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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16
Dangers of Aviation

Perhaps il will be deemed superflu-
Gus admonition to remind the air pilots
that this particular business is fraught
with danger; but l do feel so sorry to
see how many valuable lives are quick
ly snuffed out in the aviation camps
in the United States, not to mention
the hazards of the business on the battle
fines of Europe. AS rule these avia-
tors ar every valuable men in this day
and generation, and it is particularly
sad when they are dashed to death from
overhead, here in our own country, when
they are just learning to fly, and the
semi-weekly readers are aware that it
is daily occurrence. The death of ex-
Mayor Mitchell, of New York City, is
a case in point. He was the youngest
mayor of the great metropolitan city
and one who had won fame and hon
ors by his magnificent work. He was
well fiatted for high positions anywhere,
a sort of rare person that the country
needs very greatly in this strenuous
time. He leaves a mother and a young
wife to mourn his departure, and he
will be missed wherever his good works
were known to the reading public.
1t is supposed he was not securely
buckled to his machine, and possibly
lost his hold, when the airplane tipped
to one side. ... a.
Like all new things, airplanes have
many things which can be improved
upon, but such daring flights as avia-
tors are obliged to make to. cope with
German planes, in fighting the Ger
mans, demands excessive care and pre-
caution as to safety for the men who
dare TO undertake this hazardous bust
ness.
When I was on Long Island, N. Y,
in May, 1 counted seven of these air
planes at one time sailing overhead
There is a magnificent aviation camp
there and these airmen were practicing
with the machines. They were very
high above me. but their motors made
sounds like a frst-class sewing ma
chine in rapid action, and expect the
noise is almost deafen1ng to- the brave
boys that are going along with these
machines, sometimes thousands of feet
above the earth. Fifty years ago any
person who had predicted that the next
great war would be fought in the skies
and under the ocean waves as well as
in underground trenches would have
been scoffed at as mailman. The
world does move.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16

working to help win the war. Com eagain.
Soldier Boys Your letters are fine. I will
give a description of myself. Am five feet five
inches tall light hair, blue eyes. fair complex
ion, age sixteen years, weight 135 pounds. Come
again. Hubert f. Boyd, your letter was fine.
/ think we should all help win this Just
think Of those boys over there risking their
lives for u.s. Ethel Stewart, the answer to your
riddle is watch Am / right? Guess / will
ring off for this time. With love to Aunt Julia
and the cousins. Your consn,
ALICE WALKER.
Fitzgerald. Ca. r. F. d. 6, Box 90.
p. SWIM answer all letters and cards re-
ceiyed.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you ad-
NIT another Florida girl into your happy band ?
I will describe myself. / have light hair, blue
ewes and fair complexion. What do you cousins
do for pastime? I play. ! am eight years Of
age. Your new friend,
Zolfo, Fla.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16

My Dear Aunt and Cousins: This is my sec
Ond attempt to try TO join your happy band
Hope / will succeed this time. Wake up. cOus-
ms, and help in way to win the war!
Last year | was q member of the Schley
County Pig club. / got a female Hampshire
she raised me eight little Hampshire pigs.
sold seven at $3.50 apiece; they brought me
SS7. So which / invested in Savings Stamps
My IA added enough to make 500. have
my SOW now and one of the pigs thatwon't
register. which | going to fatten for pork
Now, all you get ready and raise pigs and
help Uncle Sam. We will be sure to win.
My pig weighs about 80 pounds He is almost
gentleman" Some Of you cousins come
to see and you will get to see this little
gentleman"
1 guess it is the custom Of all new cousins to
describe themselves: l am fourteen years Of
age weigh lis pounds, have light hair, light
complexion and blue eyes. Please don't run,
cousins. l want to talk little longer.
Aunt Julia please print this.
A new niece and cousin,
ALICE ROCKS.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16


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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16
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eiate your advice and eve are sure we all will
profit by it, We are the kind that will take
advice, especially when we know it is for
good.
Our boys in France seem to be proving they
are really the stuff their forefat theirs were
in the days Of the Revolutionary war, and they
will continue to prove il until the kaiser ana
his armies have been overcome. Let us prove
our part at home. We will
My letter is now too long, but | could not
stop sooner. All you cousins write me. | will
be pleased to hear from all. SO write; hear?
Your cousin.
GAY WHITAKER.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16

