uean meal, principally with the idea
OF providing nitrogen. Cnuer existing
circumstances it does seem wise TO au-
vocaUe the use OF either Of these mate
rails "a they are too valuable for an
imal iOod and too badly needed Tor this
purpose ON the other hand, there will
Uc some deterioration in the value OF
nitrate of soda and OF all the eIemenIs
mentioned il is the most desirable Tor
use at this time. There is also no doubt
some cottonseed meal on hand which
* old or stale OF which was manuIac-
tureu from heated or Termented seed,
and is therefore CHIEFLY valuable FOR
fertilizing purposes. This can be used
TO advantage if put on Immediately.
As to the methods OF application, IL
appears that nitrate OF soda can only
be used as "A top dressing. 1t should
not be brought Immediately in contact
with the plant nor should it be dis
tributed when the leaves are wet, there
by causing them to burn through the
action OF the soda il carries. 1t should
be put on after rains rather than before
so as TO avoid completely as pos
siblc any danger Of its loss through
being washed away before 1t can be ao-
sorbed into the soil and so rendered
serviceable to the plant. 1T should not
be mixed with the soil, but scattered
uniformly over the surface, though
there may be occasions as during a
long dry spell when covering 1t light
~ into the soil will be an advantage.
Cotton seed meal on the other hand,
should be scattered ahead of the cul-
ttNator and covered into the soil, as 1t
must undergo fermentation and trans
formation into forms available to the
pIant. all of which occupies time and
is most quickly accomplished through
the Preventative processes engendered
by mixing it with the soil.
As to the amounts to use, 100 pounds
of nitrate of soda should be about right
for most crops Nitrogen is the main
element in which our soils are deficient.
Other factors enter in and must be con-
sidered. but a dearth of nitrogen means
crop failure The question is continu-
ally being asked if one has moderate
amount of fertilizer how should they
use it. 1t is generally conceded that
intensive farming is the most profitable
and satisfactory We are disposed TO
think. therefore, that it is better to con-
centrate the use of fertilizer on fewer
acres which are better prepared and
handled than over wider areas. One
hundred pounds of cotton seed meal
will answer fairly well, but it will only
provide half the available nitrogen con-
tanned in one hundred pounds of nj
trate of soda We should be disposed
to recommend, therefore, for most situa-
tions. the use of 200 pounds of cotton
seed meal and the making of the appli-
cation Immediately. In the case of nj
trate of soda the results should be ev-
ident i'm 10 to Is days, but in the case
of cotton seed meal it will take 10 to 20
days.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-09

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: viii you let
me in for mOmentf | won't stay long.
came in once before, but then | Il little
girl Just sweet sixteen Now | am married
and am seventeen. hope you all remember
me-Lucle Morton, Ceuterville Ala. My home
is now in North Carolina. | come this time.
though, in favor of Aunt Julia's soldiers Re
lief club" | am proud of this sugges lion,
and am going to start to work right now.
am | will meet with success. For who =
would dare refuse to help wounded soldier
who mas risked his life for you and II | have
brother over there in the navy, and a huS-
hand lover there" in the field artillery. and
several cousins and friends. | have just noticed
in the paper where one Of my cousins, Il cor
poral in the Rainbow Division, has been
severely wounded Corporal Oliver Parker. So
YOU see | have right to be anxious and en-
thusiastic
My! my! | have almost stayed too long: but
then am going now. | want all YOU cousins,
each and everyone of you, to help me make this
relief club" success. | thank you.
Your niece and cousin,
MRS. q. u. COGGIN.
Snringhope, y. c.. Route =.
7. S.-Aunt Julia, please print this in next
issue and also give US some further instructions.
p Dear Aunt Julia: | wish you would please
The Journal, | have already started to work
ON the Aunt Julia's SoldieEs Relief club.
started to work yesterday afternoon and col
lected 50 cents in about thirty minutes. I have
n pledge written out, and everybody signing
pledges themselves to 10 cents a month. | will
and the other for July. Thanking you in ad-
vance, ! am Your niece
MRS o. d. COGGIN.
Dear Aunt Julia: ] have been a silent reader
of your column ever since it was begun and en-
fhn Int fnPC gaYan IL.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-09
Com Dining Corn and other Crops for
Grain Production

