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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21
RAISE LEGHORNS
FOR FAMILY USE
Meat Possibilities of Fowl Have
Been Neglected by Most
Poultry Breeders.
AVERAGE BIRD IS TOO SMALL
It Would Be Profitable for Poultry
Raisers to Civ. More Attention to
These Egg Producers-Make
Splendid Broilers.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The Leghorn fowl owes its popu-
larity so largely to Its reproducing
capacity that the meat possibilities of
the breed have been neglected by most
Leghorn breeders. Such failure to rec
ognize the potential food value of
birds kept to produce a special food
product may have been excusable I'M
der prewar conditions. but in the pres
ent need of utilizing to the full every
capacity of every food-producing ami
NAL, breeders of Leghorns should give
due attention to the development of
their table qualities.
Discussion Of the meat value of a
breed must note and take due account
of the fact that the markets-that is.
the dealers and cOnSumers-do not
recognize breed differences in poultry,
except as in few localities particular
breeds may be generally kept and may
become known locally, or in special
trade lines for excellent table quality.
The poultry breeder, therefore, in plan
ming how to make the most of the
meat values of his stock considers
what market demands can be filled
with poultry of the breed which he
keeps.
Average Leghorns Too Small.
Average Leghorn hens weigh only
about pounds alive. Many of them
will dress only TO d. pOundS This
is not a desirable size for q table fowl,
being too much under the weights q
to pounds) which most people prefer
when buying fowl.
Besides being small herself, the av-
erage Leghorn produces chicks so
small that they do not remain very
soft-meated until they have reached
the size the market demands In broil-
ers, and so the cockerels cannot be
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21
Part Of Her Costume.

Bessie came running 20 her grand
mother holding dry. pressed leaf. OBJ
viously the relic OF n day long gone
by. II found II In the big Bible.
grandma" she said. "Do you 'sposs
IL belonged 10 Eve"-Boston Tran
script.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

cannot be bothered with escorts. They
found that the bugbear around the
dark corner hasn't materialized.
Especially is this true of the group
that is working under the direction of
Miss Stella Osbourne at the District
campaign headquarters of the Red
Cross.
There are girls from several gov
eminent departments that have been
doing clerical work for the Red Cross
every night since early In April ex-
cept the night after the parade when
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

SIX years Va 90 e>
had all the symp
toms incidenttothat
change-heat fash
es, nervousness, and
was in q general run
down condition, so
il was hard for me
to do my work.
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound was recon-
mended TO me IS the
best remedy for my
troubles, which 10
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Five million American soldiers
abroad will make Il pretty BIZ dent In
the male population Of our country. but
II will make hole clean through kal.
serfsm and the land OF the Hun
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Informed from France. Is pronounced
20 rhyme with "Boche." But we've al
ways wanted 10 know what "Boche"
rhymed with.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

The number Of Germans who have
recently discovered they were born In
Switzerland or Holland Is extraordln-
ary. but you can't blame them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

And now we are being urged TO eat
seaweed Whatever perfection we may
have attained in wrestling with spa
ahetti Is going to come In handy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

When the war Is over and the des-
olation IL has caused is viewed In its
full extent. history will stamp Ii with
the baleful sign. made in Germany"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

The war weddings show that in the
march Of events Cupid always keeps
step or two ahead of the process
sion led by Mars
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Don't let the soldiers miss the books
you'll never miss.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

No woman In khaki can be served n
drink. Hence the female of the milf
tary species. though rs thirsty rs the
MALI. must choose between patriotism
and rotations
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

The United States Is To draft 20o0.-
600 Glass l men. Certainly they are
ffrst-class men. as that is the only
brand of fighters this nation has.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

While the RomanoffS may be In want
now. they should be able eventually
10 do we'll in vaudeville If only they
could reach this country.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Germany thinks there ar onl 10
600 or 10000 American soldiers In
France. Say. there are that many
American newspaper men over there
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Only small percentage Of war
songs are scoring Il success. which
makes their record about the same as
that Of songs In peace times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

The race is not always to the swift,
but in the present need for government
production speed Is absolutely neces-
sary.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21
Girl War Workers Are Not Afraid of the Dark

THAT girl who "fraid the dark"
missing Girls especially
nothing going
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

The fashion note which informs that
bathing suits will be shorter this sum.
mer does not mean scarce-just shorter
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

The management of the Fourth of
July was easy, but 1t is requiring a big
struggle to render the whole world safe
and sane.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

