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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
Declares America Oues
Great Debt to Allies

"The debt the Allies owe to us for
cur money is inhnitesimal compared to
the debt that we owe them for the
blood shed by their sons on battlefelds
where this nation had as much at stake
as the nations whose armies fought
thereon.
con March 8 last Mr. Hearst, preach
ing hatred to Japan and using language
tending to serve Germany by bringing
about break between the United States
and Japan, and perhaps Great Britain,
says: If Great Britain cannot restrain
her special ally Japan from acts of
aggression inimical to our interests, we
can remove our ships and troops from
Europe and transfer them to Asia. This
is a threat of war with Japan; threat
that we will enter on war Of agrees
sion in Asia. There could be no posi-
Bile result of such threat except
service to Germany. 1t was a threat
to abandon the war against Ger
many, our enemy, and embark on a
war against Japan, our ally; and this
because Japan, in the interest of the
Allies and of civilization, had contem-
plated action in East Siberia against
the Bolsheviki, who have shown them
selves to be the allies of Germany, the
enemies of civilization and the enemies
of the United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

| Hudson, and some Scotch farmers and
some Welsh and English Quakers set
tied in Penns ylvania.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
Importance of War Belittled

These quotations show that Mr..
Hearst has steadily endeavored to be-
little the vital Importance to our coun-
try of this war, and to excite the hatred
OF our people against our allies who
are faithfully fighting beside us; and
such conduct can be of help only to
Germany, to the enemy we are fight
ing. just so long as Mr.. Hearst's pub
LEGATIONS are permitted in the mails;
Mr.. Burleson is without excuse for cx-
Guiding any other publication from
them. The Administration, by it's ac-
quiescence, permits the continuation of
sarily tries to give aid and comfort to
Germany and to impair the morale of
our own people.
The quotations above given deprive
Mr.. Burlcson and the Administration
Of which he is part of any shred Of
justification for their action and mac
ton. Mr.. Burleson is, Of course, only
secondarYly responsible in the matter.
Mr.. Hearst's papers are so important
and Mr.. Hearst's position among the
Administrations political friends, sup
porters and advisers is so prominent,
and the action in connection with re-
Installing him in his cable privileges
was so purely dependent upon the
President himself, that no subordinate
of the President can accept or be cred
tied with the chief responsibilities for
any action or inaction of the Admin
istration in relation to Mr. Hearst. The
Administration is responsible for the
federation of Mr.. Hearst's anti Ally,
anti-war, and. therefore, anti-Ameri-
can activities, and for the reward
nevertheless given him. and the SER
vice rendered ON the other side by Mr..
Hearst was service to the Administra.
tor and not to the country.
II have quoted above the language Of
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-29
CANNING ACTIVITY
IN HOMES IN IOWA
HOUSEWIVES HAVE DOUBLED
THEIR OPERATIONS ON sue-
GEsTloN OF THE FOOD
ADMINISTRATION.

Early in the spring United States
Food Administrator ]. F. Deems of
Burlington asked Iowa women to dou-
BILE their canning and preserving OPP
eratiOns this year. Reports to his
headquarters at Burlington indicate
that this request has been followed,
and perhaps twice as much home
canned goods are being put up by Iowa
women this year than were shelved
last year.
Home demonstration agents under
the leadership of Miss Neale 8.
Knowles, have made canning without
sugar one of the important parts of
their campaign of education, and Iowa
women have been supplied with dlrec-
lions how to accomplish this result
through the bulletin prepared by Cath
crime J. MacKay, Director of Home
Economics for the United States Food
Administration, on Save Sugar When
You Can" which has had very extern
slve circulation In the state.
The food administration proposes
the establishment of communal kitch-
ems In most of the towns in Iowa where
canning operations can be carried on
and encouraged, and a movement has
been started to induce the preservation
Of wild fruits. In this connection the
Camp Fire Girls of the state have been
Interested in gathering this fruit ON
their hikes, and canning IL at home.
The food administration also proposes
the establishment of exchanges where
women who have canned more fruit
Of one kind than they can use, In order
to save 1t, will be enabled to exchange
II for fruit Of another kind of which
some neighboT may have a surplus.
The food administration discourages
the purchase of commercially canned
goods during this season in order to
encourage the consumption Of fresh
fruits and vegetables. This saves for
consumption by the army commercial
ly canned goods now in stock. For the
same reason home canning and pre-
serving is of benefit to the soldiers be-
cause II releases as much commercial
ly canned goods as are put up at home.
This is a vital matter for our soldiers,
and it Is on that account, as well as on
account of the general program of
conservation Of food, that Iowa wom-
en- have so generously responded to the
appeal of the food administration for
4 maximum Of canning this year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-29

