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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-04-20
MADE-I GERMANY LIES
CIRCULATED In CANADA

Canada is also having trouble with
Made-in-Germany lies calculated to
hinder Canadian food conservation ac-
cording to an official statement re-
ceived from the Canadian food con-
trOller by the United States food ad-
ministration.
The stories bothering Canada are
of the same general character as those
the United States food administra-
tor recently denounced in this coun-
try, such as the ridiculous salt and
blueing famine fakes and the report
that the government would seize
housewives stocks of home canned
goods.
The Canadian food controller esti-
mates that when the people listen to
and pass on such stories, each one
has the power of destruction that lies
in a battalion of soldiers.
"Stories without even vestfge Of
foundation have been scattered broad
cast" said the Canadian statement.
"Nor have they come to life casually.
They have started simultaneously in
different parts Of the country and in
each instance have been calculated to
arouse public indignation.
"They are insidious, subtle, persist
ent Bit by bit they dissipate public
trust, the great essential in the work
of food control
ut lies with every individual to for
bear from criticism; to refrain from
passing on the vagrant and harmful
story, and thus the more effectively
to cooperate in work which is going
to mean more than the majority Of
people yet realize"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-04-20
need BIG Herds
EurOpe's Meat Supply Must Come
From America.
Warning Nations Have Depleted Live
Stock at Enormous Rate, Even
Killing Dairy Cattle For Food.

American stock breeders are being
asked to conserve their flocks and
herds in order to meet Europes tre-
mendous demands for meats during
the war and probably for many years
afterWard.
The United States food admins
tratiOn reports that American stock
raisers have shown disposition to
cooperate with the government in in
creasing the nations supply of live
stock.
Germany today is probably better
supplied with live stock than any 9TH
er European nation. When the Ger
man armies made their big advance
into France and then retreated vir-
tually all the cattle In the invaded
territory - approximately 100000
head-were driven behind the German
lines.
But in England-where 2,4OO,OOO
acres of pasture lands have been turn
ed into grain fields-the cattle herds
are decreasing rapidly. One of the
reasons apparently is the declining
maximum price scale adopted by the
English as follows: For September,
$17.76 per 100 pounds; October, $1F.28;
November and December, $16.08; Jan
larry, $14.40. The effect of these prices
was to drive beef animals on the mar
ket as soon as DOSSihIe
In France the number of cattle as
well as the quality have shown an
enormous decline during the war.
Where France had 14,807,0 900 head of
cattle in 1913, she now has only H.
"a, 900, a decrease of 1876 per cent.
And France is today producing only
one gallon Of milk compared to two
and One-half gallons before the war.
Denmark and Holland have been
forced to sacrifice dairy herds for beef
because of the lack Of necessary feed.
Close study Of the European meat
situation has convinced the Food Ad-
ministration that the future problem
Of America lies largely in the produc-
ton of meat producing animals and
dairy products rather than in the pro-
duction of cereals for export when
the war will have ceased.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-04-20
CORN Will WIN
DEMOCRACY'S War
Americas Greatest Cereal Crop
Is Now Moving to
Market.
MAINSTAY IN NATIONS CRISIS.
Surplus Wheat OF the United States
Has Been Sent to Famine Threat
ened Europe.

