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The Republican., 1918-10-17
ERADICATION OF
CUTWORM MOTHS
Late Fall and Winter Flowing of
Grass Lands Will Destroy
Their Winter Homes.
HOGS DEV0UR MANY INSECTS
Injury Usually Consists in Cutting off
Plants Just Below Surface and
Occurs in Spring - Eggs Are
Hatched During Autumn.

From the United States Department of
Agriculture)
If land that has been in grass for q
considerable time and is likely to con-
tain cutworms is to be planted to corn
the following spring, it should be
plowed in midsummer or early fall,
about the time the moths eggs are
laid or, better, before the eggs are
laid, for then vegetation which is suit
able for the moths to lay their eggs
upon is removed. The earlier the pre-
ceding year grasslands to be planted
to corn are plowed, the less will be
the probability that the cutworm
moths will have laid their eggs there
on, and the less, consequently, will be
the danger of injury by cutworms the
following year.
Late fall and winter plowing of
grasslands. although not as effective
as early plowing, will destroy many of
the alternating cutworms, as well as
such other important corn pests as
white grubs, and should be practiced
when earlier plOwing is impracticable.
Insects Are Devoured.
Pasturing hogs upon land supposed
to harbor cutworms is q beneficial
practice, as these animals root up and
devour insects of many kinds, includ-
ing cutworms, in large numbers. Farm
poultry, allowed to follow the plow,
Is of great value.
When cutwOrms are found to be
abundant on corn land, the use of the
poisoned bait is recommended. In
fields known to be infested, the dis
tributiOn of this bait should be begun
as soon as the corn appears above the
ground, so that the cutworms may be
eliminated as quickly as possible and
the injured hills replanted promptly.
During the warmer spring months cut
worms do most of their feeding at
night and burrow into the soil to the
depth of an inch or two during the
day, so that the bait usually will be
more effective if applied during the
late afternoon and early evening
hours.
Frequently cutworms migrate to cul-
tivated fields from adjoining grass
land, and in such cases the crops can
be protected by running a narrow
band of the poisoned bait around the
edge Of the field or along the side
nearest the source of infestation.
CutwOrm injury, which usually con-
sists in the cutting off of the plants
at or little below the surface of the
ground, almost invariably occurs in
the spring, beginning as soon as the
first plants sprout and continuing un-
til late June or early July, by which
time the worms are full grown. The
worms feed at night and rest during
The Republican., 1918-10-17
Canada Gives Up Luxuries
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Vancouver, B. C.-Here are few
signs showing what Canada is doing
to help win the war by conservation
in civilian life.
The biggest result has been prohibi-
tion. The Dominion is dry as the Sa-
hGra.
The consumption of candy has been
cut 80 per cent.
Picture shows and theaters have
shrunk in number to a marked de-
gree.
You can travel from the Atlantic to
the Pacific and never see piano, a
phonOgraph, violin or other musical in
strument offered for sale. Everyone
is wearing his old clothes.
"Why should we buy luxuries and
music when our defenders need bread
and the Red Cross is begging for mercy
funds?" the Canadian reasons.
Travel IS falling off. The summer
tourist is becoming rare. One of the
largest resorts in the Canadian Rock
ies has an average of only 80 guests,
The Republican., 1918-10-17

Gently, General Blddle, head of the
American forces in England; Ambas-
sador Page and General Livingston,
chief of the British air service, pre-
sided. Many members of the Ameri-
can and British diplomatic and mill
tary service, government officials,
lords and ladies from all over Great
Britain, attended the official opening.
Following the American flag raising
there was review of American troops
from all surrounding camps and ath-
letlc sports on the college green. At
night hundreds attended a big, infor-
NAL dinner given by the mayor in the
town hall in honor of the American
aviation opening in England. Dane
ing followed.
With Lieut.. T. I. Toole, camp mess
officer, former second baseman of the
Columbus (O) American Association
team, the correspondent visited the
camp.
With its row after row of tents, the
camp was a veritable tented city. In
a big, galvanized iron structure at
one end Yankee cooks were busy pre-
pairing a soup and roast beef dinner
for these hundreds of hungry Yank
warriors.
Bread Mountain.
Hundreds of white loaves of bread
were piled on huge trays in the
kitchen. 1t was a miniature bread
mountain. They'll get away with that
In one meal, Yankee baker laughed.
In another galvanized iron structure
was a large Red Cross shower bath
house filled at the time with nude
Yankees enjoying and shivering
through cold plunge. At each show
er they We're lined up three deep, and
as one would fall away chattering
from the cold water another would
plunge in. The Yankees go about two
weeks without a bath en- route from
America to England and they're eager
to get to the showers here.
Perhaps the prettiest and most
elaborately furnished structure In the
camp is the officers clubrooms fur
nished by the Red Cross and Y. NJ.
c. A. American flags, pennants and
pictures adorn the walls, and there's
a much-Overworked piano that groans
under too much American ragtime.
Here the young officers sing, dance
and bunny-hug with each other while
one of their number bangs the piano.
There's a plentiful supply of Ameri-
can newspapers and magazines there
also.
The Republican., 1918-10-17
HALF SALARY GOES TO WAR
Candidate for Prosecuting Attorney at
Seattle Makes Unusual
Promise.

