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East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28

Germany produces 200 bushels oi
potatoes to the acre and the United
States less than 100 bushels. -.
Nomallv, potatoes make up only
thirtey per cent of our diet,
This year, to save wheat, We
ought to eat twice "a many pots.
toes as usual. Last yr this county
raised 45O, 900, 900 bushels, being
about four bushels for every man
woman and child.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28

InIth first military draft in this
country, the Italians scored thigh
est in average physique; 81 per
cent, Italians diet consists usually
of bread, macaroni, cheese, much
green Vegetables and olive oil. Very
little meat and practically no sweets
are eaten.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28

Recent experiments cans of to.
matoes, corn strings beans, apples
pumpkin and even sauerkraut have
proved that canDed fooGs are not
harmed in the least by remaining iu
the original tin as long as sixtyhour
after being opened.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28
Appees for sale. Phone 800.

The consumption of hepf IN
America has increased from 81 lis
yearly per person in 1887, to 80
pounds per PEI person last year,
consumed 1922 beeves besides
200, 900 hogs Many doctors think
va eat al ogether too mnch meat
for our health.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28
The government is not calling MP.

The government is not calling mp.
on us to give up all of Our tooth
some dishes, but to be economical
in the use OF those commodities
which are scarce Mute and fruits
have not been tabooed, and these
will be found to add ruch to many
dishes, and specially to give to our
daily bread new aud very delig ht
ful flavor.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28
Apples for sale. Phone 800

Miss Louise Rsld, OF Orange,
Texas aud Sir, Norton Martin, OF
south Carolina, were married at
the Presbyterian Church Monday
morpiuR .El'ey. Mr.. Robinson, Of
Birmingham officiating. Miss Reid
is the rargbfsr of tie late Il. l..
Reid, iormer citizen OF this place
and her mother will be remsm berpd
as Miss Lizzie Rogers, also Of this
city,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28

In Germany, to-day. M food is
permitted to he fried, This Ia to
conserve fats. Grease from any
source Is carefully gathered up by
the government and soap has become
q luxury for millionsirss.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28
There are about 5000 Germans
lnterned In the United States,

America rsises more food eats
more food. wastas more food aud
Americans rav higher prce@
FOR t',ier food than any nthet people
on earth,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28

Good doctors and many public
health authorities agree that Ameri-
cans would he healthier, happier and
bette. off every way by eating one
quarter to one-tmrd less food.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28

Rice bo,tr is coming into more
gansrsl use. In the proportion of
nne part rice -four to three parts
wheat il makes delicious and nou'
rishing bread.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28

United ststcs Food ADMINISTRATION
Washington, D, {,
Mr. ?. N, Harding
Federal Food Administrator,
vicksburF, Mississippi,
Dear Mr., Harding;
The extensive use
S%SM OF suburban gardens
MXXA for planting last year
GYH1SyyEEA proved OF extreme
MlEsbkhkN4 importance In IN.
F@ieEEsks3 creasIng tho national
%@SssgEH food supply,
~&S~ Et,L with the car
shortage which has
developed during the last three
months ami the total inability to move
tho large reserves OF potatoes ami
benns, we have been saved from posk
tive shortages throughout tho country,
largely by virtue Of the accumulated
household stores which are the results
OF home endeayor
The food situation Of the world
must steadily degenerate as long as
the war lasts. II IL, therefore, OF
primo Importance to add every item
to tho total production, Furthermore,
our oyertaxed railways, which must
continue TO be oyertaxed during tho
Shole course OF the war Will be great
y relieved II we have larger area
OF gardens planted than last season
1t seems to me that the experience
" last season indicates that aside
Pom moderate planting OF perish,
able vegetables for iNmodiate use,
'he substantial part OF such gardens
should be developed to potatoes and
beans These two commodities can
be raised IN practically all sections OF
the United States, are OF the utmost
value from food point OF view, and
have the great advantage that they
ran be preserved In the household
without artificial tres ment.
In the southen States PARTICULARS
we mead the farmer to realize that ii
he can Increase his production of con-
and meat and wherever possible
some wheat, as we'll az bis prnduu.
tioh OF cotton, he will not only be IN.
creasing our national supply Of food
but will render tho South self.sust1i,.
Ing In its foodstuffs; he will be feed.
Ing his own family and help he viii
be contributing TO make the South IN,
dependent In foodstuffs; he will have
enormously relieved our Transports.
ton burden next year, 30 that the
products CT northern farmers can 70
for export to our agsoCietes In the war,
Faithfully yours
HERBERT HOOVER,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28

