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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-01
POISONING STOPS
LARGE CROP Loss
Cooperation Among Farmers
and All Authorities Concerned
Is Necessary.
CAMPAIGN IN NORTH DAKOTA
More Than 100000 Acres Treated in
North Dakota and Saving of ST.
100000 omplished-Many
Counties Organized.

Crops worth more than S150.000,000
nre destroyed every year by such ro-
dents as prairie dogs, ground squirrels,
pocket gophers, rabbits, field mice and
rats and woodchucks. This heavy toll
does not include loss inflicted by house
mice and rats. That the losses due to
rodents constitute an entirely unneces-
.sary drain upon the productive capac-
ity of the farms and That they may be
permanently eliminated at cost which
Is but a small fraction of the damage
.occasioned during a single year has
been proved by the extensive work al
ready accomplished in campaigns con-
Quoted by the Biological Survey OF the
United States department of agricul-
ture In cooperation with state and
county organizations.
Community cooperation will do the
work. Rodent pests have been prac-
tically eliminated from millions OF
acres Of valuable agricultural land In
the last four years through the coop
Grafton Of thousands Of farmers. De-
;scribing these campaigns federal spe-
.cialists declare that the eagerness with
which farmers have availed themselves
of the opportunity to join In concerted
movements aimed at relief from these
pests is most significant and gratify-
ing. while the returns in increased crop
Yields from the amount of labor and
money invested In the community
campaigns have exceeded all expecta-
tions. A successful fight against ro-
dent pests requires that oil local, state
and national agencies concerned be
brought into harmonious and effective
cooperation and that modern poison
ing methods of proved efficiency be
used.
Work In North Dakota.
In the great grain-producing areas
OF North Dakota there has been devel-
oped the most extensive and thorough
ly organized campaign with a compre-
hensive plan of statewide eradication
of rodent pests that has yet been at
tempted. This campaign was organ
fzed under cooperative project agree
ment between the bureau Of biological
survey and the states relation service
of the United States department Of
agriculture and the North Dakota agri-
cultural experiment station and extern
sion service, including the county agent
organization. The state legislature
provided revolving fund available for
use in procuring and maintaining the
required stock of poison supplies.
MANY 0ophers Killed.
The initial campaign was launched
against the Richardson ground squir-
rel, commonly known locally as
gopher" In many places poisoning
resulted in the killing of 90 per cent
of the animals on the first application.
Entire counties were organized In a
systematic voluntary warfare upon the
rodents, using the township as con-
venient working unit. Poisoned grain
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-01
BARBERRY PLANT IS
A MENACE TO WHEAT
Spreader of Stem Rust Should Be
Cut and Destroyed.
Principal Factor In Reducing Yield Of
Wheat Alone In North and South
Dakota and Montana by Mil
lions Of Bushels.

From the United States Department Of
Agriculture.)
The common barberry is a direct
spreader of black stem rust, terri
BILE scourge of wheat, oats, barley and
rye In the spring-wheat districts. Com
mon barberry on lawns and in hedges
in cities and suburbs, as well as on
farms, throughout these districts is
fearful thorn in the side of the
wheat raiser. The presence of this
shrub in your yard may mean that
your county or district produces less
bread to feed the nation and the al
lies. While the farmers are being
urged to take every cultural and pro-
tective measure to prevent rusting OF
their fields, owners of city yards and
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-01
When Chickens Are Best.

Chickens, in any general scheme Of
poultry production, Of course. must
take first place. They are best adapted
to general conditions, take wider
range Of feeds and convert them, per-
haps, with the greatest margin Of
profit. Chickens, better than any 9TH
er class Of poultry. utilize table scraps
and the general run of waste from the
kitchen door, all the way from apple
and potato parings to sour milk.
Chickens for surpass all other kinds
Of poultry in salvaging waste grain
from the stables, from the shed or lot
where the cattle are fed, and from hog
pens. During the winter months, on
farms where any considerable number
Of live stock are kept, the hens would
take their living from these sources
with only slight additional feeding
from time to time. Chickens are great
destroyers of insects.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-01
ON EVERY FARM-1oo HENS.

