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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02

THERE will not be great amount of
new roads built during the war. Help
is too scarce to get men to build them,
wages are high, and so is material
when the help can be obtained. When
the war closes, and read justment Of
conditions becomes necessary, the state
will have several million of road funds
on hand, which will enable them to
build great mileage and employ thou
sands of men in the work. One other
feature of the situation is worthy of
consideration, and that is what kinds
of roads shall be built to accommodate
the truck traffic. Trucks have come to
stay. Their number is increasing daily
in war time. When the war closes
they will become cheaper, and the pro-
duction for road work will increase.
traffic which will carry 20 tons. No
country road can be made servlceable
very long under such traffic, and limit
to the size for country travel must be
adopted. But 1t will take a mighty
good road to care for Atom and 5-ton
trucks, such as are now being operated
over many roads in the state. Even
concrete roads go to pieces where there
is much travel by such heavy machines.
Permanent roads are built for the flu
ture as we'll as for the present. No
country road costing from $10,0 to
SIS, 900 per mile can be rebuilt very
often. How to build highway which
will take care of all the increasing au-
tomobile travel and then take over the
extra burden of truck traffic is prob
lem which engineers must solve. In
the meantime it is probably just as well
that permanent road building is cur
tailed for other reasons, Better and
more permanent roads may be the re-
suit in the end. = Black River Falls
Banner.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02
New England.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, July 20, 1918.
Despite the shortage of labor in parts
of the tobacco belt. the New England
crop is being harvested at rapid rate.
The crop,is at least two weeks early,
from an average standpoint, and there
probably will not be single field which
will not ripen before September. Last
year the first Of September found thou
sands of acres of leaf still immature
and the loss from frost damage in some
districts was staggering.
Printing of the Shadegro'wn crop is
now well under way. A few growers
have begun to prime sungrown Havana
Seed and an East Hartford Conn. J
grower plans to begin cutting SIS acres
of stalk tobacco next week. The
amount of tobacco of all strains act
ually under cover by August l probably
will establish a record.
Hail and storm damage is reported
here ane there in the tobacco belt, but
in no case has the loss been heavy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02
MORE WORK FOR BUSY BEES
Artificial Comb, Patented by Woman,
Enables Larger Output by
the Honey Producers.

Undoubtedly the most important in
vention ever produced by woman was
the machine for making artificial COMB
foundation for beehives. The idea was
originated by Frances A. Durham, who
patented the contrivance in 1881, says
an exchange.
To produce material for comb build
ing is for the bee very expensive. 1t
uses up at least ten times as much OF
her gathered products, bulk for bulk,
as is required for honey making.
Hence the obvious economy Of prOvid-
/ ing her with a ready-made COMB OF
beeswax turned out from machine.
Another advantage is that all the
cells of the artificial comb are made
of worker size, so that the eggs laid
In them by the queen bee (the mother
of the hive) produce workers only and
no idle droneS.
The workers build up the cell walls
on the 'ground-foor" pattern fur
nished for them, and (barring those
used for brood purp0ses) fill them
with honey. Being relieved of the
bother and expense of making their
own comb foundation, their output OF
money is proportionately augmented.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02
LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK
Stretch of Breeze-Swept Sand Has
Been Made to Meet the De-
mands of Every Glass.

Long Island is the safety valve ana
salvation of New York 1t is hard to
see how the big city could get through
a summer without this hundred miles
of breeze-swept sand, which it can
reach in few minutes by bridge or
tube or ferry, writes Niksah.
It is a matter of endless admiration
how Long Island has been made TO
meet the needs of New Workers OF
every taste and income. 1t has cheap
beaches, where anyone may get SWIM
for quarter, and exclusive beaches
where $4,000 a year is regarded as
poverty. 1t has sport beaches full
Of cafes and music, and quiet beaches.
where old ladies knit on shady porches.
1t has millionaire suburbs from which
the many are ingeniously excluded;
and middle-claSS suburbs with their
neat little cottages, looking like adj
vertisements out of paint catalogs
stuck primly in the middle Of correct
little lawns; and suburbs for those
who have just enough money to get
out of town in the summer. Most OF
these latter are situated in the lagoon
district between Rockaway beach ana
the island proper. They stand on stills
in the shallow water, in the midst OF
wide green salt meadows. They are
implanted, for the most part, but
tanned into soft giays and puppies by
the sea air. They are alive with chill
dren and stout fishermen with long
poles decorate all the wharves, while
the narrow channels between the
houses are full of rowboats and little
launches. There is more picture and
color in this bit Of Long Island than
in all the rest of it put together.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02
GOVERNMENT NOTICE