IL is difficult thing to raise calves
successfully without the use of anv
SKINNED milk. You can, however. ham
ole them quite satisfactorily with the
use or a minimum amount of SKINNED
milk after they become six weeks OF
age. We suggest that you try the fol-
lowing method of procedure and see IL
II does not prove fairly satisfactorily
and also prove economical in the matter
Of saving milk.
When the calf is from two to four
days old separate il from the mother IT
should be kept out of her sight both for
ehe sake or the calf and the mother as
well. For the first two weeks give the
caif about two quarts of the mothers
milk night and morning. 1t should not
De very difficult. thing to induce the
calf to drink the Milk from the bucket
The hrst week after il is dropped il
would be better. of course to give it
three feeds instead OF two. At the end
or two weeks change from whole milk
10 SKINNED milk. Each day give a pint
less OF the mothers milk and a mint
more of the skinned milk At the end
OF two weeks you should begin to. teach
the calf TO eat grain. There is nothing
better for this purpose than an equal
amount Of cracked corn, oats and bran.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: wish TO thank
you Aunt Julia for printing my other letter;
then you think this worth printing,
viii appreciate it very much If you will grip"
It tight until Mr.. Wastebasket is fast asleep.
Listen, boys and girlsl Heed the call Of your
Uncle Sam; buy War Savings and Thrift
Stamps. Let stop spending much for
foolishness and prove to our dear country that
100 per cent Americans and not slack
Are you with me in resolution
By the way, how your crops and
gardens looking? Ny corn and potatoes are look
ing fine, and believe me- I am working them
thoroughly. You see, Il trying to do my
bit toward my country in everything and
you all must do the same. Understand?
Aunt Julia, we appreciate your advice very
much. How can we thank you for your
kindness! You have some nice things to tell
US in every issue. SO, l think l can speak
for all the cousins. We certainly do appre-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16
AGRICULTURAL:
,n!:.3EDUCAT1oN.
RGsED AaDOEu N. SOULt.

This department information
Andrew NJ eone
uIturaC
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16

Dear Cousins: VIII you admit three Georgia
girls into your happy band. l. Mildred. am
twelve years old and am feet 10 inches high,
have fair complexion, blue eyes and light bObbed
hair l, Louise, eleven years old and am 4
feet IL inches high, have dark complexion
brown eyes and long, brown hair. I, Mary
George, am nine years old and am 4 feet 2l2
inches high, have medium complexion, brown
eyes and brown, bobbed hair,
Aunt Julia, please print this, as it is our
second attempt TO join the Letter Box.
Your cousins,
MILDRED NEAL,
MARY GEORGE NEAL.
LOUISE ARMSTRONG
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16

Mah Substitutes for Young Calves.
y. =, savannah, Ca, writes: l am trying
usiTF. Ihey are from two to sig weeks
oia- MIX Is verv srarce with me-and I
NahI 20 know II there is something / can
use - substitute I Gould give the vo,,n-
50 -. ones some milk. out not enough TO 10
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16
Lacrosse, Ca.

Dearest Aunt Julia: Will you admit two lit
tie girls into your happy band? Our ages are
seven and ten. We live on a farm of about 120
acres and like it fine, but don't guess would
like it so well il had to help in the field.
We help mother in the house.
Our school begins in two weeks. Our teach
er's name is Miss Mamie Ray. We like her fine.
For pets have four little kittens and fiji
teen little bddieS Daddy has a Ford and
surely do like TO go out riding.
How You cousins going To spend the
Fourth? We are thinking Of going off a
picnic. g..
Well, as this is our first attempt, guess we
had better close. Aunt Julia, please print
this, for we want to surprise daddy.
GEORGIA and MYRTICE POUNDS.
Dora Vile. Ca. Route
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16