Seattle, Wash.-Thomas D. Page,
who is a candidate on the Republican
ticket for the nomination of prosecut-
ing attorney of this county, makes the
unusual promise that if elected he
will devote at least one-half of his sal.
ary to war purposes.
Page says he will give $1,000 of his
salary to the Red Cross, the Young
Mems Christian association, the
knights of Columbus and the Salvation
army, divided equally. He also prom
ises to invest $1,000 in Thrift stamps,
so that at least the salary for one-half
his term will be devoted to the war.
The Republican., 1918-10-17
BY CAPT. PAUL BEWSHER.


LOndOn.-The observer settled him
self beside the pilot in the big bomb
ing machine. On either side the en-
gines roared thunderously. The signal
was given and the machine moved for
ward, turned into the wind and rushed
across the grass into the dim night.
1t climbed swiftly in wide circles,
and below could be seen the dim
countryside where a few scattered
lights twinkled. Far to the right lay
a winding river, like a thread of sill
yer ribbon. Beside the silver ribbon,
nearly 200 miles away, lay the Ger
man town which formed this nights
objective.
In front of the two airmen glowed
the phosphorescent dials of the re-
cording instruments. Soon they reg
istered sufficient height for the ma
chine to turn toward the fighting line,
up and down which great white star
shells were rising, to hang suspended
for few moments before fading out
into the darkness.
The wing-lights were switched off,
the lines were crossed, and friendly
territory left further and further be-
hind.
Far ahead the glare of many blast
furnaces could be seen, and above
them the long, white fingers of Ger
man searchlights swept restlessly to
and fro.
We flew on steadily, valnly sought
by the searchlights and unscathed by
the fierce barrage of shells which
burst thickly far below them.
Over Enemy Territory.
Soon the first barrier of defense
was passed, and for a long time we
flew over mile upon mile of enemy ter
ritory, over dimly lit towns and Sleep
ing fields and villages. We passed a
big city lying on the bank of the
river. We could see the bridges, black
across the band of silver, and over the
city swept three long searchlights.
Still we flew on, leaving the city far
behind. On either side the engines
roared steadily. Behind us hung In
readiness the yellow bombs.
When we had been flying over Ger
man territory for more than two hours
we saw ahead of us on the river the
lights of another big city. This was
our objective, and at once the machine
swept round toward 1t.
The observer crawled into the back
and. lying face down, opened the slid
ing door in the floor of the machine.
Below him lay a square of moonlit
country on which he could see a little
scattered village and the edge of a
forest. And then the twisting river
came into his view. He leaned his
head out of the hole and saw the
black mass of the town little ahead
of the machine.
Already he had noticed the dark
line Of the railway running into the
city. The pilot steered the machine
round by the observers directions. so
that it might follow the railway, and
so find surely the great railway Juno
ton that was to be the target for his
bombs.
Two searchlights had now sprung
up, and here and there in the SLY
The Republican., 1918-10-17
More Nonessentials.

Anderson, Ind.-After life of more
than thirty years the Anderson Bar
tenders union has dlsbanded. AS a
result the funds on hand were distrib-
uted and each of the members re-
ceived S1S.33 refund. Indiana's de-
mand for bartenders ceased April 2,
1918, when the statewide bone-dry
prohibition law became effective.
The Republican., 1918-10-17

with more than twice as many serv-
ants and 500 rooms.
A street sweeper would be put in the
zoo. He's nearly an extinct animal.
You'll find him unloading ships and
working in mines. And a water wagon
It's in the has-been class.
Canadians are chiefly concerned with
getting enough to eat and wear.
Wars influence is everywhere. Three
Of the buffalo kept by the government
at Banff Springs broke off diplomatic
relations and destroyed each other in
vicious battle of horns.
The Republican., 1918-10-17
Meet After SIS Years.