So that War Savings Pledges may
be promptly paid as they fall due,
increased amounts pledged, and new
opportunity given to everyone to
make a pledge, Tuesday, August 9th,
1918 is hereby proclaimed Pershing
Day.
On that day go to your bank, post
Office or other place OF payment and
pay all sums then due, including
August payment. Increase your
pledge to your best limit.
Sign a War Savings Pledge if you
have not already pledged.
With our boys "over there" to
whom Gen. Pershing has said, "Your
country is proud of you. I am proud
to command such body of men. You
have fought splendidly."
Our boys ''over there" are making
good all their pledges.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02
Worlds Champion SpeI!er.

Prof David Jones, the worlds cham
pion speller, retired on well-earned
pension after schoolteaching for SO
years in Missouri, notes an exchange.
For 33 years the champion issued an
annual challenge to all corners to
spell against him. Many tried to
wrest from him his title, but none sue
ceeded.
His record is $4,000 words correctly
spelled straight off the reel at one sit
ting without a single mistake. Pro-
fessor Jones defeated in spelling con-
tests heads of universities, famous
teachers, scholars, aythers, and profess
sional proof-readers and his sideboard
is loaded with silver cups and other
similar trophies, won all over the coun-
try at the once popular spelling
BEES" With him spelling is an art,
just as music or painting or sculp-
ture is an art with others. He pounces
on and treasures a rare and difficult
word as eagerly as an enthusiast does
on q scarce and elusive butterfly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02
Farm Labor Emergency

Governor E. L. Phillip has issued
a proclamation urging the people of
the state not engaged in farming, to
volunteer their services in the har-
vesting of all crops.
The proclamation reads in part as
follows:
''I am advised by the provost mar
shall general that military necessity
compels him to demand that every
man who has been called be prompt
ly forwarded to military camps for
training, and that furloughs cannot
now be granted or the induction OF
men into the service to be offered"
"In common with other agriculttr-
al states, there is great shortage
of labor on the farms, due primarily
to the fact that large number OF
our young men of military age have
gone into the army or navy and to
the further fact that increased num-
bers are employed in the manufac-
ture of essentials for the govern
ment."
"To meet this great emergency, |
call upon the people of the cities,
villages and towns to give such aid
to our farmers as possible, thereby
dividing their time between their
business and the farm, when
ever such service is necessary or to
organize the labor that can possibly
be spared temporarily and offer the
same to the state Council of Defense.
for distribution where most needed"
In accordance with Governor Phil
lips proclamation the men of this
city who are physically fit to perform
manual labor, are invited to volun-
teer their services for labor on the
farms, and the cooperation Of all or
CARNATIONS, such as civic, fraternal
and benevolent and the executive
heads of all our business concerns are
requested in this patriotic work, to
the end that our grain and other
crops may be saved from ruin and
used to feed the people who are de-
pendent upon US.
Rock County A. Council of Defense.
Andrew Mcintosh, President
c.. A. Hoen, Secretary
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02

SECRETARY BAKER announces that
the war departments new program en-
bracing enlarged army appropriations,
notifications of draft ages, to increase
the reservoir of fighting men and plans
for a larger mobilization of the army
than any yet undertaken would soon be
ready fer congress. He would give no
details, but the plans probably aim at
getting under arms without delay a to-
tai force not far short of the 5000, 900
figure widely discussed in congress
when the subject was last under con-
sideration The study of the draft age
question, he said, was based upon find
ing the necessary number of men
with the least possible disturbance of
economic conditions in this country. "
The original army plan as presented
by the war department recommended
age limits of 10 to &c inclusive. Con-
gress changed these limitations to their
present 81 to 81 law. There has been
nothing to Indicate, however, that eth
er Mr.. Baker or his advisers have
changed their opinion that men of 19
should be taken.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02
AT THE LYRIC

