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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-07
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, Wis. June z, 1918.

Forced circumstances has commenced
the transplanting of the 1918 crop a
week or ten days in advance of other
years, all on account of the plant beds
being ahead of the farmer. The rainy
weather of late has prevented the work
of preparing the fields, while at the
same time the plants have been rapid
ly coming on until there is now some
rush work ahead of the growers or the
plants will be too large for machine
transplanting. From this on the crop
will be transferred to the fields as rap
idly as the weather conditions and help
at command of the farmers will permit.
The soil is now in excellent condition
for securing good stand in the fields.
The warehouse work of packing last
seasons crop is now almost completed,
but some rehandling is under way
The shipments out of storage reach
200 cases to all points from this market
since last report
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-07
Pennsylvania.
LANCASTER. r

LANCASTER, Pa, May 25, 1918.
The first planting Of the 1918 crop Of
Lancaster county was done last week,
the work being done under the most
favorable weather conditions. Warm
weather and gentle rains made ideal
planting weather, and the young plants
appear to have taken hold already, to
the extent of casting off the appear
ance of being very newly planted.
From now on the work will be pushed
forward fast, so that unless cold wealth
er comes the entire crop will be in the
field in ten days or two weeks. The
plants, from all reports, show an un-
usual development. The claim is made
that the northern end of the county
will see less tobacco grown than last
year, while the southern section will
have an increased acreage, more than
making up the loss in the other section.
In the absence of definite information
this report must not be considered too
seriously, because in years past the
northern section has been the principal
tobacco growing district of this county.
The smaller cigar manufacturers sup
port the statement of the packers, that
any further rise in the price of old to-
bacco will drive many of the smaller
manufacturers out of business. Ex-
penses of all kinds have been going up
and they are now at the breaking point
Many manufacturers are now using
Virginia primings, and they are hard
pressed to get this class of tobacco,
too. The cigar industry around here
has lost its snappy tone, and some of
the larger factories have reduced the
working time.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-07
New York.
NEW YORK. June |. 1918

NEW L OSk, uuS L, 1910
Trade events were of no particular
significance in the market this week.
Buying and selling are going on accord
ing to opportunities and stocks to be
had The marketable 1917 stocks have
been absorbed already long ago in bulk.
For the present the market is occupied
in calculations as to the outcome of the
volume of the crops this year. Business
is anyhow considered of secondary con-
sideration in the state of the feverish
patriotic sentiment that primarily
moves the thoughts and actions of the
entire tobacco trade. The participa-
tion of the tobacco trade in the Red
Cross Fund contributions was as mag
nifcent as it's subscriptions to the Lib
erty Bond Loans. Under such motives
and actions the leaf market is follow
ing closely all measures which the gov
ernment has taken and proposes to take
in regard to it's conscription of tobacco
products. The Sumatra inscription or
rather distribution which will take
place next week has taken hold again
not only of the fancy of the would-be
purchasers but also of their persistent
efforts to get share of the few thou
sand bales that will come into the mar
next weeks distribution is not looked
upon with the same cheerful gaze as
was last years general inscription.
However, whatever the result may be
those who succeed in getting their
share will be exceedingly grateful for
their good luck. journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-07
New England.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, May %, 1918.
Young tobacco plants in the beds in
the Connecticut Valley have had their
growth restricted to a great extent by
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-07

