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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08
BY eUsTAVUs MYERS.
Noted Historian and Research
Writer.

TITH probable bumper crop of at
tF~~ least 9O0OOO,OOO bushels of bread
ii M grains expected from our farms
Ill this year. the American farmer
GERESH is showing what his contribution
ISA&Sz&ES9f is to the for human free
:, dom. Remote he may be from
the actual scene of conflict, he knows that he is
a big part Of the world battle line. Upon his
productive efforts largely depend the supply
ing of the allied armed forces and populations
with food.
To the appeal, flood will win the war; the
American farmer has responded with splendid
results. But of course that appeal has its quail
ifcations. One proyiso is that food will go q
long way toward insuring victory If we have
plenty of ships to convey it where 1t Is needed
Great fleets Of ships have been being
ated by the United States shipping board. They
are being produced at a record pace. But to
carry out our vast necessary shipping program
with the fullest adequacy it is vital that the
earnest interest of every part of great coun-
try should be increasingly enlisted.
Far away from the seaboard many of our
farms are, they Joined with the ocean to a
degree they never were before. The ships sup
plement the pillow and the harvester. Day and
night the farmer has been thinking of how he
could make his land more productive. It is a
subject that never leaves him. The indica-
tons are that well has he thought it out that
this years crop Of winter wheat alone will be
154OO0.O00 bushels than last years, large
that And this is only one part of the
immense crops coming from American farms.
True, there is always the gamble of weather con-
Gitions and the menace of insect cepredations.
But the present promise is a high production
from farms.
OF itself this fact does not alarm the Huns.
They know that big food supply is Of no
danger to them If we cannot get it across But
what does fill them with dread and fOrebodfng
is the knowledge that rapidly getting to-
gether the ships that will transport it over the
ocean to feed troops and those of the allies
and the peoples of the countries banded to defeat
Hun aggression. What will further make the
Huns quake is the fact that our millions Of farm
ers are as determined TO support the program
for vast fleets of ships they are set upon rails
ing vast crops
The Hun submarine murder campaign was
undertaken with the express view of starving
out certain countries and terrorizing the rest.
1t aimed at destroying the ships that could
carry supplies to Europe. It didn't succeed
any more IN that design than in the effort to pre-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08
Fertilizers From Wastes

Industrial wastes furnished about 40
per cent Of the potash, 8 per cent Of
the phOSphoric acid, and IS per cent
OF the nitrogen used In this country
in 1915, according to a recent United
States department Of agriculture pub
Hcation, Fertilizers From Industrial
Wastes"
The potash was obtained from such
wastes as tobacco stems, cOttonseed
hulls. hardwood ashes, wool washings.
blast-furnace hue dust, cement fue
dust and sugar residues; the phoS-
phOrfc acid from bones. shells, fish
scrap. basic Stag and other materials !;
and the nitrogen from wastes In the
manufacture Of castor, HHseed and fish
oils; from animal wastes. as blood.
hair. horns, hOOfs and hides; from
leather and wool wastes, coke, and
many other substances.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08

curious jars and vases which they
nodded. One Of these pieces Of pot
terry, ornamented with the figures OF
two monkeys, possessed positively IN
canny properties. When water Was
poured into the vessel or out OF 1t,
sounds Ike the screeching OF monkeys
were heard. Another vessel was deco
rated with the figure OF a bird that
uttered appropriate notes when water
was poured into 1t. Another was Orna-
mented with cat that meoHed; an
other with snakes that Kissed An in
genious water jar bore the form Of an
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08
FRUIT FLIES SPREAD

The Bermudas probably would
not now be infested by the Med
iterranean fruit fly had not a
sailing vessel bound for New
York from the Mediterranean re-
gion during the Civil war times,
been blown from her course and
forced to unload her cargo
containing infester fruits at
st George. The Mediterra-
mean fruit fly did not become es-
tabIished in Australia until
steamships and cold storage
made it possible for the infested
Mediterranean countries to ship
oranges to Perth and Sydney.
With the pest established in
eastern Australia the ships ply
ing between Australia and Ha-
wall carried the maggots TO Hon
oiulu, and today the inspectors
OF the state Of California and
the United States are intercept
ing infested fruits on ships ar
irving at San Francisco and San
Pedro from Honolulu and Hilo.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08
DRY LITTER FOR SCRATCHING
Damp Material Is Practically Use
'esscIean IL Out and Renew 1t
at Frequent Intervals.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
Straw and similar material gathers
moisture and when the litter becomes
damp enough to be limp it is prac-
tically useless for fowls to scratch in
for their grain feed. Scratching litter
in the poultry house is essential, but
it should be cleaned out and renewed
frequently.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08
IDENTIFICATIONTAG.