No wonder the weather man is nerv-
Gus and uneasy. The tenslty of the
situation has got into the atmosphere.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Some of those who are crying speed
up the war are pretty slow-golng II
their own movements.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21
With Blood in His Eye Dog Cop Seeketh the Sly

THIS the tale of and hound taxi adventure and the district
chauffeur bucks ahead Murphy dog at the capitol grounds
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Whether every man has q book in
him or not. every man has his own pet
war epigram.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

A cautious tongue and n wise head
are boon companions. Proper use of
either indicates the possession of both
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Only fat scrapbook can hold all the
German propaganda lies that. are in
process of collection and classification.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Many man who poses rs n public
benefactor never thinks OF giving his
wife a dollar for her own use.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

There is nothing that will cause q
FELLOW to forget his other troubles like
being out I'm 66-mila-an-hour breeze
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

The fellow who coined the phrase of
Stop. Look and Loosen, also did a good
days work.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Besides providing food the war gar
den gives the home defender practice
In trench digging.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Our men on the firing line are not
downhearted. But they require all the
support we can possibly give them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Be accommodating. but don't spend
your life grinding the other fellows
az.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Everybody else in Hunland may be
kept busy, but the minister of foreign
trade has q snap.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

II will be wise policy for habitual
liars to talk about something else be-
sides the war.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Lloyd George says newspaper men
make good public servants. II is q
habit with them to make good.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

An American whose patriotism isn't
equal to good corn bread ought TO join
the Germans and be done with It.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

American soldiers gre making good
wherever they are placed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

There are many aliens and some en-
emies that are not aliens
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Proud Parent-"My daughter plays
entirely by ear" Unwilling Guest
That's oil right. I'm deaf"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Being decent to a German spy is sim.
ply wasting decency.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

UptTuIUrS. by al Oruer lSSueu by the
company operating the capital tele-
phone system unnecessary and frivol.
Gus questions will not be answered by
central"
If you forget TO wind your watch
ut night and wake IN early In the
morning oblivious OF the time of day
the ever-convenient "hello girl" will
not be your savior.
II you are held In your office
while the Yankees and the Senators are
nunmellng each other nj the hall nnrl,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

A loafer is n human tapeworm. He
consumes the food thai is intended TO
sustain the life of somebody else.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

a
White
War has rebed the telephone Washington
wasted
questions officials who
each prohibit
questions.
Another Washington
all departments
executive Offices refused everybody The tmesaving
skip-scp plan, by which Is expedited.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Mrs. Golden Tells How IL
May be Passed in Safety
and Comfort.

Fremont, OF was passing through
the critical period of life. being forty.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21


boards He told that he would be position he would
He did
and he to work with will and he his wife and children that he
would could right house
finally thinking be him
furnished he couldn't
AT this point he decided
able worker through taking him
realizes provided that the
housed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Now is the time for all good womel
TO come TO the aid OF Hoover.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21
"CentraI" No Longer Is Bureau of Information

w AsIINGToN. the most takave
W
of the first
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

know" she said, shave an apartment
that they used to rent unfinished for
S45 month. They have furnished it
simply and tastefully and they are now
getting $50 month. / call that per-
Torrance simple extortion."
1t is, obviously, extortion. And it
is a typical case. Many of the suffer
ers from the extortion have come here
out of patriotic motives and are work
ing for the government either without
pay or for very much less than they
are used to getting. A capable man
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21

Wooden ships will be of more serv
Ice than wooden heads, anyhow.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-06-21
Washington Residents Fleeing the Patriotic

Observation-Disclosures greedy The words were spoken
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-13
Amusements

RICHMON-Like breath from cool
rlens on a hot sumer day comes June
Caprice to the Richmond Theater to-
night to regale capacity audiences
with her refreshing personality.
This time Miss Caprice is seen in
Miss Innocence" a new. photoplay OF
high dramatic quality. 1t gives heT
. wider latitude than any OF the pre-
:eding plays she has been seen IN
here. One forgets sultry weather. in
watching this breezy little star float
through the various scenes of this
magnifeently cast production.
GRAND-The strange story OF
Marie Beaupre, as told in the surpris-
ing photoplay. "The Witch Woman,
is certain to interest you, and to en-.
thrall you. AS written by Willard
Mack, the famous author of many
stage and screen successes, the pro
duction abounds with amazing epi
sodes and thrilling moments. 1t tell!
Of the manner in which Marie became
known as "The Witch Woman" ant
| what happened after she had been re
stored to her right mentality through
the use of hypnotism.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-13
Remember the Old Swimming Hole?