The War Department has decided
that henceforth it will itself issue to-
bacco rations to our soldiers. This
surprising news has been received by
our soldiers, as reported from the
front, with "a wave of joy" It's real
ization has been long hoped for by
them and recommended by all officers
up to General Pershing. By this step,
tobacco products are placed by our gov
ernment on the same footing as food
stuffs. 1t becomes herewith one of the
war necessities. For, henceforth, sol
diers will no longer have to rely for
their smokables on provisions made for
them in cantonments. They will no
longer have to purchase their cigar
cites, smoking tobacco and cigars nor
pay varying prices for their indulgence
in tobacco. They will be furnished ali
kinds Of tobacco products gratis by the
government the same as food and cloth
ing and as all other war necessities for
keeping the soldier in good fighting
trim. Naturally, the official inclusion
of tobacco products as an obligatory
army ration is bound to solidify the
public's heretofore diversified opinion
as to the value and essentially of to-
bacco products. It must convince even
those reactionary minds and prejudiced
fanatics, who ranked tobacco as one of
the poisonous substances like spirituous
liquors to be ostracised for their stu
pendous misjudgment and cOndmn them
to humiliating retraction. The great
news of the enlistment of tobacco pro-
ducts as an obligatory ration for our
entire army is. undoubtedly, received
by our tobacco manufacturing interests
throughout the entire country as one
of the most cheering benefits that could
ever fall due to them. For it means
not only a tremendous expansion of our
tobacco production but also having be-
come now one of the officially recog-
nized war necessities, an assurance of
stability of their business such as they
never before could have hoped to OBJ
tain. Once placed as a necessity for
the consumption Of our manhood, no
attacks on its destruction by any indi-
vidual or set of fanatics, whether in or
outside of legislative halls, can prevail
again. Moreover, the governments
adoption of tobacco products as an OBJ
ligatory ration for the army is likely to
protect our cigar and tobacco interests
against willful labor troubles for the
period of the war, at least. For, as
the government has ordained the ne
cessity of tobacco products for the
army, it is hardly likely that it will
suffer deficiency in their supply by
unruly labor spirit. Our governments
power of control over all conditions of
is so absolute that even un-
ruly labor unions are hardly likely to
try to upset it. This aspect of placing
tobacco products In the rank of war
necessities is sure to be appreciated by
our tobacco interests as the most
cheerful pledge of their business sta
bility during the war period. - u. S.
Tobacco Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-07

Commerce reports say that prices
for raw material used by Canadian
manufacturers in the making of cigars
are 100 per cent higher than those that
existed in 1914. An idea of the in
creased costs can be obtained from the
new list Of prices. The cost of binder
tobacco from the United States has in
creased 100 per cent. The price of
wrapper" from Sumatra is 200 per
cent higher. The cost of labor has
gone up from 81. so to $500 per thou
sand cigars; cigar boxes are at pre-
MUM because of inability to get deliv-
cry of Ia sufficient quantity of lumber
Generally speaking, the shortage of
southern tobacco has proven beneficial
to the Canadian tobacco farmer, who
is now having his leaf made up into
some brands Of cigars. AS to recent
war taxes, tobacco men say that they
have been taxed in manner that does
not permit of their easing some of the
burden onto the customer. The Cana
dian government assessment of $1.00
per thousand cigars could not be di-
vided up so as to properly apportion
the increased costs, under which cir
cumstances the manufacturer had to
carry the extra cost himself.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-07

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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-07
NOTE sook SKETCHES

The first transplanting of the new
crop has commenced in moderate way
and the early settings are most likely
to be subject to the attack of cut
worms especially in seasons like the
present of abundant moisture. To
lessen the damage by cut worms, first
of all the field should be kept clean of
weeds or vegetation before planting,
by occasionally disking or dragging;
this will kill the weeds and diminish
the food supply of the worms, and pre-
vent loss of moisture. Then spray a
small patch of clover with a solution of
one ounce of Paris green to six gallons
Of water, chop the clover and scatter
it about the field, small handful every
six or eight feet. This should be done
in the evening or on cloudy day, so
that the clover leaves will not dry out
too much. Another method is to take
the solution, chop up the clover and
put it in the Paris green water, If
this is done, a much stronger solution
should be made, and after the clover is
removed, more clover can be put in.
The cut worms feed only at night, and
will crawl as much as ten feet in search
of green material to eat. If there are
nc weeds, they will naturally eat the
poisoned clover. This should be done
couple Of days before planting.
The Irish standard., 1918-11-30
News from Ireland

pionship.
The Misses Sharkey, news agents,
who did not appear, were prosecuted
at Strokestown for exposing alleged
seditious literature for sale. Mr.. Jep-
son, R. NJ, said the usual course was
to issue warrants for the arrest of the
defendants, but he would adjourn the
case in the hope that the police would
induce the ladies to attend.
A big crowd enjoyed good sport at
the Bunninadden Coursing meeting on
Tuesday. A. Boyle dog, Swanky Pat,
the proprietor of G. Graham, won the
puppy stakes. M. lannon's Con.
naught Jack and j. Martyrs Eileen
Oge divided the "Duffers," and ]. Big
gins Skimming Dish and P. McGlynn's
Solonica Dan divided the all aged
stakes.
The three young Gurteen men, Jas.
Pallas, John McDermott and Michael
Roddy, sentenced to four months i'm
prisonment for raiding for arms the
residence of Graham Shaw, Rivers
dale, who were released from Derry
prison during the week, were accord.
ed hearty welcome home.
During the week party of young
men from the Ballymote district lifted
and pitted the potato crop of Alex
McCabe-the selected Sim Fein can
didate for South Sligo-at present in.
termed in England.
The Irish standard., 1918-11-30
MUNSTER.

