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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14
SHIPS M CON IalIT pEatl
Sailing Without Lights, Navit.ators
Can Only Rely on ouickness Of Per
ception and Profession Nerve

Even II the Huns are escaped, the
lie OF u merchant ship man in these
days Is far removed from beer and skit-
ties. An example OF what they have
to go through is furnished by the mar
row squeak the Empress Of Britain and
the Cardiganshire had one night In the
Aegean sea. Ralph E. Cropley writes
IN the Atlantic. Both are big ships.
and they were loaded with troops and
gong ut full Observation-Disclosures
light showing it was one of those
nights when you can hardly see your
hand before you. There were no stars.
no phosphOrousno nothing nothing but
to trust to luck and the ears of the
man on the bridge.
The captain of one of the ships has
told me that, before he knew it, there
was Ship bow on him, dead ahead.
OF course the first Impulse was to shift
his helm: but If he did so, the dan
ger would be OF one ship giving the
other Il gIancing blow. Fortunately,
the other skipper appreciated this also.
Their nerve. In spite of several years
OF War-zone work, was still equal to
the occasion. II all happened in the
twlnklins of an eye, and they passed
safely though there had been less than
5O feet separating the ships, and their
outswung lifeboats nearly scraped. The
captain of the Cardiganshire, though
ne could NOT see him, heard the cap
tain OF the Empress of Britain above
the noises of the sea-heard him yell !:
For Gods sake, old man, don't shift
your helm!" SO close were they on their
respective bridges high above the sea,
Instances of this kind, which try
mems souls. nightly occur, and quite
frequently there are collisions and
tragedies in the pitch dark. The only
way that the two ships identified
themselves was ten days later, at Sa-
loniki, when the captain of the Cardi-
ganshire heard the skipper of the
Empress Of Britain asking friend if
he knew what ship he nearly bumped
on u certain night. / am. sorry to re-
port that the captain of the Empress
OF Britain lost his life in the Halifax
explosion while doing hospital work.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14
FALL FEED FOR DAIRY COWS
II Not Well Fed at This Time Animals
Will Go Into Winter Season
Thin in Flesh.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.b
The wise dairylnan will feed liber-
ally during the fall months. Cows
which are not we'll fed at this time
will go into the winter thin in flesh and
with reduced milk flow. 1t will be ex-
pcnsive and largely i'll vain to attempt
to bring them back to normal flow af-
ter they go on winter rations.
1t will pay to begin feeding silage
and hay early. The extra feed given
at this time will not only bring good,
immediate returns, but affect the milk
flow for the whole year by putting the
COW in good condition to go through
the winter months. Cows which go
into the winter in good vitality and
with undiminished milk flow are the
ones which will make most economics!
use of the higli-pliced feeds given them
during that period. Keep up the milk
flow during the fall months by proper
feeding. lt>will pay.
Cold. uncomfortable cows will not
make economical use of feed. Their
highly developed nervous systems are
very susceptible to sudden changes In
temperature. This should be borne IN
mind in the fall when the first cold
rains and cold winds come. Protection
from these will prevent the reduction
in milk flow which they always cause
Do not waste feed by letting your
cows stand out in cold winds and rain
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14
Night Photographs From Airp,ane.


An Italian Invention which permits
photographs being taken at night has
been submitted to the signal corps of
the United States army. According to
the men who control the new device 1t
will soon be possible to take excellent
pictures of enemy positions from air
planes Hying,at 81 low height on moon
light nights. 1t is also claimed that the
invention can be fitted to nOtion-pic.
ture cameras. which would permit the
photographing for the screen of much
of the fighting in the air, the greater
part of which takes place in the early
morning hours. Up to the present time
the chief obstacles met by the daylight
aerial photographers is that the anti.
aircraft guns force the flyers to take
pictures from IL great height. and much
OF the detail OF the enemy lines is
therefore lost. Ii is held, continues
Aviation. that flyers are in little dan
ger from artillery when flying at night.
Scientific American.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14
He II Tx
Spanish Influenza OF Grin
By DR. LEE 81. SMITH.