There should be 100 hens on
every farm In the United States,
declares recent publication
from the office OF the secretary
of agriculture, circular 107. And
we should obtain 100 eggs from
every hen. With approximately
600,00O,000 hens and 60,000,O00,-
600 eggs per year, according to
the calculations of the writer's.
who then add that that number
of eggs constitutes q military re-
source not to be ignored.
One hundred hens on every
farm is not a particularly big
contract. There is hardly farm
in the United States but could
support that number of hens
practically on its waste mate
rails and without materially add
ed cost. One hundred hens to a
farm Is considerably less than
the average number of hens to IA
farm I'm many Of the better poul-
try producing sections Of the
country. 1t Is an average that
could easily be maintained In the
sections Of the country where
the average per farm is now
lower.
One hundred eggs from every
hen. while far below what could
be obtained with proper encour-
agement of fowls, Is consider
ably more than the average egg
production the country over.
Suggestions for attaining this
average are given In the publica-
ton mentioned.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-01
States, Losses From Rodents.

individual states from native rodents
may be obtained from the following
estimate recently submitted to the
United States department Of agricul-
ture by state directors Of agricultural
extension work: Montana $15,0O0.00O
to $20,0OO.O00; North Dakota. 10000
600 to $1,000. 900; Kansas, $4,000 900;
Colorado, $2,OO0.O00; California, $780,
100000; Wyoming. Is per cent Of ali
crops; Nevada, 10 to IS per cent Of all
crops or 100000; New Mexico. ST.
100000 aoss to crops and double this
amount to range.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-01

quent the nests Of sitting hens. With
of poultry houses, mites are not likely
to be troublesome except In warm
weather.
Treatment for mites consists In ap-
plications Of liquid insecticides or dis
infectants to them and to the places
where they harbOr, repeating the ap-
plicatlons at intervals Of about a week
until all are destroyed. Any Of the
petroleum products commonly used
for disinfectant purposes will be found
effective for the destruction of mites.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-01
BE FOOD PRODUCER
prepared by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.)

tfTepaTeO Dy tne united states Do-
partment Of Agriculture.)
Are you going to raise food
for your family this year?
Or are you going to buy what
someone else has raised2
Are you going to the trouble
Of handling a garden-it will I'M
doubtedly mean some additional
work. AL
Some say: let the other fell
low have the garden, I'll spend
my time making money to buy
what he raises."T
That's not the problem-the
nation needs more food to win
the var.
You can help by having a gar
den filled with vegetables to be
substituted on the home table
for food that can be shipped to
feed your boy, or some other
boy. who II fighting In the
trenches.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-01
Cultivate After Rain,

For reasons understood by most
gardeners It Is advisable to cultivate
after every rain
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-01
MAKING Food From Waste.

Keep this thought in mind in con-
sidering the growing Of more poultry
as war necessity: Poultry Ia a means
of converting into good food materials
that cannot be utilized by man, that
cannot be eaten by any other kinds Of
stock, and that without the poultry
would be absolute waste. Very clear
ly It becomes a national as well a.
an individual duty to keep enough
poultry to take up all such waste ma
terials. As long as fowls take the
bulk Of their feed from such sources
and require to be fed On grain or other
garnered feeds only as finishing pro-
cess. additional food u being crsatsdy
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-01
FINE SUBSTITUTE FOR SUGAR
Few Hives Of Bees Will FurnIuG Good
Supply Of Honey-very Little
Work Required.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
Honey is good substitute for sugar.
A few hives Of bees In your back yard
or on your farm Will furnish good
supply of honey II given proper care
at little cost and with little work. Have
a miniature sugar manufacturing plant
Of your own.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Difficulties in Way
OF One-Man Command