New York.-Louls Campbell of New
York city and Anderson Campbell of
Lacey, Ga, brothers and veterans of
the Civil war, met recently for the first
time since their parting So years ago.
After bidding farewell to each other
on the eve Of the Battle of Fredericks-
burg, Anderson was made prisoner
during the battle of Charlottesville.
At the close of the war he went fur
ther South, while his brother returned
home to the Orange mountains.
The Republican., 1918-10-17
Hun TeIls AlliesI Aims

Newcastle, Pa.-These are the allies
war aims, according to a German pris-
oner in France, related in a letter from
Pie. Harry Mcbride to his mother here
"Italy is fighting to help whip Aus
tria; France Is fighting to save her
country; England is fighting for the
seas and the Americans are fighting
for souvenirs"
The Republican., 1918-10-17

the railway junction, with its crowded
sidings. A great squirt of red flame
leaped up at its edge as the first bomb
exploded. Then another followed it,
right in the junction. Then another,
and yet another. The fifth caused a
tremendous explosion, followed by
binding white fia,aas-acres of it,
Clearly an ammunition train had been
hit.
Then the others burst, one after an
other, leaving the railway junction
shrouded in moonlit smoke through
which the red light of growing fire
glared duly.
The Republican., 1918-10-17
Artist Arrested as Sny.

Madison, Wis.-While taking pic.
lures and making sketches of Haw.
thorne's old home in Salem, Mass,
during an Eastern trip, O. S. Rice,
head of the library division of the de-
partment Of public instruction, was
arrested as q German spy. He was
released after exhibiting his travelling
card signed by Gov. e. L. Philip and
Secretary of State Hull.
The Republican., 1918-10-17
RAISING BROOM CORN
is MOST PROFITABLE
Careful Grading, BaIing and Stor.
ing Is Recommended.
Where Good and Poor Brush Arc
Mixed Buyer Will Estimate Per-
centage of Low Grade Higher
Than Appearances Indicate.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture)
The market value of broom corn
normally depends to a large degree
upon its condition. Much of the sea-
sons profit may be lost by careless
handling after the crop is cured. Care
full grading, baling and storing are i'm.
portant.
The brush should be graded before it
is baled. Crooked heads, heads with
The Republican., 1918-10-17
CLEARING CAMP
FOR u. S. AIRMEN

Somewhere in England.-From the
tip-top peak of the highest hill on
the highest ground for miles around
this historic village fiutters the Stars
and Stripes over the largest American
aviation camp in England:
Stretched over an area of about a
mile and half square, the camp ac-
commodities about 5000 Yank airmen.
mechanics and privates in the avia-
ton service. Far far below in the
valley lies the village, with its quaint
old English thatched rooted houses
stretched out like a toyland.
Every member of the American avi-
alton service passes through this
camp en- route from America to
France, via England. They come here
Immediately from the American trans
ports, and remain a week or two, when
they are dispatched to the various
American and British aviation train
ing camps. They remain in these
camps three or four months, perhaps
more, putting the finishing touches to
their training. Then they are brought
back to this camp, completely
equipped, and dispatched to France
for sky battles with the Huns over
No Mans Land.
Thousands Have Passed.
The camp has just been officially
opened. Thousands already have
passed through it and preparations
are being made to handle tens of
thousands, camp officer said. Major
Page, son Of Ambassador Page, is the
camp Commandant.
At the dedication of the post re-
The Republican., 1918-10-17
BIGGEST WHEAT YIELD

prepared by U. s. Department
of Agriculture.)
The greatest wheat yield per
acre that has been ascertained
by the United States department
of agriculture is 1172 bushels,
the average of IS acres in Island
county, Washington, in 1895. The
field had been in cultivation for
80 years without any sort of fer
tilizer, except such as may have
been left by crops. The usual
, production of wheat per acre in
that state is % to % bushels; in
the United States, IA to 16 bush
els.
The Republican., 1918-10-17
Sheep labor Not Heavy.