An old enemy y with ~ again, and
whether we fight German or q germ, we
must put up q good fight, and mot be afraid.
The influenza runs very brief course
when the patient i, careful, and il we keep
the s.ystena in good condition and throw
off the poisons which tend to accumulate
within our bodies, We can escape the dis
ease. Remember these three C's-a clean
mouth, a clean skin, and clean bowels.
To carry off poisons from the system and
keep the bowels loose, daily doses Of .
pleasant laxative should be taken. Such
. one is made Of May-apple, leaves Of aloe,
root Of jalap, and called DR.. Ferce's Pleas.
ant Pellets. Hot lemonade should be used
freely if attacked by cold, and the pa
tient should be put TO bed after hot
mustard foot-bath.
TO prevent the attack Of bronchitis or
pneumonia and to control the pain,
Anuric tablets should be obtained ct the
drug store, and one given every two hours,
with lemonade. The Anuric tablets
were frst discovered by Dr.. Pierce, and,
as they flush ths bladder and cleanse the
kidneys, they carry away much Of the poi
sons and the uric acid.
1t. is important that broths, milk, but
termilk. ice-eream and simple diet be given
regularly to strengthen the system and in.
crease the vital resistance The fever is
. diminished by the use of the Anlric tab
lets, hut in addition, the forehead, arms
and hands may be bathed with water
ttepid) in which q tablespoonful Of sal
aratus has been dissolved in quart. After
an attack Of grip OF pneumonia to
build up and strengthen the system, obtain
ct the drug store a good iron tonic, called
'Irontic" Tablets, or that well known
herbal tonic, DR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14
Crime Conditions IN GERMANY.

Criminalf,y in Germany augments
without cessation. To quote Socialist
Mehring before the reichstag. lying.
theft and swindling are not offset by
military glories. The Bishop Of Metz
in his London pastoral speaks of i'm
morality. theft and unbridled license.
In Berlin in the fall Of 1916 there was
an average of 300 daily complaints of
theft. The Insecurity on the public
thoroushfares is great. There are g.
900 criminals whose terms at hard la
Dor have expired who are at large,
banned alike from the public and pri-
yate employ. In the Dusseldorf dis
trjct in the first half of 1917 5000 ado
lescents were convicted of crime, and
various buildings have had to be con-
verified into warehouses; and places OF
detention for these persons.-La
Presse Medicale.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14

SOME ADVANTAGES OF DAIRY
Sale Of Products Furnishes Steady In.
come Throughout year-No Fluc-
tuation Of Market.

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
i The sale of dairy products fur
nishes steady income throughout the
year. The farmer who depends upon
crop sales for his income usually
makes the bulk of his sales during one
or two months of the year, while dur
ing the rest OF the year he has no cash
income. Such q system requires long
credits in the community.
2. The market for dairy products
fiuctuates very little year By year as
compared with other farm products.
). Through the return of manure to
The land the fertility and physical con-
dition of the soil may be maintained at
high level and crops increased. Even
after many years a properly maintains
ed dairy farm has constantly increas-
ing crop yields instead Of decreasing
ones.
4. In dairying, labor may be utilized
Mt 81 more uniform rate throughout the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14

Look ut the tongue, motherl r.
coated, 1t Is q sure sign that your IT.
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs gentle. thorough cleansing %
once. !.
When peevish, cross, listless, pale
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat Of oct natu-
rally, or is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomach-ache. sore
throat, diarrhea, full Of cold, give .
teaspoonfuf Of California Syrup a.
Figs" and in few hours III the foul
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves cut Of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have we'll, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children 10,
take this harmless '.fruit laxattvey*
they love It's delicious taste, and It
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for bottle Of
California Syrup Of Figs which has
directions for babies, children q an
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the.
bottle. !. Beware OF ceHnteTfeits sold
here. TO be sure You get the genuine,
ask to see that 1t is made BY the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company ) Refuse
any other kind with contempt ADV.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14
Mental, Attitude.

The mental attitude rules the world.
It means success or failure. whether.
on the field of battle, where courage
counts for more than physical strength,
or in the home, or the store, or the fac.
tory. Courage in facing life, courage
in taking tumbles and rising to high.
er level, because refusing to acknowl
edge defeat, faith and trust that life
is wonderful and good and beautiful
will help to really make it SO for us
at least, and more than anything else
In the universe will our state of mind
determine, what manner Of fortune
shall be ours.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14
Boboiink Restored to Favor.