Nv! | can hear the harvest Hy, cl-
c,da or locust. as all of the boys call
(. singing in the tree on top OF the
liver bank. 4 great burr oak stands
there with trunk four feet in diane
.er Below it is fringe Of willow
trees and on each side of the sluggish
stream are banks of fire silt or sitted
,ud which the sun has dried and
cracked into irregular patterns like
i, navement of fiat stones. Ihis Is
low Dan Beard describes the old swim
ming hole in August Boys Life.
These mud paving stones may be
lifted and underneath them the mud IS
sill soft and damp. \ line of pavings
has lust ben lifted and placed at one
lido leaving the softer mud exposed.
0vcr this water was poured and now
amid screams and giggles and WhoopS
and wells, a band of naked boys arc
.oastinc down the soapy mud tc
n,unre, a struggling mass of leg:
ard arms. into the water at the bot
tom Of the slide.
They have no sleds or tobaggans
avcept such as nature has furnished
thev have no bathing clothes, eXcep
such as they were born in. But ther'
ere no pebbles, sticks or grit in tn
slippery mud and they Side down i
as safely, swiftly and quickly as
i were coated with soft soap.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-13
WESTERN UNION RAISES PAY
General Increase to Members Of It's
Association

New York, Aug. 13. = Announce
ment Of 4 general increase of 10 per
cent in wages to all employees of the
Western Union Telegraph Company
belonging to the association recently
organized by the company was made
here yesterday. The increase, retro
active from July l, applies to about
as 900 workers. The advance is subject
to approval of Postmaster General
3urleson, now in charge of telegraph
ond telephone lines under proclama-
ton of the President. The Western
Union Company also recently granite
is employees time and a half for owe,
time.
Employees receiving more than $4,000
q year, messengers and all other
commission employees ~ill not receive
he proposed increase in wages, a.
.ording to DR.. W. E. Atkins, first vice
president, but their bonuses and col
missions will continue to be paid.
Granting of the increase was the
result of a recent conference at Wash
ington between a committee represent
ing the Association Western Union
employees and Mr.. Burleson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-13
GERMANS WANT SHIPS.
Offering Good Terms For Long Term
Charters After War. -

Copenhagen, Aug. 13.-The Nor
wegian Trade and Shipping Journal
tells how Germany is planning to
take care of her foreign trade after
the war by means of neutral ships,
taken over under longtime charters.
The Journal warns Norwegian ship
owners against accepting German
proposals of this nature, and pub
fishes this offer, made by a German
brokerage firm recently to Norweg-
ian owners.
"For some special friends: who are
absolutely first class want some
neutral boats of any size on time
charter for long periods, as much as
four years after the war, the char
ters being willing to pay for prompt
steamers 22s. (s5.3s) per ton per
month. The owner sill be free frcm
all expenses and insurance premiums
a German captain and the crew to be
hired by the charterer.
"Several neutral boats have already
been chartered on these conditions
and I will be glad to receive by re-
turn mail information about the ton
rage YOU are willing to offer, witt
particulars and plans"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-13
FIELD ARMY FORMED.
TO Operate Under Pershing in The
Region North of the Marne.

With the American Army in France,
Aug. 13.-Organization Of the first
American field army of five corps
has been completed. The army will
De commanded by General Pershing
and, it is understood, will operate in
the area north of the Marine from
which the Germans have been driven.
The American divisions which par
ticipated in that drive have been un-
der French command, but are now
included in the first army.
General Pershing, who retains his
post as chief of the American eXpe-
ditionary forces, after a time may
relinquish the command of the first
army, but possibly not until the or
yanzation of second army is we'll
under way. Meanwhile he will have
.wo headquarters, at the first army.
2s-well, as at general headquarters.
at the first army. as well as at gen
oral headquarters. :.
1t is not anticipated that the crea-
ton Of the first army will see any de-
crease in the spirit Of cooperation,
While the Americans have operated
under the higher command of the
French and British recently, the
French had served Under American
CORPS commanders, and it is expected
this interchange will continue.
The step is regarded as the most
IMPORTANT development in the organ
ization of the American Expedition
ary Forces to date. 1t is looked upon
as the natural development of the
1917-1s scheme of organization and
training by. which regiments after
training were merged into divisions
under full staff direction. The crea-
lion of the first army brings a great
American force under American COM
mand, but under the. orders of the
peneralissimo, Marshal Foch. +
The size of the army has not been
announced beyond the indication that
it contains five corps commanded by
Major Generals Liggett, Bullard,
Bundy, Reed and Wright.
Each corps is composed of several
divisions with each division including
10000 troops of all arms, while the
corps in addition will have its COM
plement of auxiliary troops. supply
troops, air squadrons, tanks and
heavy artillery. 1t is understood that
ether armies will be formed shortly
in view of the recent Washington an.
rouncement that 100000 American
troops already sad sailed for France
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-13
AFGHANISTAN IS READY.
Huns Route to India Blocked by
Army of a Million Men.