Americas great corn crop, exceed
ing 3,OOO,O00,OO0 bushels, will save the
worlds food situation, officials of the
United States food administration be-
lieve
Corn Is the nations best food cereal,
housewives are beginning to realize.
1t contains all the elements needed to
keep the body in a state of health and
when used according to the scores Of
tried recipes, especially when COM
bined with an added portion of oil or
fat, will sustain life indefinitely. In
dian warriors in colonial days lived on
parched corn alone for many days at a
time, and at Valley Forge parched
corn was at times the sole ration of
the Continental soldiers.
Owing to transportation difficulties
caused by the war the corn crop moved
more slowly to market this year than
ever before. Now, however, the cereal
is reaching the millers and consumers.
In the meantime the nations surplus
wheat has been sent to Europe.
Today there are approximately 80
bushels of corn for every American.
This quantity is greater by five BUSH
els than in former years.
Corn has become the nations main
stay in the crisis of war.
Just as this cereal saved the first
American colonists from famine on
many occasions, just as it served as q
staple food during the War of the Rev
olution and during the Civil War, King
Corn has again come to the front in
the nations battle with autocracy.
Corn meal is finding greatly fncreas-
ed use in the making of ordinary white
bread. Hundreds of housewives and
many of the larger bakers are mixing
20 per cent. corn meal with wheat
flour to make leavened bread. This
kind of mixture is worked and baked
in the same recipes and with the same
methods that apply to straight wheat
bread.
Corn bread-using corn meal entire
ly-is gaining a greater popularity
than ever before. Housewives are
coming to realize that every pound OF
wheat saved in America means a pound
of wheat released for shipment to the
nations with which America is associ-
ated in the war.
There are a score of corn products
that today possess unusual Importance
for Americans. Corn syrup for sweet
ening corn cakes and buckwheat cakes
and for use in the kitchen instead of
granulated sugar is one Of the leading
products made from corn.
Corn oil, excellent for frying and for
every other purpose filed by salad oils,
is appearing on the market in large
quantities. 1t comes from the germ of
the corn.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-04-20
MAKING MEATLESS
DAYS PERMANENT.

In the meatless menu there is a fer
tile field for developing new and nour-
ishing dishes, according to E. II. Niles,
writing in the Hotel Gazette, who be-
lieves that the present shortage Of
meat and fats will not end with the
coming of peace, but may grow more
acute and continue for five or six
years, thus making it worth while to
develop menus Of grain, vegetables
and fish on a more or less permanent
basis. Meat can be replaced by cereals
and other protein foods, or may be
served in very small portions as a fla
voring for other food In making up
meatless menus this author finds cur
American Creole and southern cuisine
broad field for Investigation.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-04-20
DRUGGIST CLEANS PENNIES
He Thinks 1t Will Prevent the Spread
of Sickness.

of Sickness.
r. NJ. Floyd, a druggist of Shelby
vile, Ind, cleans all of the pennies he
takes in during the day. Mr. Floyd
has been doing this for some time,
and says he will continue to do So,
'Tn these days of uncertainties,
when everything comes high and sick
ness higher than any other condition,
too much care cannot be TAKEN" he
said. Pennies come from all sorts of
people, just as do all other kinds OF
money. There is a difference, however.
Hundreds and thousands of pennies are
spent by children-tots who want a
penny's worth of this or that. Many
of the children have the habit of put
ting the penny in their mouths. What
can happen to a coin when placed in
the mouth is well-knOwn. A penny or
a nickel or dime could carry a mil
lion germs. These coins pass from
hand to hand, and only too often from
mouth to mouth"
Mr.. Floyd cleans his coins by rub
bing them with Spanish whiting, which
he says is the cheapest method. Any
substance that scours will do, he says.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-04-20
COFFIN BLOCKS SPEEDERS
Victim in Road Gives Mute Protest to
Motorists.

Victim IN Road Gives Mute Protest to
Motorists.
Chinese coolies have devised an eff
fective means of protesting against
speeding automobiles. A few days ago
an automobile belonging to a promi-
nent Chinese official killed a child near
the summer palace at Peking. The
driver was arrested, but released upon
payment of a very small fine.
In expression of their disapproval
of the courts action the parents of
the child and their neighbors erected a
mat shed in the middle of the road,
on the very spot where the child was
killed, under which the coffin was
placed. Inscriptions were frosted on
the sides of the coffin denouncing the
injustice of the court.
Since then the main road has been
abandoned by traffic, but officials ap-
parently have not dared to remove the
body, which is watched constantly by
friends of the bereaved family.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-04-20
NEARLY DIED IN TRUNK
Little Girl Was Hidden There by Play
mates TO Prevent WbiDnin0-

