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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-26

selves will have no value" But. for
whatever reasons. Germany seems to
be supporting the Turks. And every
Bulgarian peasant and fighting man Is
now coming to believe that even in the
end he is to he sold out TO the age
long enemy: that Bulgaria is to get
nothing from war which. at least
two months ago. appeared to have
been won.
The War That Wasn't Won.
The war appeared to have been won.
Or at least would be, in a few weeks
more. To quote the Narodni Bravo. "by
the hayonets of our ally on the western
front" And then from that western
front came story that was incredi-
bic. 1t was worse by far than Ger
mans favoring Turkey. The ally on
the western front was smashed on the
defensive in full retreat. Above all,
the Americans 100000 OF them, and
IS many more soon to come. were
beating Germany wherever they met
her. The Bulgarian soldier. already
sitting in his trench ragged. smoke
less and half fed, had something else
to think upon The ten political par
ties once more flew at each others
throats. to place the blame for It, And
Ferdinand started overwhe I'm eddy for
Nauheim.
what will be the end in Bulgaria.
Some time ago the Mir. in an hour of
gloom, said this:
In one of his plays Shakespeare says
that there Is a tide in every mans life
and woe to him who is not ready to
take advantage of It because he is
asleep and does not succeed in launch
ing his beat into the sea from the shore
at high tide in order 10 sail away in
search of his fortune"
Which may not be Shakespeare ver-
batim But It Is probably what most
Bulgarians are thinking just at pres
emit And whatever Americans. or Bull
Garians in America can do TO help them
so think VIII be work in good cause.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-26

equal facility He is Il whole show in
himself.
Then there Is graceful and pretty
Catherine Powell. creator of many
beautiful dances, who is prest nting
an extensive repertoire, which en-
braces popular and classic dances
With the new vaudeville will come
new motor picture exhibits, includ-
ing the latest war h,sns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-26
MOL PR0F|TED
ILLINOIS FARMERS.
1ed for War. Making. the Dis
GA Paid Out Sf0 900. 600 to
Corn Growers.
Loco BUSHELS EMERY DAY
1ng In the Grain Wasted. Moth
u Left of IL But Water nj tho
1hish OF Long Process.

1oOm ington. gIr, Sept 35-> lit
matter Of sie,0eo. Gee which the
placed in the pockets Of Illinois
AArs because Uncle Sam and his
~ badly needed alcohol fer the
nufacture Of powder appears tc
I&A been strangely overlooked by
6iv arriculturists Of this state who
Fe been slow 70 respond 20 the
offy bond, thrift stamp. Red Cross
- other patriotic appeals
III has Just been computed that the
h t1ixtiileries Of Central Illinois. now
Rking at their capacity to manu-
enre alcohol. paid out the sum
1nticned for soft corn over and
wSe what would have been allowed
y for the war The corn crop OF
Nh failed 10 dry on many farms, due
the peculiar weather conditions ot
n neason Ordinarily The disiiiieries
<Mld have taken this damaged grain
perhaps q to 80 cents per huShel
e ground il up FOR alcohol The
MDure for alcohol WAS so heavy,
Mever hat a large proportion OF
= dam aged CROP was taken by the
xilieries az So 10 S - per hushel,
has been estimated that perhaps
Loco. aao bushels were purchased for
f. purpose during the past year an
was III Soff coh8iiioh boi
Itch could be ground up for school
This section of Illinois II now tho
kding alcohol producer Of the world
Zoo gallons being turned out every
enty- four hours To keen he dis
erieS working on fan time 60 600
1heis OF corn rna~t be delivered
Try day. Ave gallons OF alcohol
ring from each hushe5 However
all OF the alcohol IS produced from
IN. eBiackstfap" nofa sses from
South is substitute that ia
1ixed at shines when the suap}v OF
- runs slow. This uolasst.e ls "a
bduc, OF the sugar cane and rs
npea North hi tank ears holding
IN, "a 5lnns p..rhans 20 peY cent If
a.cnbcl vow nrndreed her comes
u i,
Mo-, of 4, For War ruraosex
ynra, Ca, .rd b3e g{it.s -. +a1.5,.t,
nj 90 1'er mi ~ The = 11-7-7-7 ~ ~
go bera for tha ,ua,gfae,tra NJ
vder the shinnents pefng IN the
M rf.rfs ns,shifabna hy ~, GOV
msnt Ia ,bis countrv and - can.
T.sa ua;nr ror.io,, IL semi our in
u rarS .6i1n rn.,a1 drums t.o}aing
~.IIo,s and harr.ie IF ,a,ions .tzes
aixa uses for eh{nrnente ~ fort.f,,,,
..s ell .te,,t ~ ,.rc.,,t il Y,si,,.r
a IN ,hs arfs
ncidentaiiN, this ommandeerinE OF
ma5or portion Of the alcohol cut
Tor war purposes IS costing Uncle
\ mary millions IN internal revenue
sNapts Refpre the war the receipts
M thu dIstilLerifs here averaged
IyOeesaao 4 year spirits for beverage
Kposes require a tax Of ~ - per gal
That for non beverage uses pays
~. But for ihe income tax and
- saf=f-isi IN 4 L axes lately nlaced
k4noia Internal revenue force during
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-26