And in reading Mr.. Bakers evidence,
| am not surprised that your govern
mcnt supported the Versailles Council!
of the Allies and was even ready for
generaissimo. The difficulty which
prevents actual one-man command Is
just this: If anything should go wrong
in any sector, or if casualties became
heavy, there would always be foolish
people who would blame the Allied
commander. 1t is tradition in war
that the dread decision which sends
brave men into danger shall be com
municated to them by al officer OF
their own nation. wearing their own
uniform and speaking their own lam
guage.
However. failing a generalissimo.
onsider the actual situation which
Washington has had to face. First of
all. you were to enter a campaign
which you did not originate and could
not hope to influence, still less to con-
troll, for many months. That campaign
was to be fought on foreign soil be-
longing to high spirited and inde-
pendent nation. That soil was already
occupied by some millions of foreign
troops-to wit, the British-the very
number of whose force would have
been calculated to arouse suspicion, f
Frenchmcn had not rcposed absolute
confidence in the loyalty of their near
est ally. Germans have repeatedly en-
deavored to break down that mutual
bond of good faith, but without sue
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Teuton Attack Fails
In Upper Alsace
French Destroy Shelters Near
Sepoy lie Haut and
Capture Germans

LONDON, Jan. 29-French raiding
parties Yesterday, after brief artillery
preparation, penetrated deeply the
nerman positions southeast of Sepoy
'e haut in upper Alsace, the Paris War
o'hcc reported to-day. After destroy
ing the cnemy's shelters the raiders
returned with prisoners. A German
assault In the same general region, at
ocnoenholz. to-day failed completely,
''e night statement asserts.
The German War Office reports sew
efal French raids in the Champagne,
on both sides of the ST. Hilaire- st. Sou
plet roads, which are declared to have
oloHen down with heavy losses in hand
d uo,nand lighting in front of the German
ic entanglements. Some prisoners
qua S"d several flame -throwers remained in
N.,man 81 hands, the statement says.
oh the British front the only action
,epVr'ed during the day was German
;;~'u,ng thrust near Arleux- en- Gohelle.
nn =" 9ne Arras sector, which broke down
cc"uer the British fire, according to
SOW, uvuefa' iialg's report. A British patrol
m ,mt out northeast of Yprcs, the state
'Iut 81. adds. has failed to return.
rehch aviators conducted successful
fp"raVions fa"rions on Sunday. bringing down
v.ai y.ul enemy machines and bombing
h';,yuS hostile posts and dcpots, on
v". "e" nearly scvap tons of explosives
ivy ..e cropped. Berlin officially reports
ca,.. 'nirtcen enemy airplancs and one
fsrSae frSsme balloon were shot down yes
'erday in ducls.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Villa Blows Up Train
And Massacres 10
Bandits Then Take and Loot
Santa Rosalia and Flee
Into Mountains

JUAREZ, Mexico, Jan. 29.-More
than 110 soldiers and passengers we're
killed by Francisco Villa and his fol-
lowers Saturday twenty-five miles
south Of Santa Rosaia, when the
bandits dynamited work train going
to Rellano to repair the railroad line
and remove the debris of the passen-
ger train which was robbed and burned
there Wednesday.
This information was received here
tonight from the south by number
Of reliable persons. and was not de-
MED by the authorities.
Francisco Villa himself led the at
tack on the work train, according to
reports, with Martin Lopez second in
command. After killing or executing
all of the Mexican workmen and Fed
eral train guards, who fought for eight
hours, the Villa followers proceeded to
Santa Rosalia, where only l25 soldiers
were stationed. They killed number
of these during the fighting, executed
others and then looted the place.
Troops were sent out from Chihua-
hua City Sunday, but the Villa force
had fled to the mountains. Many
wounded and mutilated Fcderals We're
brought back to the state capitol.
All train service between Chihuahua
Citv and Torreon has been suspended
because of the activities Of the Villa
bands.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Practical Shipping Men
AS Hurley s Advisors
Shipping Board Head Names
Committee To Aid Govern
ment Marine
lSl0N Coly.cspcNicNocl