There has been a good deal Of IN
favorable comment in the navy on the
prescribed method of wearing the
Identification tag on account OF the be-
havior Of the woven wire necklace.
which rides up on the neck and incon-
veniences the wearer In various ways.
These features have been overcome at
the naval training station, San Fran
cisco, by lengthenIng the wire so as
to permit OF its being worn bandoleer
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08

We need ample ships the Pacific to
China, Japan, the Philippines.
Russia and Australia. All Of these countries as
well as Central and South America, have materials
products which we need just they need ours.
Australia recently had surplus stated to be
30O,O00,000 bushels Of wheat and another big
plus in process of gathering. There was enough,
In fact, to feed England and France for a year.
But 1t of no practical use to the allies There
were no vessels TO be spared for the long haul
which takes eight or ten weeks from Australia to
England.
Last year there surplus in Java of 1,GOO-
600 tons OF sugar which other parts of the world
needing badly could not get because of lack of
ships.
Great heaps of coffee were spelling on the East
Indian wharves. There was no shipping to move
1t to other countries.
Pyrites which was badly needed here. could not
be brought from Spain because of the want of
ships.
These are but few examples of what ship
famine means.
Besides the many millions of tons of shipping
needed for the purposes already described, there
is also the pressing necessity for multiplying
the number of ships. tugs and barges for domes-
tic coastwfse, lake and inland waterway trans
portation. These of the most vital impor-
lance to the farmer. Our inland lake and coast
waterways be used 20 transport vast guam
titles of wheat and other products, and freight
of all kinds be sent back the return
trip. This transportation will be cheaper to
the farmer and greatly tends to relieve railway
congestion
In less than u years time the accomplish
nnents of the United States shipping board have
been unprecedented scale Where in 1917
there were only 81 shipyard plants in the United
States, there 15S, and more are be
ing constantly established. The United States
shipping board has given out contracts for $751;
coo lightweight tons of ships and has already
put in service S31 III lightweight tons of new
shipping. This in addition TO 2.073 S26 dead
weight tons OF neutral and allied ships under
charter German and Austrian ships seized and
Dutch ships requisitiOned. 1t is launching new
ships rapidly. and is beginning to make provi-
sion for tugs and barges for inland and coast
wise water traffic. From the small number of
1926 men employed in American shipyards on
April I, 1917, the force Of shipbuiIders in our
yards has increased to 100000.
With this progress American farmers can look
forward to the certainty OF a great merchant ma
rtne, built in American shipyards and CARRYING
their products the world over now and after
the war.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08
SODIUM FLUoRIDE KILLS LICE
Treat Each Fowl by Placing Small
Pinch of Material Among Feath-
ers Next to the, Skin.

To rid the hens Of lice each one
ian be treated by placing small
pinches Of sodium fuoride, which can
be obtained at most large drug stores,
among the feathers next to the skin
one pinch on the head, one on the
neck, two on the back, one below the
vent. one at the base OF the tail, one
on either thigh and one scattered OF
the underside Of each wing when
spread
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08
then He Went to the cuardho,..

Then He Went to the cuardhouse-
The BUmptious Bayonet Instructor
Now, see here, my good fellow. We
hold the gun in the hands, so, with the
bayonet forward; and we lunge. fins
Now do You suppose you can hit that
dummy
The Waggish Recruft-Wen, by heck
III make a stab at It
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08

fashion from above the left shoulder
to below the right arm, the tag hang
ing a few inches below the apex Of
the right axilla. In this way the wire
does not ride up nor interfere with the
movements of the body.-Army and
Navy Register.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08

Caulifover can be grown almost as
easily as cabbage.
It takes a good farmer TO make good
hay year after year.
Plant the blaek-eyed pea IN the corn
when It is laid by and it viii do about
as well as when planted alone.
This year Of all yesrs ii behOoves
every one OF US farmers 10 utilize eT-
cry available bit OF feed for man or an
imal.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08
Best PuIIets to keez.