Dear Aunt Julia: VIII you please let Geor-
gia girl Join your happy band of boys and girls :
Aunt Julia | have written once before, but did
not see il in print. ! guess Mr. Wastebasket
gobbled IL up, so | will come again.
d. Come on, you Georgia boys and girls, and
Just don't let the other states get ahead Of us F.!
Oh. isn't this war just awful? l think that
we all should do our bit to help win the war. |
think that President Wilson ought to be presi.
dent until this is ended. How many OF
you agree with me?
l am a member of the Junior Red Cross l
have bought $500 worth of War Savings
Stamps aud want TO buy more.
Well, most of the cousins describe them
selves, / will do the same, so here goes. Now
don't you all get scared and run. l am feet
inches tall. / have blue eyes and brown hair
and fair complexion. | will leave my age for
you TO guess; il is between thirteen and seven
teen. How many OF you cousins can tat and
crochet / for one, and would like to ex-
change samples with some Of you.
Gladys Hooks, your letter was fine. Come
again.
Hoping to see my letter in print, / will say
adieu to you all and go.
A cousin,
CALLIE SUE ANDERSON.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16
Shiloh, Ca.

Dear Aunt Julia: viii you admit a timid
little girl of fifteen summers, from dear old
South Carolina, into your happy band Of boys
and girls? l have often wanted TO write, but
like most tmid people couldn't get up the
courage, until l read many interesting let
ters in the last issue then | just couldn't re-
sist the temptation any longer How navy "f
the cousins belong TO the Red Cross or the
Petriotic League: / belong 80 ,r.c IA, Il .,-
League and like il fine We have made sleep
ing helmets, bed socks, scrapbooks, property
bags, and are now making a quilt, made of red,
white and blue for the soldiers. The
who belong to the Pa trietic League know that
II isn't ''all work and no play" for go
hikes, play games and have picnics. etc. For
fear there might be some who would like to
know how l loOk, I'll describe myself. | have
brown hair and eyes and medium complexion.
l am five feet tall. ia like very much to cor
respond with any of the cousins who think they
could stand the letters of a patriotic girl. With
cousins, NARY HICKS.
Chesnee. s. c.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16
BlakeIy. Ga, R. F. D. No. 4. Box 81.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes a
brother and sister to join your happy band. l,
Ruth, am six years old, blue eyes, fair COM
pleXion and have dark hair. /, John am three
years old, have blue eyes, fair complexion and
have light hair. Aunt Julia, please print this
for US, il is a surprise for mamma
With much love to all,
RUTH MORGAN.
IOIIN M0RlAAN
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16

Dear Aunt Julia: Here / come asking IL
NAV have the opportunity to chat with the
cousins while, especially the oOd-looking
girls.
This is my first letter to the Letter BOX.
hope the girls won't get frightened don
care about the boys. I live on the farm, so you
see ! am a farm cracker
What are the South Carolina girls and boys
doing? don't see many from this state. How
many Of the cousins have brothers in the
camps? Invent, but those who havee
certainly can sympathize with. All Of
us who haven't soon will have. l hope the
khaki clads will grease the kaiser's face proper,
which I know they will. Victory is our stop
ping point.
Auntie as this is my first attempt, l hope
YOU will let me stay little while longer.
Rosa Miller you and I seem to have the
same kind Of pets. Ny favorite pets are the
hoe and pillow, but l can fight Old Man Green
with them proper
I will describe myself. as it seems Gus
tomary. Fair complexion, blue eyes, dark hair,
feet inches in height, weigh $50 pounds,
age eighteen. | announce myself candidate
for tho corner next time, so Johnny get your
gun ana kill a Hun. l am going to write
some uf the cousins soon. Now, auntie, please
print this and | will come again. Love to all.
DAVIS GEORGE GAY.
kershaw. s. C., Route 1, Box AZ
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousns Wonder If you
all will let me join your happy band? Wonder
what you all are doing these warm days? ! am
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16
Carbon Hill, Ala, r. l..

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes a
south Carolina girl seeking for admittance.
am ten years old. l will be in the sixth grade
next year. .,
Hubert Boyd, here is the answer to your rid
die ohio is. -,
We are living on a farm with my grandmoth-
er and grandfather. I like il fine
I have two uncles in the war, one nurse
and the other a wireless operator. on the ocean
somewhere" We have a little baby one
year old. Auntie, isn't this war awful? 1t Is
dreadful lust think Of the poor lives that are
lost on the battlefield, killed by the German
sword!
l think we should give up our loved ones
with a cheerful heart, for know they are
going to fight for us. 1t will be much bet
Enclosed Won will find 10 cents, for which
seEd me a club pin.
With sincere regards TO Aurt Julia,
SARA MYERS.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16