Lieut. ]. ]. Ryan, Tipperary, former
ly Master of the Black and Tan Stag
hounds, has been released from Ger
many.
The Kerry Parliamentary and L. G.
registers show 1918 voters, of whom
1871 are absent, against 1856 on the
old registers.
Sergt. j. Moclair, R. I. Regt., killed
in action, was a son of P. Moclair, j
p, Co. c., Chairman of Cashel Guar
dians. He was formerly in the Ma
tional Volunteers.
Lord Barrymore has presented 8
ESQ cup for the champion jump al
Tipperary Agricultural Show. w. B
Purefoy has given a cup, value 2E
gns., for the thoroughbred class.
The deaths have taken place of DR.
Thos. Cahill, Wellington, New Zealand
son of late E. B. Cahill, Rathcormac;
Of M. J. McCreery, J. P, retired In
spector of Police, North Queensland
son or late j. McCreery, FermOy, anC
of ]. Carroll, manager of Cleeve's fac
tory at Knocklong.
Advocating agricultural training, al
a prize distribution in Waterford Tech
nical School, Rev. T. A. Finlay, S. ].
asked that they should not have 6
multiplication of Belfast's, with the
hard-working class life to be found
there. T. P. Gill wrote that the value
of food production on Ireland's $4,000
allotments was -G250,O00.
Miss J. H. Courtney (American Rec
Cross), whose death has taken place
was a daughter of j. Courtney, ]. p.
Castletownroche.
Most Rev. DR.. Hackett presided a
Requiem Office and High Mass for thu
The Irish standard., 1918-11-30
ULSTER.

The grand old man of Clones has
passed away in the person of the town
clerk, Mr.. Robinson. After 33 years.
service, he died in harness, as was his
wish.
The influenza epidemic is raging in
killeshandra and surrounding dis.
tricts. The Retreat which was opened
in st. Brigid's Church on Sunday, 18th
inst, had to be closed on the third
night. There have been several
deaths, and in many cases whole fam.
flies are laid up.
It is announced that the business of
The Irish standard., 1918-11-30
1on-union man was employed.

non-union man was employed.
At large and representative meet
ing Of the ratepayers of the Moyne
Electoral Division, held in the Moyne
Classical School, on Sunday, to select
candidate to represent that division
on the Longford County Council, in
room of the late Patrick Higgins, on
the suggestion of Rev. Father Mahon
P. p, Francis Reilly, Clonelly, was Sc
lected. Joseph Mcguire, of Legga, was
selected to represent Drumgort on the
District Council.
Some civilian cases which had been
standing on the books for some time
were disposed of at the Newtown
forbes court on Tuesday. In a case
for alleged pouching brought against
parties named Beatty contention by
Mr.. Kenny for the defense that the
parties were on the road fence was
overruled by Mr.. Jephson, R. NJ, who
said that on one occasion he was sit.
ting on a fence on the roadside and
had to leave when ordered away by
the owner of the adjoining land. A
sum of a3 was awarded as compen.
sation for goat alleged to have been
killed by two small boys.
There was an enormous supply OF
cattle at the Longford October fair
Zone Of the principal of the year, on
Tuesday, but there was practically nc
buying, owing to the present restric
tions on export. The big fair on
Tuesday was slightly better than re
cent fairs in other places.
The sad news was received on
Wednesday morning by Mrs. Moore
head, Longford, of the death in action
at the front, of her son, H. Moore
head, a Sergeant in the Canadians
The deceased soldier won much dis
tinction for gallant conduct, having got
the military medal, and later bal
to the medal for exceptional bravery
and great credit was given by his Of
ficer to his action on the occasion on
which he was killed by a shell.
The Irish standard., 1918-11-30