II. II. r.. Denton, Gn.. writes: Local ad-
vice to the planting of a combination
crop of corn, peanuts, velvet beans and
peas is that corn is planted first then
later the peanuts and beans and at laying
b., time peas. should this be the right
method kindly advise me as 10 the spacing
of the rows, variety to plant and spacing
the grain in the rows. Also advise as
to thu planting of sweet potatoes. l am
planting corn and hay peas TO feed stock
Your advice will be appreciated.
The method of planting which has
been indicated to you is about as good
a plan as you can follow, and we think
you will find it to work out quite sat
isfactorily. We suggest that you space
the rows of corn about six feet apart.
We would plant an upland variety of
corn. the 80 or 100-day velvet bean,
the white Spanish peanut and the Iron
or Brabham cowpea. We would leave
the stalks of corn about Is inches apart
in the drill and plant velvet bean
opposite each corn stalk. The barnyard
manure should be scattered over the
land and worked into it with a disk as
completely and thoroughly as possible
If it had been applied early in the sea-
son il might have been broadcasted on
the ground and then turned under, but
it would be too late to follow this praC-
tice at the present time. Either one
of the varieties of peas mentioned may
be cultivated for grain or hay. In plant
ing for hay we would prefer to drill
in the peas with a grain drill or some
satisfactory substitute therefor. The
peas planted for grain should be sown
in drills about 80 inches apart and Gull
tivated until they begin to spread across
the row. When planting in drills use
about two peCSs per acre; when drilling
in solid about one bushel per acre.
Sweet potatoes should be planted in
rows about three feet apart and the
slips set about / 5 TO rs inches apart in
the drill This crop will do well on
fairly thin land. The type of land you
describe in your, letter is well suited
to sweet potatoes. Under normal con-
ditions it is a good idea to use some
acid phosphat and potash with rea-
Sonable ration of nitrogen Peanuts will
do all right probably, but will not yield
nearly so well as if they were fertil-
lied with 800 pounds of acid phosphate
and some potash as well. Potash is too
high to use for this purpose. Land in
tended for peanuts and other legumes
in your section of the state should ordi-
narily be lined with the crushed raw
rock at the rate of 1000 to 1000 pounds
per acre An application once in three
years will answer very well
If situated as you are, We would gath
err all the corn stalks peavineS and
everything else and run through a cut.
ting box or shredder and food along
with ration of equal parts of corn and
velvet beans or some of the other le-
eUn,c.f -oU mention.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-09

Pork can be made more cheaplv on
grazing crops than in any other wav in
your section of the state. and II is good
practice to Craze down oats with hogs.
though we have secured the largest re-
turn per acre in the way of pork from
this crop by letting the oats nartly
head out before turning the hogs on
them. After the oats are gone Won
should theoretically have had rape on
which to turn the animals Then an
early seeding Of peas and corn or milIet
should have been helpful. We would
suggest that you make an effort next
year to have A piece of clover sod We
think YOU will find alSike clover 20 do
fairly well in your part Of tho state.
and Bermuda sod with burr clover or
white clover SOwn on il will furnish
considerable grazing during the period
between which the fall-sown cereal G
matur" AID n ---Ta.zn crops de-
Teiop sufficiently to make them suitable
Tor pasture purposes.
You are right in desiring to plant
your groundpeas and reserve them for
use as pasture crop i'm the late au-
tumn. They will give you more salts
action and a larger return in the way
If rork per acre at that season of the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-09

Dear Auntie and Cousins: Can you huddle
mp close together and make room for Penn
sylvania lassie: | have never seen letter in
this paper from Il northern state. l ceratinly
do enjoy reading all your letters. They are
fun of life and enjoyment that when read
ing them one couldn't help but ne happy. I'll
not start ont by spraising my own state, though
| could. for | love this dear old Keystone
state" as every loves their home. state.
Though you and | live i'm different states and
So far apart we all live in the United States,
and that is the main thing. Say, all you who
want to send Mr.. WaStebasket after that
kaiser. will you let me join you? I'd enjoy II
very much. I'm anxious for the United States
to win, and besides | want this letter pub
lished But if we want to send MIR. Waste
basket after old Billy will have to pay his
expenses. So let's all knit. give to the Red
Stamps and Bonds l went to high school last
winter but nevertheless found plenty of time
to knit and to sell Thrift Stamps. l bought a
card for myself. Dear cousins, let us all go
by this motto. "Quit doing your bit and do
your all" If | see this letter in print l will
write again and describe myself and life.
have an uncle i'm Georgia: aunt, uncle
and a cousin in Florida. How many know
that little joke abou 1.-THE kaiser and President
Wilson meeting at the gates of heaven: Auntie,
please excuSe the length of this letter and have
il printed. Your new and sincere niece and
cousin. LETT l.. HUFF.
Jamison City. Pa. Columbia Co.
p. S.-All of YOU cOnsins write to me, please.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-09
GRAZING cRo7 COMBINATIONS ron
HOGS

$. H.. Moulf7:o e. vv-i,as.
mig crop fer hcgs think we shouJd have
pasture rich in protein. Do SOW beans
max" good hog pasture and could thov he
'Wn soon 20 he nastnred during July and
crop IS there anything else that Won can
~lEE"St: What is the ANALYSIS Of bigb
&rad" cottnnseed meal? We have n dark
ANALYSIS " gUauo would Won advise for 81
"r"Ssing and how much per acre on this
.and which was SUBSIDIZED from 10 10 10
inches deep !"
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Dear Children !:


working order, soldiers too, now
made of the comfort pillows and full for their
hospital beds the soldiers property OF course
their
Anything will be helpful and cheering but we
division of time The " Tuesday
Introductory list cousins;
eachw the e car
Lovingly
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-09

is fighting the grass and trying to raise food
for the soldiers. Well, | will describe myself
and go. l am Is years old. weigh 125, blue
eyes, fair compile Niun, black hair. Please print
this. as | want to surprise mamma and papa
Send Mr.. Wastebasket 10 hunt the kaiser till
this is printed. | would like to correspond
with any of our cousins. Will answer all let
tiers received. A cousin.
ANNIE MAE SMITH.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-09
AGRICULTURAL:
- EDUCATIoN
60 Successor FARMING
RZsEB ANOafuM. SOUL

mano-
cuIturaI College Athens. Ca