The Times does not claim this to be
a patriotic sacrifice, but, on the other
hand, it is buiness proposition that will
help tae ,papsr, and incidsntly help raise
Oktibbebas quota. Y
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28
THE RED CROSS

On Tuesday another contingent
of OktibbehAs' .'strong young mer
left their homes and families to &c
in training at Camp Pike to become
soldiers in the National Army to
make those homes and families safe
from the the perils of the Hun.
Already VIC have given more than
200 young 'men from our county
and as time goes on still others will
be called. As they leave it is the
Measure of the Red Gross tO
provide each man with tempting
lunch, q basket Of fruit aud q we'll
filled comfort BIT. The men who
left here Tuesday were deeply
sppreciative uf this attention and
of the number Of Red Cross
members who were ut the depot to
bid them go)d bye and uod>re~d.
But this is just the beginning OF
Dur work for these msn: stars " II
at once bp added 10 Qnr service
flag tor each Que vi h III, aud as
the, number pi etats ihttrases the
more personal ir work of our Red
Cross Cnap'rr Drcumes. We can
not do enough lUr our men who
sre ttf.liug their very lives for U.s..
Within the QUE year OF Its organi.
satiun 0ktibbeha Chapter has done
splendid work, but a redoubling OF
efforts in all departments will be
necessary if we come up to the
standard that is expected of us and
to what we expect of ourselves.
As long as the war lasts our slogan
should bel, Work, and yet werk
more for the Red Cross. Mr., II.
P, Davidson, Chairman OF War
Council OF the National he'd Cross
has just returned from France and
his message to all Red Gross
members is al urgsutcall for still
greater sacrifices than we have vet
made, and for still more work than
we have yet done.
Beginning the first day of july
oil county Rvd Cross Chapters
throughout the United States are
to be reorganised and put on a
factory basis. Each chapter will
have q stated weekly output
Of hospital garments, surgical
dressings aud knitted articles. and
each chapter will be reu,ired to
make only one kind of the above
tanned supplies. New Orleans
Headquarters have not ye,
indicated the kind OF work to be
done by Oktibbeha 0hapser, but
the announcement will appear ne1t
week.
All the garments aud bandages
Will come ready cut, also the
allotted amount OF wool in monthly
shipments and will be paid for ont
OF Red Cross funds though the
cutting is 70 bs done free OF charge.
Tbs chapter has been very busy Tor
TWO weeks getting garments on
hand made up, aud as This srtinle
goes to press, big shipment ic
being made, which entirely clears
the workrooms OF all u materials.
A committee composed OF Mr.
Scales, chairman Ut the Chapter,
and Mesdames Castles, Saunders
and Miss Minnie Walker. cEalttner
respectively OF the Hospital Gar'
ments. Surgical Dressings. and
Knitting Departments have 'isstet
every branch chapter in the count,
and have thoroughly explained
the psw plans go that here will b.
no Misunderstanding M TO th'
YaAsssi 70 bs uAda
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28

Mr., aud Mrs. Clyde Brooks. OF
Meridian are the guests Of ar. and
Mrs David Castles this wesK.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28

Miss Adelaide and Mildred
Valentine, spent the week with
Miss Adelaide Hicks at West
Point.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28

The Memphis and West Point
aviation fields have killed more
flyers during the past ten days than
the Germans have Oh the war front,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28

Miss Pansy Gum returned IRON
q visit to Hot Springs, Ark. last
Saturday.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28

Re cheerful, Mental depression chacks
iiges'ion. Poor dirGsiion wastes food,
ostol food h'ips the enemy Cheer,
lanT- Ia ccnsarya on,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28

lbe man Who keeps his troubles
TO himself IL pretty apt be the man
who gives joys to everyone around
him.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28

IN a desire to help food conser.
yatioD many women 90 to ridicu
lous extremes. Children and grows
Ing Youngsters should be well nou-
rished, war or no war. Mr.. Hoover
wants us to use common sense 10
our conservation. Putting ,onng
sters on half ra,ions is very far
from common sense, If you cut
down their butter or sugar, in.
crease their consumption Of milk,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28

Mr., Simon Blumenfsld, Of Ops.
TAXA, Ala. has accepted a position
with BinmentsId Il Fried to All the
place d,bis uouin, Mr.. simou Blu
menfeld. who Ia TO enter the navy.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28

Appl,, 70, usls. Fasus aa.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-06-28

Apples for sale, Phone a22.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17
ALLIES BEAT FOE IN ALBANIA
Italian and French Forces Make An
other AdVance-Reach
Semoni River.