''The Runaway" featuring Julia
Sanderson will be the attraction at
the Lyric tonight (Thursday.) Miss
Sanderson was one of Charles Froh-
mans stage stars and the "The Run
away" one of her many stage sue
cesses. Miss Sanderson is supported
by the cast which appeared with her
under Charles Frohman's direction.
"The Fettered Woman" taken from
the popular novel cannes Bridge
will be shown on Saturday. The
character of the picture is modern
drama with scene of action in a
small country town, with Alice Joyce
playing the lead. Clara Kimball
young presents ''The Marionettes,'
taken from the stage play of the
same name on Monday. This feature
of attraction is very highly recon-
mended.
Coming-"Pershing's Crusaders"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02
Official Proceedings of the Rock
County A. Council of Defense

July 9th, 1918
Meeting called to order by Presi-
dent Mcintosh.
A roll call showed the following
named members to be present.
Andrew Mcintosh, D. P. Devine,
George w. Doty, James M. Conway,
w. F. Mabbett, H. B. Knapp, Chas.
Stark, and C. A. Hoen.
The following named members
were absent:
T. B. Earle, r. T. Curran, August
Ratzlaff, Jr., w. F. Strausberg, Van
Ness Green, August Dallmann and
Henry F. Willie.
Motion made and carried that the
minutes of last meeting be approved
as read.
D. P. Devine announced the ap-
pointment of Richard T. Curran as
a member of the Council of Defense,
to fill a vacancy.
Motion made and carried that
President Mcintosh be elected chair
man of the following named COM
mittee:
Liberty Loan, War Savings stamp,
War Chest Fund and Boy Scouts.
Motion made and carried that Pre-
sident Mcintosh be authorized to ap-
point a chairman of each of the fol-
lowing named committees which ap-
pointments were confirmed.
r. T. Curran Committee on Publ
city, August Ratzlaff, Jr., Committee
on Red Cross, Mrs. Alfred G. Ander-
son, Committee on Ladies' Organize
lions and C. A. Hoen, Committee on
Conservation of Food and Labor.
Motion was made and carried that
President Mcintosh appoint special
committee on labor. President Nc
Intosh appointed D. P. Devine as
members of such a committee ano
such appointments were confirmed.
Motion was made and carried that
it is the sense of the Council of De-
tense in meeting assembled, that the
use of the German language be dis
continued in the teaching of the pu-
pills of st. Johns Parochial Schoo
and that the President of this Coun-
Gil of Defense, be authorized to .ap-
point a committee of five persons fol
the nurnose of acuuainting officers OF
said school with the adoption of this
motion. President Mcintosh appoint
ed Charles Stark, August Dallmann
H. B. Knapp, D. P. Devine and Geo
w. Doty as members of such commit
tee which appointments were cor
frmed.
Motion made and carried that thl:
meeting adjourn to call Of the Presl
dent.
C. A. Hoen, Secretary.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02
Conservation of Food Items.
Local Food Administrator Hoen

Local Food Administrator Hoen has
been advised of the following:
The allotment of sugar fer Wisconsin
for the month OF August is 9,165, 900
pounds whiah is about so per cent less
thar tne July allotment.
Retailers il sugar will receive about
so per cent of their July allotment.
For the month of August consumers
are allotted 2 pounds per person per
month.
Public eating houses are allowed 2
pounds of sugar for every 90 meals
served.
Rule regarding purchase of sugar for
home canning will be announced later.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02

IT is now plain to every individual
that America is relied upon to turn the
scale in the fighting, and no person or
institution may withhold full support in
whatever way it may be rendered.
These are the things upon which we
must rely fighting man-power, labor,
food and material, credit and money.
Credit is the base upon which all rests.
Day by day it is being driven into our
national consciousness that We must
produce and produce, save and save. In
order that our allies may have the es-
sentials to victory, our people must
give up the nonessentials. There is no
choice left. Necessity commands.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02
Wireless Messages.