late Rev. Bro. Bernard Widger, Water
ford, brother of Mr.. JOS. Widger and
uncle of Messrs. T. j. and ]. Widger
and f. Morgan. The funeral to Bally-
gunner was attended by large num-
Der.
Cork dairy farmers, at a meeting
yesterday, expressed the opinion that
milk famine in the city was bound
to result from the policy of the F. G.
c., and complained of the iuadequacy
of is. 10d per gallon, wholesale. Very
Rev. Father Thomas was asked to use
his influence to bring about an in
quiry.
The threatened strike of attendants
lat Cork Asylum has been averted, the
Management Committee agreeing to
give male attendants It's. per week
increase and females 12s. on the pres
ent revised scale of salaries, all past
bonuses to be cancelled, and the new
scheme to continue in operation for
the duration of the war.
The Irish Coal Controller, in a let.
ter to the Mayor of Limerick, says
he notices that merchants there have
been supplying coal in 3-ton lots and
upwards to private consumers and ex-
presses the view that the poor should
have first attention. From January
to August, Limerick, as compared with
the corresponding period last year, got
S,159 tons more coal.
A meeting of bank officials of Cork
and neighboring towns in support of
the Irish Bank Officials Association
received many new members. A. Pei
ly, who presided, said before the war
Irish Officials were the worst paid
servants of any commercial corpora.
ton in the country, and the grievance
was 100 p. c. more acute now.
Sir A. Stanley informed Mr.. Shee-
han yesterday that the junction be.
tween the Cork and Macroon Railway
and the Cork and Bandon Railway at
Cork was constructed at the expense
OF the Admiralty for naval and mill.
tary traffic only, and the Board of
Trade have no power to intervene
He understood that the line could not
be made available for general traffic
unless considerable further expendi
lures were incurred.
The strike at O'Callaghan's tannery
Limerick, was reported settled on Sat
urday, but when the men put in an ap
pearance yesterday further hitch oc
Cured, and they refused to resume
work. The bakery dispute shows nc
signs Of settlement.
A gold chalice, the gift of his par
ishioners to commemorate his Golden
Jubilee, was presented to the Very
Rev. Canon Mcmahon, P. p, V. G., by
James O'Meara, Chairman, Presenta
tion Committee, at Nenagh Town Hall
At Cork the G. D. G. troops present
ed to Mrs. Cummins the M. G. award
: ed to her son, the late Lieut.. f. K
Cummins, Connoaughts. The Croix dc
Guerre was presented to Sergt. J. Nc
Carthy, Leinsters; B. Arnold, Private
F. Espim, Sergt. G.. Patience and Pri
vate R. Laughton.
The Irish standard., 1918-11-30

the Rosebank Weaving Co., Ltd, Bel
fast, has been purchased by num-
ber of gentlemen associated with the
linen trade.
Col. Lynch, completing his tour of
S. Donegal, addressed meeting in
Donegal last night, DR.. Warnock NOV
ing a vote of thanks. Some recruits
afterwards came forward.
Capt. ]. G.. Simpson, M. c., Cameron
Highlanders, who has been promoted
to the rank of Major, is a son-in-law
of the late Jas. Pinion, Co. Down
Railway.
A meeting of NV. creamery mar
ayers at Omagh passed resolutions OBJ
jecting to definite price being fixed
for butter sold in Ireland during the
winter months, and requesting an in
quiry into the allegations that the
Government are giving special facili-
ties to manufacturers of margarine.
The dispute at Letterkenny Asylum
has been settled, the terms being
Married male attendants, 16/-weekly
war bonus, unmarried, 1O/-; married
female attendants living out, 12/-,
living in, 81; unmarried female at.
tendants, 6/6. The attendants at
Omagh Asylum have accepted 16/- for
married attendants, 15/. for unmar-
ried, and 81 for female attendants.
Constables Kyle and Durant, gassed
at Greencastle Barracks, are improv-
ing. The former is semi-conscious.
The Northern Whig" says valu-
able central block in Donegal So, E.,
Belfast in which is the we'll.
known Linen Hall Hotel, of which p.
Dempsey, ]. p, is proprietor-has
been acquired by S. D. Cheyne, Done
gall place. The Hotel has been for
many years Nationalist Conference
headquarters, and Parnell, Redmond
and other leaders invariably stayed
there.
]. G. ]. McQuaird,. son of DR.. Nc
Quaird, Cootehill, who is protested in
the Order of the Holy Ghost, and re-
sides at Blackrock College, has, at
the recent National University exam.
nations, obtained the M. A. degree
with first place and first-class honors.
This added to his former successes,
referred to briefly in these columns,
Is an achievement that the family and
friends Of the young religious may
we'll feel proud Of
The Irish standard., 1918-11-30