be. bought at reasonable price. If
the vertical rulings in the book do
not serve the purpose others may be
inserted with a pen or pencil. Ac-
counts are sometimes kept in a book
having small pages. A small page,
however, is soon filled, is often
crowded, and the information Is scat
tered over too many pages for conven-
lence in recording and studying the
expenditures.
In order to simplify accounts 1t Is
well to group expenditures. If all in
dividual items were listed in separate
columns, it would require a great
amount of detail work. The distribu-
ton of the different household expen-
ditures into groups is largely matter
of Individual viewpoints. The follow
ing ten divisions should be satisfac-
tory for the average farm family: An
imal food, fruits and vegetables, cereal
products, other groceries, clothing,
household furnishings, running expen-
SEES, advancement, incidentals and saw
ings.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-29
The U. S. Food kdministra-
ton for Iowa.

Following is list of the officers and
attaches of the United States food
administration for Iowa, whose head
quarters at Burlington, Iowa, were
opened August l, 1917:
J. F. Deems, United States food ad-
ministratOr for Iowa.
r. E. Logsdon, executive secretary.
w. 7. McElrOy, chief Of sugar dIvi-
sion.
D. G. Thompson, chief of the -four
division.
NJ. L. Parker, chief Of the merchants
representatives.
w. T. Harper, chief Of the milk and
Ice division.
w. F. Miller, chief of the hotel and
restaurant division.
r. E. Pittigrew, assistant to Mr.. MIL
Ter.
r. r. Welday, chief Of the bakery
division.
G. F. Altstadt, chairman of the
bakers service committee for Iowa.
Leon Brown, educational director.
Mrs. Francis E. Whitley, chairman
Of the women's committee.
Miss Neale s. Knowles, director OF
the home demonstration agents.
Paul Guelich, chief Of the enforce
ment division.
g. G. Pauly, chief Of the mailing di.
vision. ..
Miss Alice French, In charge Of patr!-
otic meetings. ... d..
Mrs. Max Mayer, state field repre-
sentative. .....
John Demling, assistant to Mr..
Pauly.
Mrs. T. Hedge, Jr., chief of the vol
unteers' division. .1. 49,.
Miss Julianne Doane, secretary to
Administrator Deems.
A. H. Blank, director of the moving
picture division.
Mrs. H. B. Boies, chief of the Col.
lege Women's league.
III. G. Orrick, special investigator.
Ed. Canny, special investigator.
oliver Longueville, field representa-.
dive. ...... ...... ......
A. e. Peterson, special investigator.
A. o. Stephenson. special inyesti-
gator. .-...
Miss Julia A. Robinson, library d.
rector.
Herbert r. Wright. special organizer
for the negroes.
A score Of Office assistants are not
Included In this list. Nor are the
members of the organizations of the
various division chiefs included, nor
their Office attaches. And the names
Of the 1853 food administrators. their
many hundred assistants, their COM
mittee chairmen--for each county Is
perfectly organlzed-the district, coun-
ty and township chairmen Of the wom-
ems committee, the district and coun-
ty chairmen Of the bakers, Of the hotels
and restaurants, of the retail mer-
chants division. ETC.. are not included
In this list.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-29
BRITISH CAPTURE
$1,000 PRISONERS
FOUR DAYS WORK OF 3RD AND
4TH ARMIES ALONE
FRENCH CROSS Disc RIVER RIVER
Have Established Themselves in I'm.
portant Positions On North Bank
Prisoners Disclose Presence
Of Austro-H Hungarian Troops