A wireless telegraph message can
be confused by one who has the same
wave length IS the transmitting sta
ton by sending out meaningless sig
nails OF the same wave length. A re-
ccivin.. set aust be tuned to the same
wave length as it's transmitting set,
when it will not f~'a up signals of q
different wave LEM a.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02

PRES. WILSON comes out strongly in
aid of Gov. Philips announcement of
mob rule. All law loving citizens will
approve the governors statement that
in times of war the patriotic citizen is
not the man who violates the country
law, but the man who insists that, the
same laws be enforced that order may
prevail. The respect of our nation
abroad is at stake at such times.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02

THE total savings by the ordnance
department for two months through
salvage, waste prevention and the util-
1zation or sale of discarded materials
have aggregated So, 757, OPS. Cost of
Vickers machine guns have been re-
duced 1922. 35 each; Colt machine guns,
1884. Is each; Lewis machine guns, $22
each. Government rifles now cost $22
each, a reduction of $13 each.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02

For RENT-Three room cottage, fur
nished or unfurnished. Inquire Of Mrs.
Rose Moore, Henry St. IL
Why take any chance when by
coming to Monroe you can select the
identical monument you are to get and
have by far the largest stock in the
Northwest from which to make a per-
sonal selection? Better Be Sure Than
Sorry" = Luchsingers' Monument
Works. 35A
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02

EVERY time you stick Thrift or
War Savings Stamp on your card you
are mailing money to yourself to be re-
ceived later with interest Cashing in
these stamps is going to be better than
getting money from home" for with
the money comes the reminder that you
contributed to the great victory which
then will have been completely won.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET
Continued From Page ~

conditions, too, are attributed the alb
sence of insect enemies of the plants,
particularly cutworms. The advanced
state of the plants, now, preserves
them from any further danger from
these worms, and it is still too early
for the appearance of the big green
worm, most ravenous 'Ecritter" and
much dreaded.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02

BASEBALL is no longer the great
American game. The real American
game just now is licking Germany.
Every man who is not in that game
now, remarks the Madison Democrat,
is not engaged in a branch of work that
is necessary.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02
Card of Thanks.

For the proffers of aid and sympath.
extended during our recent affection
and the many floral offerings, we desir
to return our sincere thanks.
Mrs. F. Schmeling and Family
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-02

Bargain on Tires-Four 32x3a @ D
castings and tubes, slightly used. APP
ply Hahn, Livick & Arthur Co. 37tf
New-York tribune., 1918-05-18
Root Pays Tribute
To Canadian Heroes
Ex-Secreatry, in Toronto, Pict-
ures Courage and Fortitude
on European Rattlefields

TORONTO, May 17.-Tribute to the
"superb courage, fortitude and hero
ism" of Canadian soldiers ON European
battlefelds was paid here TODAY bv
Elihu Root, addressing the Canadian
Club after he had received the hon.
orary degree of doctor or laws at the
University of Toronto. Lord Reading.
British Ambassador to the United
States, upon whom was conferred the
same degree. declared that "our fort
unes In the war are not exactly in tho
balance, but they are being severely
tested"
Mr.. Root said that "since the Ameri
can Civil War there has been a gradual
elimination oflthe feeling among Cana.
dians that their proper place was with
the great republic to the south, rather
than the old country" This sentiment
he asserted, "has been dispersed as
your nationhood has developed. and
two great nations. the United States
and Canada. now live side by side in
friendship"
After praising Canadian heroism in
the great war, Mr.. Root said:
"We have half million men in
France now, and hope to have 100000
there by the end of the year. After
that we will send as many moro as are
necessary to make victory certain for
the Allies"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-18
British Palestine
Drive a Success
Allenby's Object Attained;
Mesopotamian Drive
Also Fruitful

