The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-07
The First War Winter.


and the billiards. may still attack
from the north and east but with the
sun high in the heavens it is time
to look back and take . little inven-
tory of the experience we have gained
with the idea that this experience is
going to be of value in future years.
This has been Kenosha's first war
winter. We should like to say that
it is going to be the last but the de-
termined attitude of a Prussian foe
on the eastern and western fronts does
not Ogive any great reason to believe
that peace will come before another
winter and Kenosha people right now
should begin to prepare for it.
Kenosha has not suffered intensely
as result of war winter. Of course
a few people have been just little
cold for want of fuel, few people
have been forced to go without sugar
in their coffee, they have eaten a lit
tie war bread, strawberries failed to
come in January thisyear and lot
of Injuries which might have been
common on tables in other years have
been absent this year but for the most
part Kenosha has gone through the
first war winter without sfeefing great
ly the pinch Of privation and sacri-
fee.
The important thing is that Keno
osha prepare for other and more try
ing war winters. AS the sun gets
higher and the days grow longer and
the wind blows warm from the south,
people must still keep in mind the fact
that days will not be always warm
and that plentiful products which may
be secured in the summer time may be
mighty scare when winter comes again.
Kenosha has had liberal purse this
winter to meet the added demands
which have been made by war time
prices. Kenosha may have just as
liberal purse next winter and then
again 1t may not. Constantly increas-
ing prices are not nearly so much of
a sting if there is constantly in
creasing income to meet them. But
with higher prices due to scarcity of
products it will be difficult for some
people to have another war winter
like the one just closed unless they
can keep up the earning power.
Kenosha and Wisconsin has wonder
full resources. 1t is almost able to
provide to feed itself and give large
~ to the food that is demanded for
the rest of the nation and the world
but to do this waste must be eliminated
during the months of plenry and some
provision must be made to lay aside
some of this plenty for the days when
the scarcity is coming.
The United States Government to
feed its soldiers in the field is now
conseripting the output of the canning
plants and Kenosha housewives are go
ing to find it hard to buy canned goods
next season. This should be no hard
ship to Kenosha. The fertile acres
about the city and the fertile garden
spots in the back wards within the
city limits win yield thousands of
bushels of fresh vegetables during the
coming months. This is the insur-
ance that Kenosha should write against
hard winter. You may not be able
to ell the shelves in the cellar with
jam and jellies but you can load them
with the cans of peas, beans, corn and
tomatoes. Much of this product is go
ing to be wasted unless it is properly
canned. Of course many women have
not i'll the past been accustomed to
canning vegetables. New occasions
must teach new duties and the women
must learn to conserve this crop.
There should be a largely increased
planting of gardens and they should
be cultivated with view of meeting
demands that are to be made for next
winter. We can get along without the
big flower gardens this year and make
these gardens into places for the grow.
ing of beans, and peas and cabbage
and corn and potatoes
We want not only thrift gardens this
year but sensible thrift gardens planted
with intelligence to meet the demands
that the coming winter will make up
on us. If you can raise more than YOU
can use raise it for your neighbors and
see that your neighbors are able to
get it at price that VIII make it
economical for the food to be pre-
served.
Cut out the summer vacation this
year and make an advance investment
in coal. If possible fill your coal bin
during the summer when there is not
the great drain. Be economical and
foresighted. Help the nation by help
ing yourself to time your purchases so
as to prevent congestion.
DR.. Garfield urges the early buying
of coal this ye2r. 1t is one way to
be patriotic and at the same time to
write insurance for yourself against a
cold home next winter.
Buy what you are going to need
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