London, Aug. 26.--In his official re-
port last night, Field Marshal Haig
said: .-.f...,..s..
1.-The attack north of the Somme is
continuing. Our troops hold the
road from Albert to Bapaume as far
as the outskirts of Lesares. We
have captured Contal, Maison and
Warlencourt North of Bapaume,
we have retaken Sapignies and Be
hagnies.
Now Hold $1,000 Prisoners.
THE number of prisoners taken
by the Third and Fourth armies
since the 21st of August exceeds H.
900. A counter attack attempted by
the enemy against the positions we
recently gained north of Bailleul
broke down."
Counter Attacks Repulsed.
Paris, Aug. 26,-According to the
official announcement last night, an
enemy raid north of Roye yesterday
was unsuccessful The French car.
ried out a successful action and
captured 200 prisoners in the Beau
fTdlSHeS region. ...-.. ... .....
There was violent artillery fire be-
tween the Ailette and the Aisne. The
French attained progress east of Sag
neuk on the right bank of the Mouse
and in the Woevre French patrols
made prisoners Several soldiers be-
longing to Austro-Hungarian units
were taken, showing the presence of
these troops for the first time in this
sector
French Cross the Disc.
By John De Gandt, United Press
Staff Correspondent, Paris. Aug. 26.
German counter attack in great force
accompanied by flame throwers was
beaten off by French troops. East
of Noyon the French are establish
ing themselves on the north bank of
the Disc river Nearer Scissors and
toward ChauUy, along the railroad,
serious actions are in progress along
the Ailette front.
English Entering Bapaume.
London, Aug. 26.-Reconnoitering
patrols are entering Baupaume. Brit
ish Outposts have reached the fringe
of BullecOurt, which lies seven miles
northeast of Bapaume and have cap
tured Highwood, east of Albert.
CONTAMINATION, three and a quarter
miles northeast of Albert, and War
lencourt- Eaucourt, on the Albert
Bapaume road, thirtyfive miles
southwest of Bapaume, have been
captured by the British
New zeaIanders Take cojeuI.
London, Aug. 26.-"New Zealand
ers, striking in the direction of Ba-
paume, have captured Cojeul with ir-
resistible DASH" says an official
, statement issued by the war office
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-29
DEEMS POINTS OUT
DANGER FROM FIRE
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINS.
TRAITOR URGES FARMERS TO
PROTECT GRAIN FIELDS
ALONG RAILROAD LINES.

United States Food Administrator J.
r. Deems of Iowa Is concerned about
the danger of losses of grain by fire
and has issued q statement urging
farmers, railroad managers and every
body to cooperate In avoiding this
menace. .
Travel through the state discloses
that much grain is stacked and shock
ed near railroad lines, and hay Ia
stacked adjacent to rights Of way. Rail-
road rights of way, for the most part,
are covered with rank growths OF
weeds.
All OF this material will burn rapid
ly. Indeed, cut-over fields will burn
as readily as grain and hay which
have stood for a day or two after be-
ing cut.
Sparks from locomotives will carry,
with the wind, sometimes $50 or 300
feet.
This combination Of circumstances
makes the danger from fire very
great peril.
But II is easy to guard against 1t.
II farmers will stack as far from rail-
road rights of way as possible and will
pillow guards IS to 125 feet within their
fences along railroad rights Of way,
burning the strip from the burrows to
the railroad. the danger will be lar
ly eliminated.
Administrator Deems urges that at
tention be given to this vital matter
In Iowa ut once.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-29
FARM HOUSEHOLD
ACCOUNTS URGED
Two Simple Methods of Making
and Classifying Records of
Expenditures.
use ORDINARY BLANK BOOK
Details Encourage Economy and Show
Relation Of Home Expenses to
Farm Business Ten DiVi-
sions Satisfactory.