Keep the pullets which mature
quickly and start laying first Those
which start laying when less than 200
days sid, or nearest that age, are the
best layers If they have had the best
care.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08

aged woman on whose cheeks team
were seen to trickle, while sobs were
heard when water was poured from
the jar.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08

NRM2N0FES
Straw is too valuable to burn

The dairy COW and the manure
spreaders are partners
Rotation Of crops is one Of the best
methods of avoiding pests In ordinary
farm operations
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08
Wonderful peruvian Jan

- S1iO~A hS1 = - sANtSts Sdt$s
Recently 1t has been shown that the
old Peruvians must have understood
the laws Of atmospheric pressure.
Without this knowledge they would
not have been able to construct the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08
In ERCEPT AND
DESTROY FLIES
Half of Insect Pests Could Have
Been Kept Out of Country
by Quarantine.
FRUIT FLIES ARE BEAUTIFUL
Immense Losses Caused Annually to
Fruits and Vegetables of United
States Could Be Prevented
Precautions Being Taken.

More than half of the insect pests
that annually cause immense losses
in fruits and vegetables Of the United
States could have been kept out of
this country by thorough quarantine
against them. according to officials of
the United States department OF agri-
culture. To guard against more in
furious insects being brought in from
other countries is the object OF the
federal plant quarantine act OF 1912
which, with the development Of knowL
edge of insects throughout the world.
has resulted in the bars being put up
wherever the pests are likely to enter.
Among the insects Of other lands
that have not yet become established
in this country are the serious pests
known popularity as fruit flies. They
resemble ordinary house flies but are
far more beautiful, inaSmuch as their
wings are prettily spotted and band
ed and their bodies are usually more
brightly colored. They are ike house
flies also In that they lay small, white
eggs that hatch into whitish maggots.
However, the maggots do not develop
in refuse or decaying matter as do
y
upon the living tissues of fruits, nuts
and vegetables. Eggs are laid Just
under the skin of the host plant or
fruit and these hatch into the mag
COTS which burrow in all directions
through the pulp. As the maggots
tunnel about they cause decays to
develop and these rotting areas often
produce greater injury than the mag
gots themselves.
Where Danger Lies.
Increasing imports from the coun-
tries where fruit flies now abound, ex-
tension of trade to remote corners
Of the earth, increasing density OF
population in the warmer portions OF
this country, are making greater each
year the danger that fruit flies may
become firmly established in the Unit
ed States.
To intercept and destroy fruit flies
as well as other pests. the federal
horticultural board OF the department
of agriculture. charged with the en-
forcement OF the plant quarantine act,
prohibits the entry Of all horticultural
products likely to carry insect pest
OAAACSS IAOg nave OCCA LCAO0A0u hOC
from danger as pest carriers, either
by federal inspection or by treatment
by approved methods under federal su-
perYisiOn.
The department also has estab-
hshed in the Hawaiian islands q sys-
tenn of inspection that is heartily sup
ported by fruit growers and transpor-
tation companies, whereby all planta-
lions and packing houses from which
fruit is shipped are kept from becom-
ing sources Of fruit-fy dissemination
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08
Rreeders 20 Avoid.

Don't breed from hens or. puIIets
that have been forced for egg prOduc-
don In winter.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08
Matina euInea EoNIs-

Guinea fowls have a tendency TO
mate in pairs. but one male may be
mated successfully with three or four
females.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-22
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure catarrhal Deafness
and that is by constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an in
1amed condition of the mucous lining of
the Eusta chan Tube. When this tube is
lnf1amed you have q rum bling sound i'm
perfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed. Deafness is the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced anG this tube
restored to it's normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever. Many cases of
deafness are caused by catarrh, which is
an inHamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
tie cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine. Cir
culars free All Druggists. 75c.
F. J. CHENEY K CO. Toledo. O.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-22

by them in sound securities the
faster Will capital be available for
expanding reconstructive program
to more ambitious dimensions. -
/ Peace will bring with it a geal-
er stimulus to saving among the
wage earners than ever inspired
them before. And here is the key
stone Of national prosperity.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-22
DTME CAPITALISTS