Dear Aunt Julia Will you welcome me in !?
l have asked twice before and was not let in.
As most of you cousins are talking about war,
| will try to say something about trying to
save all we can We do not use sugar in our
canning, etc, but use mOlasses in the place
of sugar. Some folks will say Oh. ! can't
eat anything cooked in molasses. We must do
anything to win the How many will agree
with me? Anyone who won't try to save food
for the soldiers ought to be put in the first
line trenches 10 fight, Papa is helping the
Red Cross all he can. You all may think we
eat flour bread for breakfast-we cut corn
flour all the time / haven't any brothers TO
90 to camp but will have two uncles to go
pretty soon and some cousins. Please excuse
pencil Auntie. Your cousin and niece.
FLORA BROWN.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16

.... JOHN MORGAN.
Penland, n. c., June 10, 1915.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Wonder If you
all will let me Join your happy band? Wonder
what you all are doing these warm days? ! am
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16
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Undesirable doors In MIX

Correcting Undesirable odors In MIX
c. r. C.. Moultrie, Ca. writes: My COW
seems to be in good condition, but her milk
is not good. We feed her cottonseed meal
and huiIs. The nights milk will he clab-
8 befed. by morning. anda there. will be whey
between the cream and clabber. When IL Is
2 -cAsrned the MIX settles TO the bottom in
, hard grains. She is broken out on her fore
legs and. hand scab forms on the places.
- She is dipped twice a month. / will appre-
ciate- any help YOU can give me in the
me- tier .-.L.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16
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Data Relative to Soy Bean Cultivation

-. l.. J.. COLLINS, Ca, writes: Will SOY
beans make in new gIoundI | would also
like to know Ihe best method Of saving
peanut vine hay ald also the best way to
handle Spanish peanuts where they are
grown for market
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-10
Won HERTLING QUITS OFFICE.
Opening Gun in Complete Turnover Of
German Foreign Policy.


Amsterdam.-Count Won Hertling is
reported in Berlin dispatches to have
resigned, owing to I'LL health" DR..
Solf,- imperial colonial secretary, Is
slated as his successor, the advices
add.
If the report is true, then Hertling's
resignation" unquestionably is the
opening gun in complete turnover OF
the German foreign policy, which
means a thorough revision Of German
war and peace aims.
Mention of DR.. Soils name as his
prospective successor is sufficient to
show which way the wind blows In Ber-
lin, according to well-informed OBJ
servers here.
The colonial minister rose to sudden
prominence, not only In Germany, but
abroad, by his recent remarkably frank
speech, replete with the most concilia-
tory utterances yet heard from the lips
Of responsible German statesman.
His nat statement that Belgium would
emerge from the war an independent
nation, "vassal to no one." was slap
in Hertling's face, for only a short
time ago the retiring chancellor told
the world Belgium would be held BY
Germany a. q pawn. All
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-10
PRESIDENT SIGNS
new DRAFT BILL
NAMES SEPTEMBER 12 AS DATE
FoR MEN BETWEEN 10 AND
4b TO REGISTER.
Estimated That at Least 12,77s, 7s5
Men viii BE Enrolled, of Whom
100000 win BE Called for
Military Service.

Washington.-All men from Is to Ak
years old in the continental United
States. except those In the army OF
navy or already registered, were sum
monsd by President Wilson on Angus,
81 to register for military service or
Thursday, September II.
Machinery Of the provost-marshal
generals Office was set In motion to
carry out the second great enrolment
under presidential proclamation is
sued soon after the president had
signed the new man-power act extend
Ing the draft ages. The bill, completed
In congress Friday, had been sent to
the White House for the presidents
signature Saturday soon after the
house and senate convened.
1t Is estimated that at least 12,778,.
1853 men will enroll, compared with
nearly ten million at the first registra-
ton June 8, 1917. OF those 1t is esti-
mated that 2,3OO,O 900 will be called for
general military service, probably two
thirds OF theNnumber coming from the
$500, 600 or more between the ages of
Is and q.
viii BE in France BY June.
General March has said all regis
trants called into the army will be in
france before next June 30, swelling
the American expeditionary force to
more than the four million men ex-
pected to win the war in 1919. The
last to be called will be the youths in
their eighteenth year, but those Of that
ago who desire and who have the nee
essary qualifications may be indicted
into service on October /, for special
technical or vocational training.
Registration will be conducted by the
loca draft obards. All federal, state,
county and. municipal officers are
called upon to aid the boards in their
work, to preserve order and to round
up slackers. All registrants will be
classified as quickly as possible under
the QUESTIONABLE system, and draw
ing will be held at the capitol to fix
the order Of registrants in their re-
spective classes.
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES esti-
mate places the number of men under
81 now in the army at about 245,OOO,
and the number of those from 81 to 45
at 10000.
Work or Fight Not Abandoned.
Although the "work or fight" clause,
which would have affected striking
workmen, was taken out of the bill be-
fore passage, Provost Marshal General
Crowder has planned to apply vigor-
ously existing regulations relating to
idle men or those engaged in non-essen-
tial employment to the newly regis
tered men,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-10
SPRINGFIELD