Rome, July 11.-Another big adj
vance over a wide front has been Sc
cured in the great allied offensive
against the Austro-Hungarians in
southern Albania.
The war Office announced that the
italians and French had reached the
middle reaches of the Semoni river
The heights at the head of the To
morica valley have been reached and
occupied by the allies.
The French-Italian troops are driv-
ing ahead on their center on both
sides of the Osuna river.
Paris, July 1.-THE official report
regarding operations in Macedonia and
Albania says:
I'm the region south of the Devoli
river our troops continued their adj
vance in conjunction with the Italian
troops and occupied Gaia Guriprere,
the highest point of Kosnica crest,
which extends I'm direction northwest
of that of Bosnia.
THE Austrians, after having offered
vigorous resistance in the course of
the preceding days, retired in disorder
into the Tormorica valley, into which
we pursued them. We captured 30
Austrian prisoners and important ma
terial. Two enemy airplanes were
brought down."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17
LARGEST CORN CROP FOR U. S.
Government Estimates Yield at $780,
600 900 Bu.-Forecast for Wheat Is
Slightly Under Jure Figures.

Washington, July 10.-First indica-
tons of this years prospective yields
of corn, white and sweet potatoes, to-
bacco, fax and rice are contained In
the monthly crop forecast issued on
Tuesday by the department of agri-
culture, in addition to the announce
ment that the total wheat crop, COM
hning all wheat, was S91, 100000 BUSH
els. The corn harvest promises to be
the largest on record, with a total of
3,160,O00000 bushe- as forecast for
the first time this season by the gov
eminent. The forecast fer wheat, in
Guiding both spring and winter, is
slightly under the forecast of June /,
but is 240,O00,000 bushels over the
1915 crop and SO, 100000 bushels in ad-
vance of the five-year average of pro-
duction.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17
u. S. is OPPOSED TO
ARMED AID TO RUSS
Allies Must Crush Huns in France
First-Would Weaken West Front
Two New Republics Formed.

Washington, July 1.-THE govern
as so rapidly and constantly changing
as to make it impossible to come as
yet to any decision as to what mill
tary aid may be extended by the Unit
ed States. This was stated authOri-
tatively.
All of the plans so far submitted
which involve military action, the gov
eminent feels, involve at the same
time weakening of the western front
1t is the decision of the government
that nothing must be permitted to de-
tract from the military strength in
France and Belgium.
The project for extending economic
aid, 1t was stated, is going forward
favorably. While the situation sur
rounding the question of military ac-
ton continues to be so Kaleidoscope,
it was stated, no announcement of pol
icy is possible.
Amsterdam, July Instantaneous
ly with the establishment of the White
Sea republic, according to advices from
Moscow, another state was created in
the north of Russia under the name
of the Wologdaszhe republic. 1t COM
prises all of northeastern Russia from
the White sea to the ASiatic frontier.
The Wologdaczhe republic is said to
be in sympathy with the aims of the
entente allies.
The situation of the $4,000 Czecho-
Slovak troops in Russia, who are at
the present time holding Vladivostok,
Irkutsk and Samara, shortly will be-
come critical, it was learned on the
highest authority, unless relief is in
stantly given to them.
Shanghai, July 1O.-After disarming
the boIshevik forces at Vladivostok,
says dispatch from Vladivostok dat
ed July 5, the Czecho-Slovaks ad-
vanced from the city, defeated mixed
force of bolsheviki and Austrian and
German prisoners and occupied Niko-
lyevsk, a naval station on the Amur
river.
Paris, Jan. 10.-Several prominent
members of the Kerensky cabinet were
among the alleged leaders of the revolt
in Moscow, Russia, that followed the
murder of Count Won Mirbach, German
envoy, arrested by the bolsheviki, ac-
cording to dispatches received by Paris
newspapers.
Amsterdam, July 10-Czech forces
have occupied Syrian and Mosslim, a
porIip diSpotch 9nnOurcp0
ISyZran and Mosslim are near the
volga river, about 300 miles southeast
of Nijni-Novgorod.]
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17
IT. RS" SON BAGS AIRPLANE
Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt Brings Down
German Machine Northwest of
Chateau Thierry.