In many large banks the bond
departments are being reorganiz-
ed. and among new features con
templated is q greater abundance
Of bonds issues III the lower demon
nations. The innovations arise
from the conviction of the direc-
torates that they will soon have to
deal with new type Of investor
the type that has never invested
before.
Those Of Us who have been in
the habit Of putting their savings
into bonds hardly realize how
widespread an ignorance has exis-
ted regarding this class Of invest
ment But any Liberty bond sales
man has realized which he thought
anybody could answer. What S
a coupon?'' 'Can you buy gro
ceries with it?' "Can you sell
d bond after YOU have bought it %
Nj ;ist you take it to Washington
to sell it?''
These mysteries are now cleared
away and most people know that
you don t save bond coupons up to
a total Of eleven hundred and then
trade them III for premium coffee
pots or tobacco-humidors. Tie
Liberty bond campaigns have elu-
cldated these things-and a few
Others
1t has taught that the bond de
rartmcnt OF state or national
bank is widely different from a
fraudulent bucket shop. Banks
Of standing cannot afford to offer
doubtful securities for sale; thew
prosper or decline in proportion as
their customers win or lose. One
cheated customer could set up q
squeal that would wreck the inst
tuition.
The movies have fed US to reple
ton on Wall ST. romances in which
some sinister broker always plays
leading part, and those who ge'
their ideas from movies felt more
inclined than ever to hide then
savings in mattresses. But the,
can do better now.
According to General Du Pont i
will take about two years to demo
Billie the American army. Their;
will be plenty Of work for our sol
iiers to do in France after peac,
has been signed, so that there i
no fear Of a period Of unemplov
ment at home. On the contrary
the work of reconstruction will
mean tremendous circulation q
money and it's distribution into tn,
hands Of the masses in America
and the more readily it is invest.. i
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-22
CALOMEL SALIVATES AND
MAKES YOU SICK
Acts Like Dynamite on A Sluggish
Liver
and you lose days


and you lose days
work
Thee s no reason why person
Acts like dynamite on sluggish liver
should take sicKening, salivating cal
omel when buys large bottle
of Dodson s Liver Tone-a perfect sub
stitute for calomel.
It is pleasant, vegetable iqui;!
which will start your liver just as sure
ly as calomel, but it doesn It make you
sick and can not salivate.
Children and grown folks can take
Dodson s Liver Tone, because it is per-
fectly harmless.
Calomel is dangerous drug. It is
mercury and attacks your bones. Take
a dose of nasty calomel today and you
will feel weak, sick and nauseated to-
morrow. Don It lose a day 3 work. Take
spoonful of Dodson g Liver Tone in
stead and you will wake up feeling
great. No more biliousness, constipa-
ton, sluggishness, headache, coated
tongue or sour stomach. Your druggist
says if you don It find Dodson 8 Liver
Tone acts better than horrible calomel
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-22
Annual Bazaar

The ladies Of the Episcopal
church will hold their annual ba-
zaar on Tuesday, December 10th,
They will have on sale a lot OF
fancy work and will serve supper.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-22
Improve Positions At Ser
eral Points BY Count
er Attacks
GERMANS COUNTED
ON BREAKING LINE
German Ofhcial Report
Claims Capture of 1s3
Americans

VIA TIE British Ar=y In France.
ApFa 21--TaktnE advuntaEe of tha
moCnliEhL TIRE Germans az 1a r'c1oek
last niEht made a srronE but unEae-
cesSfal attack aEatust ths Bv8tzsa
pozitiuns Rurth az AVeluv wuoa. q
the front above AIaert. Heavy Nwht-
INK coatinued untm 4 c'clocE thIs
morninE. The Germans appsar b
have taken one British outpost ana IS
have lost Eround themselvez else
where In The wOod- Ths assault wzs
PRESIDED hy a heavy bomharzmenE
and the Eunfire on both sides kept ID
most uf Ghe ntEhL
There Was active artillery mEhaame
throughout sunday east OF -ArHas zrs
on both sides uf the SezEps. Tna
bumaardment az NtlleEa- Bretunnanx
and RhH SURROUNDING territory MtS1
wak continued. Thaa EEHEEsh fnrrov-
Cd their lines somewhat in the
cE AtIlerE- BretunneaN
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-22
ALLIES WAITING FOR
next BIG OFFENSIVE E