WASIIINGTON. Jan %. Chairman
Hurley of the Shipping Board to-day
named an advisory shipping committee
Of practlca shipping mcn to devise
means for improving the operation Of
government tonnage The personnel
Of tho committee is =. A. $. Franklin,
Of tho International Mercantile Ma
rlnc; Frank {. Mumsen. Of the Munson
Line; l.. G. Sherman, Of W. II. Grace
& Co.; II. II. Raymond, Of tho Clyde
and Mallory lines; +. n. Chamberlain,
Commissioner of Navigation; Ernest
VI. Bull. Of the Bull Steamship Lines:
D. T. Warden, Of the Standard Oil
fleet.
The committee was formerly part Of
the Council of National Defence or
ganlzation, in which capacity it has
been informally advising the Shipping
Board. 1t will meet Tomorrow with
representatives Of the food, fuel aud
railroad administrations and of the
Allied shipping interests.
The gradual taking over of neutral
tonnage by the Shipping Board is now
in progress. it was announced at the
Shipping Board to-day. 1t is under
stood that some of the neutral tonnage
VII be placed at the disposal Of the
hllics
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
British War Mission
Aroused by Wilson
.StoF CorycsDoudcuc,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 Members
OF the British War Mission to the
United States arc considerably per-
,utbcd by the Presidents reference to
the partial failure of the munitions
ministries in England and France in
his letter to Senator Chamberlain
winch the chairman Of the Senate Mil
ltary Affairs Committee made public in
answering the Presidents allegation
that he had not been appriscd Of the
Scnatc's intention in the matter of
addit tonal military legislation.
BRUSH officials. it is compctcntly
stated, are cndcavoring to devise some
method of answering the Presidents
unfavorable comment without launch
ing direct attack on Mr. Wilson or
without seeming to obtrudc on the do
mestic affairs of the United States gov
ernmcnt. In the Chamberlain letter
the President wrote:
"Rather intimate information from
the other side of the water convinces
me that the munitions ministries which
have been set up there have not full
filled the expectations of those who
advocated thcm.'
British officials do not ATTEMPT to
give the munitions ministry an un-
qualified approval. Their stand seems
to be that. despite mistakes and short
comings, the munitions administration
has rendered a great war service and
has met an executive need that could
not have been met otherwise
At the same time. it is believed. a
subordinate motive in the attempt to
answer the President is TO be found in
the desire of members Of the British
War Mission to "sQuare themseivcs'
with home authorities for what may
be considered a too pronounced candor
in their discussion Of British war man
agcmcnt with American officials.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30

deeply touched. as if the ceremony
took place in some cathedral, whore
anthem and flowers beautifed the fu-
neral rites. And the last thing that
would be desired by our men. would
be having suffered themselves so
severely to add one iota to the pain
OF American families over which this
same shadow has fallen
1t is we'll that this subject has been
mentioned. War is apt. sometimes, TO
make US think lightly Of the value Of
human life. IL is a salutary thing
that we should be reminded that cvcry
single. man in these vast armies has
the same human dignity as your Pres-
dent OF our King that his sacrifice
must not be wasted his strength
squandcrcd but that his service for
country IS the most sacred gift that
any country can receive from her sons.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
House Seeks Cause Of
Foreign Mail Delay
[Staf Correspondence

WASHINGTON. Jan. 29.-The House
to-day passed without dissenting
vote resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Rogers, of Massachusetts, s,
calling upon Postmaster General Burle-
son for an explanation of delays in
the transmission of mails to American
soldiers in France. 1t is understood
that the passage Of the Rogers's rcso-
luton was anticipated BY the Post
Office Department and that for several
days foreign mail experts have been
engaged in formulating report for
Congress.
According to Representative Rogers.
soldiers mail is suffering delay at four
points in its transmis ission. First, it
is said not to be handled eXpcditiously
in this country. Then, it is said. it
has to await transport under convoy
and suffer the delays incident to mill
tary movements overseas. 1t is fur
thcr alleged that considerable delay is
occasioned by the leisurcly practices
Of the French mail authorities. and.
finally. it is reported, the mail is re
tardcd by the lack of AN efficient or
ganization in our own army in France
for sorting and distributing it
promptly.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Manifesto of Rebels
Announces Finland Is
In Hands of Workers