The labor required by sheep rails
ing is continuous, it is not heavy, and
if properly supervised and made inter-
esting by financial return can well be
performed by boys incapable of other
kinds of farm work.
The Republican., 1918-10-17

nv health so can do all my work and
am so grateful that l am recommend
ing it to my friends. - Mrs. D. N.
ALTERS, R. R. a, Oregon, III.
Onlywomenw whohave suffered the tor
lures of such troubles and have dragged
along from day to day can realize the
relief which this famous root and herb
remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, brought to Mrs. Alters.
AWomen everywhere in Mrs. Alters
condition should profit by her recon-
mendation, and if there are any COM
plications write Lydia E. Pinkham's
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for advice.
The result of. their 40 years experience
is at your service.
The Republican., 1918-10-17
Rather Weak.

Claire-'Is Bob his uncle's only
heir?"
Jack-'If he was the old gent
would suffocate in five minutes"
The Republican., 1918-10-17

Rdnlc trouble winch
pulled me down I'M
til / could not put my
foot to the floor and
could scarcely do my
work, and as l live
on a small farm and
rails e six hundred
chicken every year
it made it. very hard
for me.
81 saw the Com
pound advertised in
our paper, and tried
it. 1t has restored
The Republican., 1918-10-17
Did He Really Mean It2

Mount Vernon, N. "a sign in
front of a local thcPter reads: ITO
He'll With the Kaiser uld Big Vaude-
Vile Acts"
The Republican., 1918-10-17
Peat and Chalk for Fuel

Peat and chalk are being extensively
used for briqueting in Canada. Such
fuel has been found efficient and eco
nomical.
The Republican., 1918-10-17
NOW RAISES
500 CHICKENS
After Being Relieved of Or.
ganic Trouble by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Oregon, Ill.-"I took Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound for an or.
The Republican., 1918-10-17
MEN
AND
WOMEN

OF order or diseased. For good results
use DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root the great
kidney medicine. At druggists in large
and medium size bottles. Sample size
bottle by Parcel Post, also pamphlet.
Address DR.. Kilmer & Co, Binghamton,
n. Y, and enclose ten cents When writ
ing mention this paper.
The Republican., 1918-10-17

Kidney trouble preys up
on the mind, discourages
and lessons ambition;
beauty, vigor and cheer
fulness often disappear
when the kidneys are out
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-30
CONSOLIDATED o R
ToMORRoW's ESTIMATED.
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-There was
renewed liquidation in the cotton mar
ket at the opening today and a further
decline in prices. The opening was ir-
regular at unchanged prices to a de-
cline of IS points, with December SELL
ing at 6.95c, January at 26.00c and
March at 25.20c, or about 3S to b5
points under last nights closing. There
was further selling for Japanese &C
count and some scattered Southern
selling as well as local liquidation, but
the market steadied at the decline and
later fluctuations were irregular with
enough covering for over the week end
to cause moderate rallies. Some Of the
reports from the goods trade indicated
a slightly better tone, but there was
still a good deal of over
the situation In that quarter and the
effects of bullish spot advices was min
imiZed by the absence of any impor-
tant trade demand.
Reports that hedges were being sold
against stocks of yarn goods for which
there was no immediate trade outlet,
served to increase the nervousness Of
the market later In the morning. De-
cember broke to 26.6ec, or 100 points
net lower, while January and later
months sold 95 to 100 points under last
nights closing figures and into new
low ground for the season. January
touched rs. 30c and March 2445c and
the market closed at the lowest levels
with the tone barely steady at n net
decline Of IS to 100 points,
Spot cotton quiet; middling, 2S.10.
Futures closed barely steady at a
decline OF 100 to IS points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-30
Picks Up Thousands
OF Pins Off Street
And Saves Them All