London, April 22.-The Brit
ish advanced their lines slight
ly last night in local operations
on both Of the principal fronts,
the war Office announces.
A strong local attack BY the
Germans on the front north Of
Albert was repulsed after the
enemy had captured one Of the
British advanced posts.
Gains were made near Vii
lers-Bretonneux and Albert, on
the somme front, and Robeeq,
at the tip Of the Flanders sa-
lient.
The official statement fol-
lows:
Early in the night a strong
local attack, accompanied by
heavy sheIling, was made by the
enemy against our positions in
the neighborhOOd of Mesnil
north Of Albert. After sharp
fighting in the course Of which
the enemy succeeded in captur-
ing one Of our advanced posts,
the attack was repulsed.
"We improved our positions
slightly during the night In the
Villers- -Bretonneux, Albert and
sectors.
ga number Of successful
raids were carried out by us at
different points south and north
of Lens, resulting in the capture
of prisoners and machine guns,
There has been considerable
artillery activity on both sides
on different sectors Of the Brit
ish front. The enemy's shelling
has been directed chiefly
against our positions astride the
Somme and Ancre rivers, in the
Lens sector, in the neighbor-
hood Of Festubert and In the
Nieppe forest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-22

Berlin, Via London, April q.
The capture Of 1S3 American
prisoners and 25 machine guns
BY the Germans is claimed in
the Official report from head
quarters today.
The German storm troops, it
also is declared, advanced to a
depth Of two kilometers (abOut
& mile and a quarter) into the
American lines at Seicheprey.
The Americans, the statement
adds, sustained heavy losses.
The text Of the statement
reads:
ION the battle fronts recip-
rocal reconnaissance led TO viO-
lent infantry engagements. Near
La Bassee, Lens and Albert
there was a lively firing duel,
also between the Avre and the
0ise, the artillery at many times
was spirited.
Between the Disc and the
Moselle, lower Saxon battalions
attacked the Americans in their.
positions near Seicheprey. They
stormed the place and pressed
forward as far as two kilomet-
ters into the enemy lines. Minor
enemy counter attacks were re-
pulsed, and strong attempts
were held down and frustrated.
I'm the night our storming
troops, after the destruction Of
enemy works, returned to their
lines of departure. The losses
of the Americans were extra
ordinarily high. One hundred
and eighty-three Americans, in
cluding five officers, were taken
prisoners and twenty-five ma
chine gums were captured.
North Of Morville, east Of
Pont7a-Mousson (TouI sector)
we took prisoners as a result Of
an engagement with the French.
Eastern theater, Ukrainian
front, after overcoming the
resistance near Piersekop
(Perekop) and Kart Kabak, our
troops opened up the way to the
Crimea.
Macedonian front: There
was lively enemy activity west
Of Doirar and in the Struma
plain. =
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-22
Is NAMED
TO SUCCEED SELF
AS U. s MARSHAL


]. Doyle. Fargo, was nominated
today by President Wilson to be
United States marshal for the
district OF North Dakota.
The foregoing Associated Press dis
patch received by The Forum today
closes the rather interesting contest
waged by u. L. Stair Nunpartisan, to
unBeat Marshal Doyle.
Mr.. Stair some time ago went to
Washington armed with petitions
circulated by the Nonpartisan league,
asking that he be appointed to sue
coed Mr.. Doyle.
An interesting angle Of the contest
was the position taken by the Demo :
cratic central committee. which CALI
ed the attention of the Washington
administration to the fact that Mr..
Stair. asking appointment from a
Democratic administration. was an
active member of an executive COM
mittee OF an organization giving its
whole energy to the nomination and
election OF candidates on the Republi-
Doyle Well Pleased.
Naturally, the appointement Is
pleasing, said Mr.. Doyle this after
noon. II have endeaY0red always to
conduct the ONCE IN a busineaalike.
and efficient manner. and the reRp-
poiFtment comes as a very satisfac-
tory recognition Of services perform
ed"
Mr.. Doyie's new term began April