THE NIGHT Is DARK.
The night is dark, tits thics -,.,
mlsts of gray, ~
And torrents in the forest dash -
While through the wastes I've wan.
dered far astrey
From every pathway that won,d
lead me home.
Around me all is barren, wild .ra
harsh,
And vampires rustling through tho
darkness fly,
Or lights Of evil CLEAN along the
marsh,
And farther still would lure nv
steps awry.
Appalling clouds lie banked along tho
west,
Deep thunders mutter on the dis.
tant hill,
While beast of prey and spirits of
unrest
Are roaming near me through the
woods at will.
o God! my God, before Thee now
fall,
Repentant and contrite of mind and
heart,
And from this wilderness of death l
call
On Thee to help me till the night
depart.
Then grant Thou change and guide
me back again
From binding mists and torrents
white with foam
To where Thy lights shine sweetlv
through the rain,
And all Thy pathways lead us safely
Thomas A. Walsh.
what do you suppose will be the
end of the woman question:"
"There won't be any end. They'll
always be asking them"
Canvasser-What party, Mrs. Casey,
does your husband belong to?
Mrs. Casey-I'm the party. What
about it?
'I've called, ma'am," said the man
at the front door, "to ask if you can't
contribute something to the Infants
Home."-
II am already contributing nineteen
hours day to an infants home Of my
own" she interrupted, closing the door.
The Irish standard., 1918-11-30

If your riches are yours, why don't
you take them with you to the other
world?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13
POSTAL MEN AWAIT
i CHRISTMAS RUSH
Parcel Post to Be Handled
4 by Efficiency "Chain' at
HA;:, Main Office.
INSTRUCTIONS TO SENDER

With the beginning of the real
Christmas mail rush today the city
post office will have installed in
tie main lobby to handle parcel post
Necklaces a system of separate oper-
ations whereby about all patrons will
have to do will be to bring parcels in.
Clerks, seated at one long table. will
do the rest. No. 1 man will weigh
your parcel, which will be passed on
to No. Q man, who will determine tho
zone and the rate Of postage. Tho
parcel will be slid along the table to
man No. 3, who will attend to insur-
ance, II desired, and collect the fees
Pre-canceled stamps will be used
at the city post office and at classified
stations throughout the city on all
parcel post matter. The stamps are
Cancelled In sheets by a black line
and Washington, D. c." printed on
them. These stamps will be used on
parcel post packages and will save
many minutes in the handling of the
parcels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13
COAL CONSERVATION
TO BE URGED ON FILMS
Moving Picture Appeals to Be Put
Out by Fuel Admins
tration.

Motion pictures, as another agency
of aiding the general coal conserva-
ton movement, has been adopted by
the United States Fuel Administra-
ton.
A series Of new coal-saving slogans
is to be shown in the film theaters of
Washington and other places in the
northeastern section of the country.
This action was decided upon be-
cause there is still need for economy
in the use of domestic sizes of an
thracite coal. resulting from curtail-
ment of production.
The administration explains that
conservation of anthracite are espe-
cially necessary in the District of Co.
lumbia, New England, New York,
Maryland. New Jersey. Delaware and
a part of Pennsylvania. It will be in
these states that the agency of the
motion picture theaters will be
utilized by the administration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13
RUSSIANS WORKED FOR HUNS
Engineering Work Done During
OCCUPATION of Belgium.

Cablegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
MAASTRICHT, Holland. December
10.-Dul1ng their occupation of Bel
GUM the Germans built a railway
through the little town of Wise, just
northeast of Liege, with bridge
across the Mouse. The labor was
done chiefly by several thousand Rus
sian prisoners of war, who handled
the materials like horses driven with
is thirty meters (nearly 100 feet)
wide and carries four lines Of rails.
There are two big viaducts and a tun-
mel, the whole constituting. a clever
and wonderful piece of work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13

Sheriff Feiseul. third son Of the emir.
of Mecca, and a lineal descendant Of
Mohammed. Feiseul was in command
Of the Arab army which co-operated
SO valiantly and successfully with
Gen. Allenby in expelling the Turks
from Palestine. Feiseups forces oc-
cupied Damascus q few hours before
Allenby's troops arrived on the scene.
The Arabs ardently desire national
independence. Owing to the exist
ence of an Anglo-French agreement