By reason of its depredations on
the rice fields, the bobolinls was form
erly rated tho most destructive feath-
cred creature on this continent But
the rice has moved away from the path
Of It's migration, and on this account
it has become almost harmless. Hence
forward wd may admire the prorean
bobolink without qualification, and,
protected against It's only important
enemy. man, it will doubtless become
I q much more numerous species.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14

pound my husband wanted me to try it.
1 took it for week and felt . little bet
ter. kept itupfor three months, and
/ feel fine and can eat anything now
without distress or nervousness. Mrs.
]. WoRTHLINE, 2842 North Taylor St.
Philadelphia Pa.
The majority Of mothers nowadays
overdo, there are 80 many demands
upon their time and strength; the result
is invariably weakened, rundown,
nervous condition with headaches, back
ache, irritability and depression - and
soon more serious ailments Develop
It is at such periods in life that Lydia E.
Pinkham' Vegetable Compound will
restore normal healthy condition, a.
it did to Mrs. Worthline.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14
IMPORTANCE OF DAIRY BULL
Good Animals Should Be Utilized to
Fullest Advantage to Increase
Milk Production.

prepared by the United States Depart
nent Of Agriculturc.>
On account of the present emergency
it is particularly Important that good
dairy bulls should be utilized to the
fullest advantage, for more can be
accomplished in increasing milk pro
duction and making it more economical
in this way than in any other.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14

Cleanliness Is Essential.
The first essential for keeping milk
sweet any length of time is cleanli.
ness.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14
THIS WEAK,
NERvOUSM0ThER
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Restored Her Health.
Philadelphia, PAT was veryweale,
always tired, my back ached, and l felt

olSh1y HAVoS VI ~
time. ] went to .
doctor and he said
/ had nervous indi-
gestion, which ad-
ded to my weak
condition kept me
worrying most OF
the time and he
said If ! could not
stop that, / could
not get well. ]
rdsomuchabout
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14
Her Opportunity.

Elsie-Nother, want to rise to high,
er things. want to be above the com.
mon mortals and TO occupy my self
with things in free spaces of the upper
air.,
MOther-That's fine. Climb right up
in the air ON this ladder aud put up
the clean curtains.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14
Cream Should Be Cooled.

After separating, the cream should
be cooled Immediately by setting the
cream bucket into vessel or tank Of
cold water and stirring the cream I'm.
til it is cold.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14
A Good Dairy Herd Gives the Farm
Many Advantages.


year than in nearly amy other farm
business. The grain grower, for exam.
pie. may have to employ much addi-
tionnl labor ut harvest time, but so far
as the dairy. is concerned the dairy
man has about the same duties to per-
form every month OF the year. Thus.
less help is required seasonalsy and
permanent employees may be kept.
s. Through the dniry COW many ln-
salahle roughages may be transformed
into products from which cash may be
realized. Grass hay, corn fodder and
other roughage which may not have
a ready sale are economically utilized
by the dairy COW. Land which is not
suitable for cultivation can be utilized
for pasturage for dairy cows.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14
Keep Cream in Water Tank.

Always keep the cream can in tank
Of water. Skim rich cream. for il
keeps better than thin cream.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14

Keep your liver active. your bowels clean by
taking DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and you'll
keep healthy, wealthy and wise. Adv.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14

When two girls are In love with the
same young man they always smile g.
they pass by-and then grit their teeth.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14

Beauty may be skin deep, but thick
skinned people are not necessarily the
most beautiful.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14

BE sure YOU have the proper bait
when you fish for compliments.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14

The phrase single blessedness" was
coined by some anonymous old baehei-
OF.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14

Keeping Cream in Cellar
Do not keep cream in the cellar Of
cave unless the air can be kept pure.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14
His Line OF ak.