The modern farmers wife Is no
longer satisfied with the old accepted
idea that "the farm gives US liv-
ing" but she gets out her pencil and
paper and asks "HOw much Of a liv-
ing does it give us?'
Generations ago neither the farm
nor the farm household had any but
minor dealings with the outside world.
Under such conditions the need for
accounts was slight. But those con-
ditions no longer exist. The farm
household, though still in many cases
receiving it's major support in farm
products consumed at home, purchases
far more extensively than ever be-
fore from outside sources. Farm house
hold accounts have become essential
to economy.
Household expenses on the farm are
very intimately associated with the
business of the farm itself. The farm
normally supplies much material
which otherwise would become q
household expense. The household, in
turn, very often furnishes board for
farm labor, which would otherwise be
a farm expense. Merely from the
standpoint Of keeping track of house
hold expenses as related to the farm
business, household accounts are de-
sirable and should serve to supplement
and round out farm accounts.
Ways Of Keeping Records.
There are two methods of keeping
a record of household expenditures,
One is to record the purchases or
money paid out without classifying
the expenditures. The other is to clas-
sify when the record is made.
The first method is very simple, re-
uuires no special form, and gives all
necessary information regarding ex'
penditures. At the end of the month
or at the end of the year the total
expenditures readily may be deter
mined. In order. however, to know
the totals for each kind or class 1t will
be necessary TO make up a monthly
summary, in which the items will be
distributed in different columns, by
classes. This extra work at the end of
each month Tor at the end of the year,
may cause encouragement and neglect
of classification, with the result that
the greatest good that could be derived
from the records is not realized.
Under the second method, In addi-
ton TO being entered all together In
one column, the items are classified In
separate columns. This method has
the same advantages as the first meth
cd and the additional advantage Of al.
lowing for the distribution of the items
of expenditure to the proper classes
without the Inconvenience of turning
to some other page. The distribution
may be left TO moments of leisure II
the farmer is busy at the time the
entry Is made. When the page Is
filed the next page Is begun, the top
line next TO the heading being reserved
for the total carried forward from
preceding page. The items may be
totaled at the end Of the month arc
these totals carried to the summary
page at the end Of the book.
Book Not Important.
The kind Of book TO use is not Inn
portant. An ordinary blank day-booh
OF ledger book with a stiff cover may
=
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-29
GILL SORGHUM MILL
At New London Has Been Taken
Over by Government.

New London, Aug. 26s--The Gill
sorghum mill near here has been TAX
en- over by the government for the
coming season. The mill will be
returned to Joseph Gill, its owner,
Immediately after the close of the
season. ...
Compensation for the use of the
mill will be announced later, accord
ing to word from State Food Dictator
Deems, under whose orders the mill
was taken over
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-29
Peppers and Celery In Brine.

Green peppers and celery can be
preserved for future use by brining.
If properly done peppers so prepared
can be used as substitute for fresh
peppers in pickles or salads, or after
freshening in water can be used for
stuffed pepper. Properly prepared
they can hardly be told from fresh
peppers. The method of brining is as
follows:
Remove the stems and seed and
pack nose down into a water-tight,
non-metallic receptacle, such as keg,
barrel, crock or glass fruit jaS. Cover
with a brine made by adding two
pounds of salt to each gallon of water.
If a keg, barrel or crock is used, sus.
pend a wooden cover in the brine so
that 1t will keep the peppers well below
the surface. If the cover is placed on
the peppers and weighted without sus-
pension, it will crush the peppers and
make them lose their shape. Add
more salt to the cover until no more
will dissolve. If put in fruit jars or
other containers that can be sealed, no
more salt need be added. In this case,
allow to stand for three or four days
to allow gas to escape, then I'LL per-
fectly full with brine and seal tight.
Kegs or barrels that have good head
can be filled full with peppers and
brine and headed up. Fresh peppers
can be added from time to time as
they mature. Before use, freshen in
water to remove salt and then use like
fresh peppers.
Celery can be preserved in the same
manner, and after freshening is ex-
cellent for soups, creamed celery and
for flavoring purposes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-29
Increase in Corn FIour.

1t is estimated that during the last
is months the output of corn -four has
increased 800 per cent. There Is now
enough cornmeal being turned out to
care for all demands In the United
States, The remarkable increase In
output. which is certain to become
greater each succeeding month, is due
in considerable part to the conversion
Of much wheatmiiling machinery Into
eorn-milling machinery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-29
BE THRIFTY

Accounts will show you how.
Know where every dollar
comes from and where it goes.
Study your record book and
plan ahead.
Buy carefully today and give
to Uncle Sam tomorrow.
Save food, fuel and clothing.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-29
RED CROSS AvERTs SHORTAGE.
OF Base Ball Uniforms For American
Soldier Baseball Players.