Miss Gertrude Latimer of Aber
deem spent the past week visiting IL
Springfield as the guest Of Mrs. N
w. Chandler, Mrs. Thomas Black
burn and Mrs. H. v. Chandler.
Mrs. H. X. Wiley entertained the
following guests at dinner Sunday:
Mrs. A. J. Snyder, Miss Marian Sny
der, Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Chandler anG
Walter LOOMS.
w. w. Stephens and family Wis.
lifted with relatives in Blackfoot ovel
Sunday.
A. j. Snyder and H. X. Wiley have
started threshing alfalfa seed and
Hugh Wells new threshing machine
is just starting on the grain.
School opened on Labor Day with
Ia good attendance. Mr.. and Mrs
| Robbins are compelled to drive tC
school from Pingree as no residence
is available in Springfield at present
Mrs. Robbins reports fifteen little
tots as beginners.
Relief society met Tuesday at the
church with a good attendance. The
society has been doing Red Cross
work almost entirely of late.
Miss Oral Blackburn spent the
weekend as the guest of Miss Eliza
beth Latimer of Aberdeen.
T. w. Hayes drove thru Spring
field Thursday selling edisons.
Mrs. Floyd Slater left Wednesday,
accompanied by her mother Mrs.
Holt and meet Thelma for Salt Lake.
Mr.. Slater expects to join them later
in Salt Lake, where they will make
their home for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Blackburn
and Miss Gertrude Latimer drove to
Aberdeen Monday afternoon.
Mrs. H. V. Chandler entertained
at dinner in honor Of Miss Gertrude
Latimer Friday evening. The guests
were Misses Marian Snyder and
Maurine Duffin and Messers. Jack
Chandler, Dewey Barton and Virgil
Stephens.
Eighty votes were cast at the pri-
mary election Tuesday. Armons
Shelman received one vote for county
superintendent and Henry Berg one
for prosecuting attorney.
A. J. Snyder and Miss Marian Sny-
der were Blackfoot visitors Friday.
Miss Snyder visited with Miss Wnni-
fred Biethan while Mr.. Snyder made
business trip to Shelley.
Invations are out for an apron and
overall dance Wednesday night,
given by Virgil Stephens, Dewey Bar
ton, Miss Maurine Deffin and Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. Carl Blackburn. Virgil
Stephens and Dewey Blackburn ex-
pect to leave soon and enter army
service.
Private Norval Leach returned to
Fort Riley last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Russell Wallace and
daughter Annalee, Mrs. Gus Hartung
and Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Jones have
moved in from their dry farms to
residences in Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Mont Rich and
Mr.. and Mrs. -4rchie Graves drove to
Lava for few days visit last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Maxwell are the
proud parents of baby boy born
September 3. He weighed nine
pounds upon arrival.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-10
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT
ABERDEEN FRIDAY

George Mangois, section man, age
81 years, and whose family is re-
siding in Greece, was instantly killed
and George Kasonlus was severely
injured at Aberdeen Friday after
noon. They were riding along the
track in gasoline railroad motorcar,
when they saw school wagon COM
ing. AS they neared the crossing
they saw that If something wasn't
done there would be collision. They
jumped from the car to stop it before
reaching the wagon, and the former
was thrown on a cattle guard. He
hit with such force that it killed him
Immediately.
George Kasonlus was cut and in
jured about the face and neck.
It is thought that there were
about twelve school children in the
wagon at the time, but none of them
were injured.
A coroner's inquest was held and
the verdict was in accordance with
the above statements.