His Line OF Talk.
What have you to say about
pence?"
mister, I'm not talking peace; I'm
talking victory"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14

The greltesr bet ever made was the
alphabet
Truth is mighty-m,ghty inconveni-
ent TO the horse trader
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14

Just as soon as you eat q tablet q
Pape's Diapepsin all the dyspepsia. In
digestion and stomach distress ends.
These pleasant, harmless tablets OF
Pape's Diapepsin never fail to make
sick, upset stomachs feel fine at once,
and they cost SO little at drug stores
Adv.
To be great man has only to do his
work well, be honest and complain
little.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-07
F. P. STIEFF DIES.
Head Of Piano-manufacturing
Company Passes Away in
Baltimore.

Frederick r Stief head of the noted
Charles NJ Sticff Piano Company died
OF Wednesday night at his home IN Roland
Park, Baltimore, Of pneumonia In
memory Of him the local store Of the
company. on Market street aboye!N Ninth
was closed yesterday and Will remain
closed today, when Mr.. Stletf's funeral
takes place. The deceased was II years
old
MIR Stlef was a son OF the founder Of
the company and was sole owner until
a little more than Il wear ago when the
business was incorporated and MIR. Stieff
elected lis president Al this time the
company has sixteen stores III various
cities and two large factories in Baltimore
For several wears Mr. Stief had been
failing IN health, bat he kept closely III
touch with the affairs Of his company
and the general business lie Of the city
He was stricken with pneumonia u
short time ago.
Surviving are his widow, who was
Miss Sarah L. Waters. daughter OF the
hate Richard I Waters; a daughter,
Miss Florence Stieff, and two sons, Lieut.
Frederick p Stieff, Jr. and George
Waters Stieff Both have been asso-
ciated with their father III the piano
business.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-07
LUNCHEON To AID
DRIVE FOR NURSES
General Red Cross Committee
Hears Of Need for Skilled
Workers.

Red Cross workers, members OF the
General Committee for Delaware, as
scmbled Mt the Hotel du Pont at 1890
o clock today. attending luncheon IN the
interests of the ten-day drive for nurses
lnaugtIratcd in this city in conjunction
with the national drive for this purpose.
Henry y. Scott presided and the speakers
at the luncheon were Mrs, Elizabeth Hat
field Schnabci of Philadelphia, assistant
to the director of the Bureau of Nurses
of Pennsylvanla-Deaw Mrs. Joseph
Bancroft, chairman of the special com
mttcc conducting the drive and others.
The primary purpose of this drive is 10
add before January | more than $4,000
additional nurses TO the Army and Navy
Corps, which has already secured more
than 10000 military nurses through the
agency of the American Red Cross. This
is believed to bc the largest number of
graduate nurses ever mobilized for any
army
Every division of the American Rcd
Cross, all committees on Rcd Cross
Nursing service and each American Rcd
Cross Chapter throughout the country
will have active part in the campaign To
enroll nurses II is planned to reach every
nurse who has graduated from recog-
nized Training School for Nurses and TO
bring before students in hospital training
schools tho immediate need of the Army
and NAVY Every measure will hc Cm-
ployed to bring home TO the public the
needs of the army and navy for nurses.
\ direct appeal is Ia bc made 10 women 8
colleges and high schools to enroll im-
mediatclv as student nurses in hospitals
and in especially the army school OF nurses
recently established in the army III con-
ncction with military hospitals This
army school of nurses offers women the
opportunity Of nursing sick and wounded
men in military hospitals. and nt the same
time the opportunity of completing tho
course Of training and enable them TO be-
come graduate nurses.
Arrangements were being made TO try
and obtain the services Of a military band
for the masSmccting in the Queen Theatre
on Sunday evening Miss II VI DuBose,
the head nurse OF the Naval Hospital at
Brooklyn, will he the chief speaker and
there will be an attractive program of
music.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-07
GERMANS HURLED BACK
Continued from page
HUNS LOSE SIS MACHINES.