PETROGRAD. Jan. % revolution
of the proletariat has been proclaimed
IN Finland. and the Social Democratic
Committee has published manifesto
announcing that the authority belongs
solely TO the working classes and the
organs representing them.
general strike, excluding, however,
electric light stations, pharmacies. hos
pitfalls and provision shops, was de-
clarcd on Monday at Helsngfors The
Central Committee of Workmcn has
declared a state of siege. prohibiting
the carrying of arms except by the Red
Guard, which is Entrusted with the
maintenance of order.
Counter revolutionary acts and loot
ing. it is announced, will be suppressed
with full rigor of the revolutionary
laws. White Guards and Senators are
being arrested.
Some of the White Guards blew I'm
the railroad bridge near Coria station.
Similar acts OF destruction have oc.
Cured in other parts of Finland.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Ambulance to
Hold Exhibition Feb. Is

The junior committee of the Ameri-
can Ambulance Hospital will hold an
exhibition, followed by sale, begin
ming on February %, at 72l-723 Fifth
Avenue.
Prominent persons Will speak each
day on the work done by the ambu-
lance and pictures will be shown. Do
nations for the sale are being received
at the home OF Mrs. Benjamin Nicoll,
46 West Fifty-fourth Street
Mrs. George Whitney is chairman Of
the committee in charge. and associ-
ated with her are Mrs. Winthrop Aid
rich, Mrs. Monroe Douglas Robinson.
Mrs. John Sloane, Mrs. Joseph II.
Choate, ir., Miss Beatrice Gordon
Pratt and Miss Mary Garfield.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Italian Front
GERMAN

BERLIN, Jan. Con- the plateau of Sctti
Communi violent fighting has broken out
again. The Italians attacked yesterday with
strong forces on the sectors from cas-. of
Hsiago to the Brcnta AT Monte Siscmol
and to the west their attack broke down for
the most part in front Of the Austro-IIun-
Garian positions under their fire.
Monte d Val Bella, on which they were
able for Il time to gain a foothod was
wrcstcd from them again in "A counter attack
In the region of tho Col del Roo and be-
tween the Frcnzcla isavinc and tho Brcnta our
allies. after bitter fighting. threw bayA the
enemy who advanced to the attack Re
rcatcd attempts of the enemy to widen the
local breaches by bringing up reserves broke
Gown with heavy losses. Ten officers and $40
men were taken prisoners.
Ono of our bombing suuadrons on Satu ruav
night dropped about twcnty-onc tons Of
bombs ON tastcfranco. Trcviso and Mestrc
with good effect. Big fires were seen from n
long distance
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
French Senate Has Right
To Try Malvy, 1t Decides

PARIS. Jan. rs. French Senate,
which, organized as iIign Court of
Justice. to-day began the trial OF Louis
j. Malvy, former Minister of the In
nounccd after n long secret session
that it had rejected the plea that it
was not competent to act in the case
Antonin Dubost. president of the
Senate. declared that tho demand Of
two civilians that they be made parties
to the case was not acceptable TO the
court. He announced that supple
mcntary Investigation would be ncccs-
SarE
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
British Ship Workers
To Resist New Draft
Press Labor Partys Aims and
Demand Conscription of
Wealth

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 29.-Thc Merscy
District Federation Of Engineering and
Ship Building Trades. at a meeting at
tended by 1000 members last night,
adopted resolution calling for all
possible resistance TO any further call
upon the country's man power unless
the government Immediately declares
its Willingness to adopt the Labor
partv's war aims. promises to facilitate
an international workers conference
and agree, to the conscription Of
wealth. There were only two dissent
ing votes.
Sir Auckland Gcddcs, Director Of Ma
tional Service, was invited to attend
and surprised tho meeting by accept
ing the irritation. He made a long
speech and was questioned for two
hours. receiving an ovation when ne
concluded.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Only Women Needed in Relief
Permitted to Go Abroad

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. - Passport
regulations of the State Department
now permit only those American wom-
en- to 60 abroad whose services are
imperatively required by some rccog-
nized relief agency
The explanation, as announced to-
day. was that the presence Of large
numbers Of free lance workers was
beginning to prove an embarrassment
to the warning countries. Passports
arc being denied also to the wives Of
American officers in France.