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Nov. 30, (Spl.l
During the past year Matt Lyle, well
known about town, has picked up pins
OF various kinds, nails and screws from
the streets in such. quantities as will
surprise anyone, Here is the record
that he claims for the IL months be
ginning Oct. 10, 1917, and the CORE
spending date Of this year; Pins, 10, 400;
safety pins, 1915: hair pins, 400; screws,
400; nails gathered In three years.,
four kegs.
No nail or pin Of any kind escapes
his attention. II he sees a crooked nail
street, near the Southern railway.
along with his other findings, where he
straightens 1t out and lays 1t away, His
nails are put in a keg at the end of
eseh day. His pins are placed care
t'illy in a cloth which he carries In his
pocket at all times. As soon as he gets
1000 pins In one Of these pieces OF
cloth, he takes II home and locks 1t up
in a box where they are all kept.
He would not give one OF these nails
or pins to his best friends, he declares,
We adds, however, that he might some
day sell the nails.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-30
BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3O.-The actua
condition Of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week owe
days. shows that they hold S64.l8O' tbC
reserve In excess Of legal requirements
This Is a decrease Of $32,SS3.2 3O from
last week.
The statement follows:
ACTUAL CONDITION.
Loans, discounts, etc. A,622, oS6, 900
decrease, s57, h35, 900.
cash in own vaults members fedora
| reserve banks (A). $lO6, O8O 600; de-
crease, $1,377 900. .
Reserve in federal reserve bank OF
member banks, $3.50, Sl7, 900; decrease
$44, O45, 900. .
Reserve in W vaults. state banks
and trust companies CB), | 0,407, 900; in
crease. SIS, 900.
'Net demand deposits. &8,737,525 900
decrease, $40, 459, 900.
Reserve in deposltaries, state banks
and trust companies, $780, 600; In
Net time deposits, s154,o o2, 900; In
Circulation, S%35,44s,OOO; decrease
specie included in (A) and OBJ. $50
S95, 900.
Aggregate reserve. $3.50, os4. 900.
Excess reserve, $64, 1870, $50; decrease
$32, 1893, 230.
Summary Of state banks and trus
| companies in Greater New York. not In
cluded In clearing house statement:
Loans, discounts, etc, $70,OSB, 90O, dc
crease. $17042. 300.
Cold, SS,137, 700; decrease. 1871 900.
Currency and bank notes, SIS, 1913 800
increase. $238, 400.
Deposits with federal reserve bank
! New York, $58, 1893, 100. increase, SS05,
900.
Total deposits. $40, 494, 800; decrease
Sl3. 067 800.
Banks cash in vault. SIS, 1896 500,
Trust companies cash In vault, s66,
73S, 700,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-30
COTTON MARKETS
Liquidation Plentiful and
But Little Support Results
in Big Break.
saturday Afternoon. Nov. 90.

Saturday Afternoon, Nov, 80.
Further weakness was witnessed in
the contract department Of the market
and PRICES at the close were about IS
a bale % the bad compared with last
night, making a decline Of something
like $40. In two days, and since the
high level of Monday nearly SIS, The
easlness came without IN pyrotech-
mics and seemed to reflect a sudden
disposition on the part Of holders Of
long contracts to get out from under,
aided by some hedge selling. There
was no evidence of support OF conse-
quence and the fact that advices from
the spot department did not indicate
anxiety among holders failed to inter
fere with the decline.
Final prices were at the bottom, jan
uary in New York selling at $3.50,
which was l.l05 points under the high
est point of the season, and the rest OF
the list was down in proportion, The
list closed barely STEADY and S5 to 10
points net to the bad, while in New
Orleans tone was called easy and prices
were off SO to SO points.
To make full response OF Monday
Liverpool should come down % to 81
points sterling. and 1t is believed she
will do SO.
In the spot department there was
little doing and quotations were irreg-
ular. New Orleans reduced them SO
IllOIe pOlllls, HluullnE 10 AosluC, WIN
sales 1901 bales, while Memphis, Gal
weston and Houston left them un-
changed, but sales were very small
Dallas, however, after having made no
change in quotations for several days,
suddenly walked up and today reduced
them 230 points, middling to $500, with
sales 1858 bales.
News affecting values was rather
scarce, but some of the gossip said
that unsettlement as to the state OF
government contracts was a cause OF
the weakness. Another wire said jap
anese interests were liquidating freely
having some time back been one of the
had. Whatever the occasion for the
wave of selling, it met with little re-
~sistance, although 1t remains to bt
seen what the attitude Of the spo'
holder will be. So far he has showr
no disposition to quit his position.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-30
OF GRAIN
SHOW STUB5ORNNESS

CHICAGO, Nov. 3O.-Rural disin-
~clination to sell has exercised a bulhSh
influence in the corn market this week,
and especially so after word came h a
food relief for Europe would be organ
lied on a broad humanitarian basis.
Compared with a week ago, corn quota
lions this morning varied from sc of
to 3%c higher. Oats ranged from &c
decline. to &c advance, and provisions
showed gains of 10c to &c.
At first the fact that cold weather
pointed to larger receipts had a de-
cidedly weakening effect on the corn
market. Announcement that Argen-
tine corn was being shipped to Belgium
and that South Africa was shipping
heavily to Great Britain tended also to
depress values here later.
Oats were governed mainly by the
factors that ruled corn.
Upturns in provisions seemed due to
a large extent to the fact that ship
ments were much in excess Of a year
age.