Little Girl Was Hidden There by Play
mates to Prevent Whipping.
Sadie, the five-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Topper Of York,
Pa, nearly lost her life from suf-
location when her playmates, to pre-
vent her from being whipped by her
mother, placed her in trunk on the
second floor of the home of Mrs. Diehl
Sadie Mildred Diehl and Beatrice
Bookmyer, were in the TorDer yard
helping themselves to peaches when
Mrs. Topper returned home.
Sadie became scared and the chill
dren placed her in a trunk, covering
her with blanket and closing the lid
When discovered three hours later the
child was unconscious.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-04-20
THE UNITED STATES FOOD
ADMINISTRATION SAYS.

There is no royal road to food
conservation. We can only &C
compIish this by the voluntary
action of our whole people, each
element in proportion to its means,
II is a matter of equality of bur-
den; a matter of minute saving
and substitution at every point in
the 20 100000 kitchens. on the 20,
900 900 dinner tables, and in. the
100000 manufacturing whole
sale and retail establishment o
the country
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-04-20
PARISIAN IDOL
SEEKS CONVENT
Actress Tires of VanitieS Amid
Wars Horrors.
IS CONVERTED BY PRIEST

Eva LavaIIiere, Late Star of the Varl-
eties, Turns Over Her Wealth to the
Poor-Found ShaIIowness of Stage
Contrasted Too Strongly With
BoundIess Sufferings of the Soldiers
in the Trenches.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-04-20
BOY TRAVELS ALONE
Little Lad Made Long Trip to New
York CITY.

Little Lad Made Long Trip to New
York City.
Eleyen-year-old Christy Stigmaier
left Klamath Falls, Ore, the other day
for New York city, where his father
is awaiting him. The little fellow is
making the trip all alone and carries
a note with explanations regarding his
identity and destination and request
ing the aid of the train officials in get
ting him safely to his father. The
boy came here two years ago with his
mother to visit his grandfather, James
Malone, postmaster of Langell Valley,
and the mother died some time ago,
so the boy has to make the return trip
alone. -. =. - 49, y =
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-04-20

Richard Allen BIount, son of r. 3.
BlOunt Of North Carolina, who cap
tured 80 Germans singIe-handed while
fighting with the foreign legion at Yer
dun. Young Blount joined the foreign
legion over a year ago and has seen
heavy fighting. At the time he enlist
ed his father said he wanted him to
account for five Germans. The young
American has far exceeded his ia
theirs expectations and is still going
strong. He was awarded the crOix de
guerre with palm for his heroic ex-
plot at Verdun.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-04-20

! Paris rubbed it's eyes and sat up
with a shock when it read in the
morning papers recently that Eva
Lavalliere was about to give up the
world and retire to a convent. Laval
liere, who for almost twenty years
has been the joy of Paris theatergO-
ers; she whose verve and sparkle had
made Of her one Of the most popular
actresses of the capitaI-whose spe-
cial talent always gave you the feeling
Of biting into a sOur-sWeet apple with
its particular and delightful tang.
Rumor has it that Lavalliere-like
her famous namesake-tfring of the
pOmp and vanities Of the world, has
decided to seek peace and solace be-
hind the walls of a clOister. At all
events, the late star Of the Varieties
said when asked if the report was
true:
Made Vow to Quit
"When the war began I made a vow
that would never act again. Then
managers begged me to change my
mind and | consented. | played a
short season of "Carminetta," but the
shallOwness and artiicialities Of the
stage contrasted with the bOundless
sufferings of our soldiers in the
trenches sickened me and I gave up
the part.
'Last spring went into the country
for a rest, and there one day the viii
lage priest called upon me and asked
me whether would not come to mass
the following Sunday. I smiled-can
you imagine me at maSS-but he was
such a delightful priest, and to please
him went. I returned again and
again-and now I have decided to
give up the rest of my life to relig-
ion."
Lavalliere looks strange without her
makeup. She no longer hides the fact
that her hair is white. She has given
up her handsome apartment, sold her
furniture, her furs and her jewels,
turned the proceeds over to the poor,
and has declared herself ready for her
new vocation.
Some skeptical persons insist that
the reason for this change of heart is
that the actress feels her powers are
waning and that she has lost her
looks. Some even declare that all this
is only the prelude to the announce
ment that she is to appear in a new
play this season.
The Soldier Understands.
But the soldier in the trenches un-
derstands. Through three years of |
war, side by side with death, he has
learned to look into mems hearts. By /
his own descent into the darkness of |
his fate he has discovered the shining |
brightness of spiritual ties. He seems !
to have grown antennae with which he !
can probe into the mysteries of soul. |
He is not astonished that woman,
finding her existence an empty one,
has gone boldly forth into the great |
adventure of discovering a new and
finer life.
With the disappearance of Eve Law
alliere from the worlds stage it seems
as if a part of Paris had put on
mourning for the dead in sympathy
for the living, as if she had under |
stood the terrible lesson of today and I
had decided to expiate, to pay with
her devotions the fearful price of
blood.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-21
Hampton Again Under Quarantine.