London, Aug. ga shortage in
baseball uniforms has been averted
by the American Red Cross.
After buying up the stock of uni
forms in London sporting goods
stores it was found 90 more were ne
cessary to outfit American soldier
ballplayers.
A hurry call was sent in to the
American Red Cross. Two hundred
American and English women were
put to work, and within few days
they turned out the 300 uniforms.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-29
STAT. FAIR ATTENDANCE
is Falling Considerably Short of Last
Years Record.

Des Moines. Aug, 26. - The State
Fair attendance up to last night mum.
bered Ss.SS1. as against 1890 for
the same days last year. Sundays rec,
erd was 2O.s67 compared with 2S,7l9
last year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-29
PLANS ARE COMPLETED.
For Coming School Year, According
To superintendent Browne

Charles City, Aug. 25-Calde F.
Browne, superintendent of public in.
struction for the coming term. an
nounced today he had plans com
pleted for the coming semester.
Browne formerly was superintend.
ent of schools in Iowa Falls.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-29
Save Sugar.

Use zone teaspoonful to the cupful
Serve more fruits for dessert.
Make fruit juices and sirups.
Use sirups In general cooking.
Can without sugar.
Dry your fruits and vegetables.
Have less cake and frosting.
Eat less candy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-29

These figures cover carlOt shipments
only, and they include prices for sacks
quoted the last week In July.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-29

When you go to the store nowadays
TO buy cloth or shoes or bed or a
pillow or an automobile tire. you should
not be surprised or disappointed II
you do not find as great variety TO
choose from as in the past. The con-
servation division of the war industries
board is responsible for this condi-
ton.
This division has reduced already
the number of sizes OF automobile
tires from 2S7 to SO and more are to
be cut from time to time. over 1000
sizes and types Of plows and tillage
implements that can be spared with
out hardship to the farmers have been
eliminated in accordance with the
plans worked out by the conservation
division.
This means that the manufacturers
will be able to secure economy in pro-
duction and the amount of materials
and capital tied up In the msnufac-
turers' and dealers stocks throughout
the country will be greatly reduced.
This program of elimination, moreover,
is making 1t possible for the steel mills
TO turn out their product more rapid
ly and thus the production of steel for
ships and munitions Is speeding up.
There will be only 80 styles of metal
beds made hereafter. There will be
only 81 shades OF house paint, only 10
kinds of architectural varnish, only
one-fOurth as many sizes and kinds of
stoves and furnaces. Similar plans
are being worked out for every indus
try. These plans are all based on
the need of conservation to help sup
ply the men who are in the trenches
and the war industries board expects
the cooperation of merchants and the
public generally In accepting these re-
auctions in variety. The conservation
division says we surely can get along
during the war without all the frills
that we have INDUCED in during pence
times. The purpose Of all these plans
Is to help win the war.
The occupation in which Mexican la
borers may engage after being admit
ted TO the United States under the spe-
cial provisions temporarily modifying
the head tax, literacy test and con-
tract labor provision have been extend
ed by Secretary of Labor Wilson.
The first order permitted Mexican
laborers coming to this country to en-
gage i'm agricultural pursuits, railroad
maintenance of way and Ignite coal
mining. To this list has been added
mining Of all kinds and comomn labor
work in connection with public con-
struction in Texas. New Mexico, Ar
izona and southern California.
To facilitate the admission of Mexi-
can laborers they will be permitted TO
enter the United States at all ports of
entry along the Gulf of Mexico and
on the Atlantic coast as far north as
Charleston, $. c., in addition to the en-
try ports along the Mexican border.
Encouraging reports are being re-
ceived from the border states as to the
effect the influx of Mexican labor is
having in alleviating local labor short
age. The demand and supply for farm
hands is about balanced, is the report,
and any shortage of labor heretofore
existing has been relieved. Many of
these new immigrants are cutting cot
ton in the Southwestern states.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-29

Honey and slrups instead OF
sugar will make victory just as
sweet and bring 1t much sooner.