Continued from page |
HUNS LOSE SIS MACHINES.
During May the British destroyed or
damaged 5iS enemy machines, 400 of
which were wrecked in aerInl combats
The army of the German Crown Prince
since May 27, Berlin announces, has
captured $4,000 prisoners. The booty
taken Includes $50 guns and more than
1000 machine guns. The military cores
pondent of the Pant German Nosssche-
zeitung says the Allied defense is now too
strong for further German advances.
DROP MORE BomBs ON PARIS.
German alrinen again attempted TO
raid Paris Thursday night and got
through the strong French defcnses
Bombs were dropped and property da-
magcd. The casualties were slight,
the death of only one person being re-
ported
Enemy submarines arc still off the
Atlantic coast and the latest victim
reported is the British steamship liar
pathlan Of 4 $50 tons
The vessel wns torpedocd of the Vir-
GINA capcs Wednesday morning The
captain and crew were rescued after being
adrift 26 hours
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-07
GERMAN GUNS FAILED
Continued from page [

the border of Mares Wood and the edge
Of n triangular wood five hundred yards
southeast of Bussaires Notwithstanding
sharp resistance. This regiment alone
took more than ono hundred prisoners
GUNS FLASH Aa Town HuRNs
Out in tho open field artillery officers
with glasses were directing the supporting
fire. while on the roof of nearby farm
house. = EignhI man -waggcd with his
rcd and white flag Ou al SIDES hr guns
were flashing. some Of them stationed right
out in the field, while others werc hidden
IN the woods Looking down INTO the
valley, only mile awnY, the village Of
Russarc4 could hc seen on tirc As the
correspondent watched the srcnc. the
clouds of white shrapncl slnose over the
village of Tory also hccamc brownish
and flames appeared IN that town
Tho artillery fire that preceded the
attack lasted an hour and was OF especial
intensity for five minutes preceding the
time when the Marines went over the top
French and American batteries both took
part n the firing. putting down a rolling
barragc and then shifting to the roads
behind the German lines
USED UP nuN DIVISIONS
II appears that the Marines IN going in
fnTestalled an attack that the Germans
had planned Il was Ia hnvc been carried
out by the Prs4Ians who had been plt
into the line for that purppse, md was Is
have taken place either today Or To-
morrow These men had rrlrvcd the
PruSsian guard DIVISION winch WINS Endly
chowcd up IN the fighting Of fhe last olDY or
two They. III turn. bud relieved the
a.. y. I
the sector. So the Nafines Ars proud 81 the
fac, that they have u-n1 III, tree 6,,rinan
divisions in less than j week aud arr still
very much alive themselves
READY 10 Flta I ANYTHING AsYwpHur.
The morale ~ the mon i wonderful
They are willing 10 attempt ANYTHING
and are talking with pride u hc heavy
losses they inflicted upon the Germans ~
their attack tins morning, while alI the
early reports indicated that the afternoon
attack had been even more costly to tire
cucmy
Tins ,ttcr attack WIS undertaken lurgc-
" brc1uSc Of the splendid showing he
marines showed III he morning. coupled
with the discovery hat the morale of the
Gcrmans, in the opposite position. was
low, which made tlc gong easier for
the fiery soldIcrS Of the Marine Corps.
FOUGHT WITHOUT REsF.
The advance was carried out 10y the
same men who attacked in the morning
AMI who bad had no rest They asked
nothing. however but plenty of ammani-
tion and hardly ate the f. 4 that was
brought up 10 them 80 absorbed were
they III the task Of chasing he enemy as
far n possible
No one who saw the Marines in action
today did not thoroughly agree with the
exclamation ot Their commander hum
sef an army man when be said L
just wish | had an army corps of EN-
here
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-07
HER MISSING SMILE
RETURNED FOR GOOD

why shouldn't | smilc9" asked pretty
Miss Anna NJ Ferguson, Bryn Mawr,
Pa. suburb of Philadelphia yesterday
81 guess any one else would smile, too
il they were suddenly relieved Of troubles
that had caused them 70 suffer untold
agonies for nearly year as have been,
she continued 'Tanac has made this
smile possible
Since taking Tanac my appetite is
wonderful, my food digests well and my
nerves are in excellent condition No
longer do | suffer from violent head
aches, and that dull, loggy feeling The
color has returned TO my checks and
every one remarks about how well and
healthy l look.
The genuine Tanlac bears the name of
J. r. Gore Co. on the outside of carton.
Look for II
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-07
POWDER QUOTATIONS..

Reported Daily az noon by George r,
BisseiI, du Pont Building.