With the American Forces on the
Marine. July 11.-Lieut. Quentin
Roosevelt. son of ex-President Roose-
Welt. brought down his first German
airplane in fight north of Chateau
Thierry. Lieutenant Roosevelt with
three other pilots was flying at a
height of 5000 yards eight miles inside
the German lines when the machines
became separated. Soon after Roose-
Welt saw three planes which he thought
were his companions, and started to
ION them. He was approaching the
machines from the rear when he saw
his mistake, for the planes We're Ger
man. The American opened fire and
after so shots tracers penetrated the
fusilage of the nearest German ma
chine and it went into spinning nose
dive. falling through the clouds 1900
yards below.
The two remaining airplanes attack
ed Roosevelt, but he managed to es-
cape.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17
100 DIE, 80 HURT IN WRECK
Passenger Trains in Head-on Collision
In South-iIIinois Soldier Among
the Dead

Nashville, Tenn, July 10-One hun
dred persons, most Of them negroes.
are believed to have lost their lives In
head-on collision between passenger
trains on the Louisville, Chattanooga
& st. Louis seven miles west of here
on tuesday One of the trains Is said
to have disregarded orders. Lieut..
Don Long of the aviation service of
Nashville was among the seriously in
jured. The dead include Private John
P. Hussey, Uhlian, Ill. Wilson B. Har-
ris. naval reserves, and = Alexander,
United States marine corps.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17
KAISER BREAKS WITH RUSS
AFTER KILLING OF ENVOY
German Ruler May Seize Country In
Revenge for Assassination of Won
Mirbach at Moscow.

London, July 9.-As soon as EN-
peror William heard of the assassina-
ton of Count Won Mirbach, the Ger
man ambassador to Russia, according
to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Russia, he ordered Secretary Won
Kuehlmann to break off negotiations
with the Russian delegates in Berlin.
All the German newspapers declare
the murder of Count Won Mirbach must
inevitably have great influence on
Russo-German relations.
AS further indication that the kaiser
is determined to exact heavy toll from
Russia as revenge, perhaps sending a
big army to occupy Moscow, Petro-
grad and other cities, all the German
newspapers declare the murder Of
Count Won Mirbach must inevitably
have a great influence on Russo-Ger-
man relations. German forces now
800 miles west of Moscow are being
heavily REINFORCED.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17
VIENNA ADMITS NEW LOSS
Austrian Troops Withdrawn to Pre-
vent Heavy Sacrifices-italians
Strengthen Positions.

Vienna, July 8.-To avoid heavy
sacrifices, the Austrian troops In the
Eiaye delta have been withdrawn to
the eastern bank of the main stream
tae war office announced. The Ital-
ians. according to the statement, eau
tiously followed as far as the western
hank Of the river.
Rome, July S.-The Italian troops on
the southern end of the Pave line.
having driven the Austrians across the
new Piave, are establishing them
selves in the extensive region between
the new and the old river beds, which
the Austrians were compelled to evac-
uate, the war office statement shows.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17
WHITE SOLDIER IS HANGED
Nat Hoffman Pays Penalty for Attack
on EIeven-Year-old Girl near
Camp Macarthur, Tex.