Special to Times Republican.
Hampton, Dec. c21.-The rapid spread
OF the Influenza in this city and vicin-
ity made it advisable to again close
theaters, billiard halls and other
places Of amusepent. and public
schools and service4 at churches are
discontinued indefinitely. 1t is claimed
that conditions in the country are
worse than in town but by observing
proper precautions, it is hoped to check
the epidemic. ~
Physicians pronounced the Influenza
spell of last fall the worst epidemic
they ever had experienced. bat there
are more cases here now than then,
and doctors are having all theH can
do to properly care for the patients.
The request of the government Of a
few weeks ago for doctors and nurses
has taken many Of these from the vi
cinity and those who remain are over
worked.
Several OF the cases that have re-
suited in pneumonia have proved fatal.
Preparations were being made for
public services at the various churches
Christmas Eve, but these too, will be
postponed indefinitely or cancelled.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-21
sooNE's sooTLeaeln ROUNDUP
Raids by State and County Net Big
. Haul.

{ Boone. Dec. N.-Local as we'll as
state authorities are determined to put
a stop to the alleged illegal sale Of
Intoxicating liouors>if possible and on
"Wednesday number, OF raids were
made on business houses and private
homes in this city. The raids were
made by Sheriff ID. F. Hanson and
Deputy Sheriff John Reid, in charge OF
Jack Farrand, from the state at
torney generals Office.
As ., result OF the raids number
Of men are now in the county Jail and
others are out on bonds. All are to
90 before the grand jury at 8 o'clock
Monday morning, Dec. 80.
Among the places searched was the
basement OF the Hoist Hotel where
John Brown (colored) waS arrested.
He IL now in the county Jail under
$500 bonds, on q charge OF bootlegging.
At the temp bar at S22 Keeler street,
Carl Peterson and Carl John Ander-
son were taken on charge iof main
tanning a nuisance and placed in the
county jail under $500 bonds which had
not been furnished this morning. Ten
pitts Of liquor are said to haveN been
found there.
At the Bide-A-Wee pool hall David
Parks was taken charged with boot
leggi ing, and Is now out on $500 bonds.
Parks room at the Fitch hotel was
also searched but mo liquor found.
The homes Of Dan Rattray;,7 81 9
Greene street, and Of William Bell.
40 Grecne street were searched. At the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-21
FEoGRAl AGENT IN STATE IN
vEsrIoAr,No Suffers ACE
AND PRICES
TO DETERMINE II SALES
ARE FALSELY MADE
outter Went Into, Storage Last Sum
r,sr At Price Of AZ Cents Per Pound
prices Now Range From 50 70 rs
csnts-Assnts Also investigating
Stocks Of Esss in Storage.