LONDON, May 17.-Recent British
operations in Palestine and Mesopo-
tamia are regarded as entirely sue
cessful by the British General Staff.
The main object of General Allenby's
operations in Palestine have been
largely realized. His object was not
merely to occupy a large territory east
of the Jordan, but to draw Turkish
troops from the south and so ease the
situation for the Arabs. This has been
done to very marked extent, and the
Arabs have taken full advantage of the
opportunity by raiding the Hedjaz
railway at various points. until now
the entire railway is virtually out of
commission.
The German troops still in the south
have lost their artery of supplies and
are living on dates and whatever else
they can obtain locally.
In Mesopotamia General Marshall's
operations have been equally success
full, although the British columns are
competing against nature as we'll as
against the Turks, whose policy of run
ming away increases the difficulty.
The Turks have long been planning
great offensive toward Persia and the
Caspian Sea, and General Marshall's
object is to interfere as much as pos
sible with that plan. He has been sue
cessful in diverting considerable
number Of Turkish units from that
enterprise.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-18
TRIBUNE INSTITUTE CONSUMERS CLUBS

Gu. S. Food Administration License G67SS3)
Cooperative buying is getting popular all the time
There 200 clubs representing membership of 1000
at least Important staples will be added to the clubs market
ing list just fast satisfactory can be made
for handling them to the consumers advantage.
Do you realize that in the retail margin
of expense and profit from 2S to 35 the dollar? So
you 35 cents get cents worth food
Along the chain store and by cash and carry plan and
buying in large quantities cuts this overhead profit
18 cents that get there 80 of for
your dollar The Consumers Clubs in which you share
of the retailers burden and buy in semwhoesae quantities.
thus cutting down the of doing up and delivering small
amounts again cuts this margin two and reduces to
per cent that when buying cooperative plan you get
nearly 80 per cent OF food for your dollar.
The prices for to-day follows:
Western candled eggs, AZ cents dozen Federal Food
Board suggested price "A to 45 dozen seconds which
perfectly wholesome and excellent for cooking purposes
will be furnished in 30dozen lots 36 cents dozen IL
dozen lots for 81 cents.
Print butter (paseurized 90 score) So cents pound
Butter has gone but this grade quoted the Bureau
Markets at 50 to 6o2 to the retailer you getting
about cent than the obber price and butter may be
dozen eggs is placed.
Beans The navy beans costing 18 to 20 pound
these days. We can give the club members Pink California
BEANS excellent quality in 5pound packages at IL cents
pound Other staples to be had in 5pound packages
Cornnaea cents pound. Lima beans 15 pound
Gan average saving of cents).
In 25-pound packages:
f1es m large sze 40 to 5O IS cents pound; quossa
price, l9 cents Small 60) be had for -
cents pound and the so to 70 for 12 (Noe the
erect OF mere size prceD.
Rdtsas California seeded IL cents pound in 1pound
cartons Is ounces for IL cents.
Threebushe bags of old potatoes No. d. s345 e. less
than z cents pound
TELEPHONE Morningsde 1884 7795 8775 for help ~
forming club or to place your order.
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New-York tribune., 1918-05-18
Troops Go "Over Top"
To Help Red Cross
Men at Fort Hamilton Charge
German" Dummies Oper-
ated by Electricity

Six squads of American soldiers
went "over the top" in an exhibition
drill yesterday afternoon at the Fort
Hamilton fete for the benefit Of the
American Red Cross. Two thousand
visitors followed the soldiers to an
elevation laid out in three rows of
trenches. Each trench was manned by
German" dummies, operated by cleo
trio wires. Hidden at first, they
sprang up as the soldiers advanced.
The "doughboys" won, after four
lines of dummy Germans" had been
beaten down. There were, however,
six Casualties" which were attended
to by the Red Cross workers.
In addition to this exhibition of
trench warfaresthere were drills by the
machine gun company of the 22d U. S.
Infantry, the Provisional Battalion
Coast Artillery Corps (after only six
weeks trainng), the 9th Company
Coast Artillery Corps and the 10Th
Company Coast Artillery Corps.
A dozen actors and actresses re-
cruited by the Stage Women's War Re-
lief entertained in tents hung with
Japanese lanterns. In the evening
there was a military hop and moving
pictures of "Joan of Plattsburg."
The following young women appeared
rs Red Cross nurses: The Misses
Pecheuf, Beatrice Prentice, Margaret
Smith, Minette Barrett, Della May By
ers, lmogene Taylor, Helen Richards,
Camille Pastor Field and Beth Merrill.
The fete is expected to net several
thousand dollars for the Red Cross.