Army OF NllllOH We'll
London, Aug. 13.-lt is known that
;he pan-German expansion plans of
he Kaiser call for the conquest Of
Afghanistan as. step toward India,
out when the Germans reach that lit
lie nation and start their steam-roll-
,r crushing process they won't find
It easy.
The paramount factor in the lives
If the natives, say recent advices
5rom India, is their state. Of military
preparedness. Out of political chaos
new Afghanistan was created By
Abdur Rahman, father Of the pres
mt Amir, or ruler, who 'feught his
way to the throne: and Immediately
reorganized. the scattered: army.
The Germans helped him, it is
true, but if they figure on occupying
the nation without a*;battle they, will
Be mistaken. Rahman introduced; a
system.,of compulsory military, train
ing, translating the British military
manuals into Persian and Pushtoo
for his army. He hired Turkish Of
acers to drill his men and built forts
Ill over his kingdom, especially along
it's frontiers.
He established arsenals, bought
guns and munitions from the Brit
:sh, built storehouses for emergency
storing of foodstuffs, alsl. built STRAIT
agic. roads oyer the most passable
part of his kingdom. His plan was
to raise an army of 100000 men.
The present ruler has carried on
this work, until now. Afghanistan is
we'll fortified against invasion of its
soil by any nation. :
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-13
Many Who VIII Attend Sessions Of
Potomac Baptist Association Reach
Here Today. Sessions Will Open
Tomorrow in First Baptist Church.

The advance guard of delegates to
the Potomac Baptist Association,
which will open its session tomorrow
morning in the First Baptist Church,
arrived here this afternoon
A committee of members of the
local church are meeting the delegates
upon their arrival and escorting them
to the houses where they will be
quartered.
1t is expected that in addition to
200 delegates there will be a large
number Of visitors who will attend
the convention.
The association will end its ses-
sions Friday. Considerable business
of Importance will be before the AS
sociation at all Of its sessions. At
noon Friday the meeting will end.
Final preparations for the enter
tainment of the delegates and visitors
during their stay here were COM
p.eted last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-13
LOU HALL MURDER SUSPECT,
MAY SOON BE LIBERATED.

Lou Hall 4vho has been held Tor
several Days past in the jail at Fa'f-
fax Courthouse on suspicion of know
ing something Of the murder OF Eva
Roy has retained the services OF At
torney Walter T. oliver, former rep
resentative in the House of Delegates
from that county, 10 represent hlm.
Attorney Oliver says chat the YER
diet of "Not Guilty" would without
delav be retur. ed by jury should
Hall ever go trial. However, the
Commonwealth has: not established
its case against the suspect and Hall
NAV soo1 obtain his freedom.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-13
CITY TAX BILLS NOW READY.
Five Per Cent Saved If payed Before
August "a.

Announcement is made by City Tax
Collector P. F. Gor1nan that city tax
bills are now ready for collection.
The usual discount of five per cent
will be allowed on al bills in full
prior to Aug. "a On bills not paid be-
fore December penalty of five per
cent will be added.
1t is expected that the tag collector
will be kept busy from now on until
the last day to save he discount whicc
will be August "a Ordinarily the
city tax bills are iue and payable
July
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-13
sOyIETS MOVE QUARTERS.
Provisional Government Finds Mos
COW Unsafe in Chaos
Reigning.

London, Aug. 13.-British troops
have landed at Vladivostok. They
have proceeded to the Ussurl front.
Official announcement to this effect
was made here tonight.
Paris, Aug. 13.-An Agence Ra-
dio dispatch from Basle says the 40
Wet government has been moved to
Kronstadt. =.
The chaos in Russia has, made il
too unsafe for the Bolsheyiki regime
to remain in Moscow. Premier Len
ire and War Minister Trotzky, who
are reported in Kronstadt, are saIe
to. be contemplating flight. to Ber.
lin. Kronstadt is the port of Petro
grad.