Burlington, Dec. 2l.--Butter prices
are being Investigated by the United
States State Food Administrator j. r.
Deems two weeks ago sent for a butter
expert from the national headquarters
and the oHover offices sent him~J. j.
Ross. Mr.. Ross and force of men
from the Burlington headquarters OF
Mr.. Deems are now in the field In
Iowa locating the cold storage and
tracing its history.
Butter was put into storage last
summer at as low as AZ cents. Butter
is selling now abound between IS and
and IS cents. The margin of profits
allowed by the food administration
would compel the sale OF the Accent
cold storage butter to consumers al
not to exceed 60 cents. The question
is: Is any of that cheap storage butter
finding it's way to market and the
tables Of the consumers at the price
of the fresh butter.
Mr.. Ross and the inspectors sent out
by Mr.. Deems will find cut.
Dia Into Cold Storage. !
They are locating all of the cold
storage butter put away at low price
last summer. They are locating its
tracks from the storage house to its
destination. If it has gore into con-
sumption at the high prices of fresh
butter during the last few weeks the
owners will be called to accounting.
Meantime the federal inspectors also
are ascertaining the stocks of eggs
which are held in storage in this state.
When they find out how much cold
storage butter and how many cold
storage eggs there are they can esti-
mate the effect on the consumers
market when the stocks are forced in
to the channels OF trade.
Mr.. Ross formerly lived in Iowa. He
was connected with the state dairy and
food commission under W. 3. Barney
ten yeans ago. He has been in the
butter business in New York. He has
been connected WITH the food admins
tration during it's butter and egg in
designations. He will go to Kentucky
when the Iowa situation has been
cleared UP.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-21
Memorial Hall Planned.

Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, Dec. 21.-A monster con-
vention hall to be erected as perman
ent memorial to Dubuque men who
participated in the great world wal
was suggested at meeting of mem
bers Of the commercial club here at a
meeting yesterday noon.> A committee
of prominent business men was named
to cooperate with committees repre-
senting other organizations in the city
and which will work out plans for the
building.
A tentative site for the convention
hall has already been selected and while
details have not been worked out, it is
understood that hackers Of the move
ment favor an elaborate structure with
a certain section set aside where an
honor roll Of the soldier dead and the
record of every man who went into
the service would be kept. r
Funds would be raised by popular
subscription.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-21
"NUTTY" OVER NURSES,
Iowa Asylum Doctor Arrested at St
Louis With Women.

Mount Pleasant. Dec. 21.-About 4
o'clock "Wednesday afternoon the Burl-
ington police were notified by Mrs. E.
Hs'Deaton. wifeAof DR.. Ernest Deaton
at Mount Pleasant. that Aler husband
accompanied by two nurses. Miss Ella
Henson and Mrs. Ruth tMalaire, for
merry Of Burlington had left the state
hospital and it was thought had gone
to Burlington.
The Burlington police were ordered
to scour the city and place the trio
under arrest but a thorough search of
every place where they might be
located failed to locate the doctor or
either of the nurses. 1t wasslearned
however. that they had been in the
city Sunday apa bad departed Monday
on a southbound train
Later in the night a message came
from ST. Louis which informed the
police that the trio had been placed
under arrest in that city on suspicion
and were being held there. Miss Hen
son, 10 years old and Mrs. Malarie, II
years old had registered with the
physician at the Marquette hotel in st.
Louis.
DR.. Deaton is 43 years old and is
the assistant physician in charge of
the Mount Plea SAINT hospital for the
insane. According to Miss Hcnson's
story. she and the other nurse had
boarded the train ateMount Pleasant
for Burlington when the doctor also
got on the train in an intoxicated con-
dition. He said that he was going to
Burlington<lto get Strengthened out.
but when they arrived here he would
not leave the nurses and the trio de-
parted for st. Louis.
They registered at a hotel in that
city and the physician proceeded to be-
come more intoxicated. He evidently
took an overdose Of morphine and be-
came unconscious. Miss Henson then
summoned a physician and the doctor
was removed to the hospital while the
two nurses were taken into custody by
the police.
1t is thought that the doctor will be
returned to Mount Pleasant where he
has a wife and child, and the two
young women will be instructed to
z find positions elsewhere.