Waco, Tex, July 12.-Nat HOFFMAN,
a white soldier, was hanged at camp
Macarthur. He was convicted Oh az
lacking a school girl last April. Inc
court-martial sentence was afllrIneu
by Washington. Hoffman was twenty
five wears old. His mother resides III
Pittsburgh. Pa, and has been notlfleu
Of tho hanging. One evening last AprlI
Hoffman met the eleven-year-olu sii'
In company with boy about nel os0
In a lonely wooded spot near Od ,ns
Macarthur. The boy was ASSAULT =,
and ran away, after which the 81,
was attacked. The boy reporter -.
affair to the military police, VINO Soon WV
captured Hoffman. His only ut'eL"r ,,0
was said to be that he deserved "''
fate.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17

London, July 12.-AuStraliaD troons
penetrated German lines to n consid-
rable extent near Ocris and took 10
prisoners and a number of machine
guns, Field Marshal Haig reported
Paris, July 12.-French troops ar
night captured the town of Corey on
the front southwest Of Scissors. the
war office announced.
In addition to gaining complete nos.
session of Corey, including the Corey
railway station, the French took the
chateau and the farm of st. Paul 70
the south Of Corey.
The capture was effected in an on
GRAFTON for the enlarging of the French
positions to the east of the Retz for
est.
British Also Make Gains.
London, July 12.-In a local opera
ton carried out at night south of the
Somme, east of vi ers-Bretonneux.
the British positions were improved,
says the war office announcement.
The Germans again bOmbarded
somewhat heavily the British posi-
tons east of Amiens on both sides Of
the SOmme river, the wsc office an
nounced.
German artillery and aerial activity
has increased on the Flanders battle
field, but the infantry still is held in
chack. Elsewhere on the western front
there has been no marked activity ex-
cept southwest of scissors, where the
French have advanced and further inn
proved their positions
Since the revival of the enemy bonn
bardmentS most attention has been
paid to the sectors north and south Of
the Somme, east of Amiens, and to the
Lys salient, west of HazebrOuCk, an
important railway and supply center
In the Flanders region.
The German guns are busy pounding
the sectors from Hinges on the south
to Locre on the north of the LyS bat
tie ground. In Picardy the area about
Morlancourt is being Shelled.
Hun Flyers Shot Down.
Enemy aviators, who had not been
very active on the British portion or
the battle line, are quite active In Elan
ders. British airmen in battles Win
the Germans have accounted for ten OF
them, while another fell before the
British antiaircraft fire.
French troop in their latest gam
south of the Aisne have extended their
lines around Corey and Longponl'
northeast of Villers-C Otterets. Enemy
opposition at Chavigny farm has been
overcome and French patrols have
pushed forward to the OUTSKIRTS VI
Longpont and penetrated Corey FITS
oners we're taken.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17
81 SHIPS LAUNCHED ON 4TH
Merchant and Naval Vessels Com.
pIeted al Seventy-Six Yards on
independence Day.

Washington, July e.-American ship
builders went beyond their detectives
in the Independence cay drive for new
tonnage.
The shipping board announced on
Friday that the workmen started out
with the expectation of launching 49,
1856 lightweight tons, but late reports
to the board showed that 474,464 tons
had been gotten ready to be put over
board.
The actual number OF ships launched
was 80. The launching of II others
was held up by a freshet in the Column
bia river, while two others stuck on
the ways. They are expected 10 e re-
leased without great delay.
The days feat of the loyal army
of workmen received recognition from
the highest officials directing the IA
TONS war activities.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17
KAISER HAS SPANISH GRIPPE
Emperor Has Gone Home-other Men,
bers of Family Suffering From
Same Malady.

Rome, July 11.-Emperor William
himself mas fallen a victim to the in
f1uenza that has been so prevalent in
the German army, according to reports
from a Swiss source that have reached
the Epocha. These declare that the
emperor has gone home from the
French front because of the attack of
Spanish grippe" as it is called, and
that several members of the emper-
or's family are also suffering from the
same maladv.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17
ARMY MEDIC IS PUNISHED
1 lieut. }. C. Robinson Charged WI"
Contributing to Death OF So'O'er
Last January.

Washington, July 12.-Chargeu wa wa
having contributed to and accelerated l
fine death of a soldier through g oh
neglect of duty, Lieut.. Joseph T. NV Wv
,nson of the medical reserve corp1 sI ~,
baen sentenced to be dismissed lLI ron
the army and to serve one year i nnaart.
onment at hard labor, the war u npSin.
ment announced. Lieutenant l.p' If
SONS trial grew out of the deatn ~ "
Wardell C. Van Tassel' re'i ~ r., ,ros
Camp Dix, n. j., last January !, do a
charged the medical officer n"u, oil.
careless diagnosis of Van TasseI on 90
ment and failed to 1uriii'H
medical relief.