Il never saw a city or village yet
whose miSeries were not in proportion
to the number Of it's public houses
Oliver Goldsmith.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-26

"0ur revenue may derive some UNI
holy benefit from the sale OF alcohol.
but the entire trade is nevertheless
covenant with sin and death Daily
Telegraph.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-26

III you would keep the mind clear
and the body healthy. abstain from all
fermented liquor Sydney smith
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-26

@9ong drink drives wit out ~ the
money out of the pocket, ell
Sut Of the coat, and health out OF
AAy..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-26
As the E'Wps Sinr IL

Lamble had a Mistress May.
$50 runs the sheepfold song)
And everywhere the lambie went
Her mistress tagged along
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-26

fo0hol seems to do the work OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-26
GARDENS AND POULTRY
FINDS PEACE IN FENCES
No Reason Why MI Should Not Hcip
Produce Nor' Iood--Nced of
Nation Calls for No Disputes.

Tho redress of The home gardener
against the inroads OF the nelgheor y
chickens will depend on the laws Oh
the state or ordinances OF the town
or city in which The gardener iiVes'
In some states owners are haoie tor
damage done by stock running AT
large. in other. states the person VINO
wlshes TO grow a crop must fence IL
against depreciation. In some OF the
Eastern States owners OF STOCK are
required 10 Keep il under fence.
These facts are set forth by the
l'uaeti, states department Of agricul-
ture in response To queries by gard
euet-s who have neighbors raising
chickens that harvest the products
Of Liberty gardens before such pro-
ducts are mature The department
is not prepared to say which type
OF food raising Is the more prohtahle
and praisew but says that ooth
can go hand In hand # there are
proper fences Whether the poultry
man or the gardener must provide
the fence depends upon local statutes
Or ordinances. and the rights of the
case would be determined under gem
eral principles of law
1t is related that a Liberty gardener
and a Victory poultrymap lived SIDE
by side One morning the poultry
man saw the gardener fndustriouSly
digging
What are Won doing ~ asked
EEbert
aReplantng some early peas re-
piled Cornelius
But that looks like my Brown Leg
horn wing beside that hole
n 1t is. said the gardener; my first
planting Of early peas - inside OF
her.
. The legal authorities of the depart
ment sa% that the ch}Cken~and garden
question. far from being subject OF
humer. Is undoubtedly a serious one.
and has probably led to rs much
trouble. dispute and affecting be
tween neighbors as any other single
cause
The department believes. however,
that In war time thore Will be more
of principle OF CO. operation and
theory Of live and let live With
every one interested IN maximum
wartime food production some way
can usually be found out OF the dim
cul{tes that may arise through The
proximity of chickens and gardens.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-05-17
The Medical COrpS.

There is one branch of the Army
service for which selected men TAX
en- from civil life are already pre-
pared. Our great surgeons and our
distinguished medical and health
authorities on entering the Army
find themselves working in their
own professional sphere. They can
at once apply their experience in
the health administration of cities
and in the carrying on of important
hospitals to the care and control of
infectious diseases, and to the gen.
eral and individual maintenance of
physical stamina. among the troops.
From having only four or five hun
dred Army surgeons not so long ago
we have expanded the service to a
force of almost 10000. of whom
more than $4,000 few weeks ago
were officers on active duty, These
include many hundreds of the most
capable and distinguished surgeons
and practitioners of the country.
They have not entered the Army to
engage in new profession, but to
employ knowledge and skill along
the lines of their life work Many
of these men are known not only
throughout the United States, but
among the leaders of their profess
sion in all European countries. Some
of them are teaching the surgeons
of England and France many new
and improved methods. This is one
part of our Army that is already
highly trained and proficient in its
own specially, and not surpassed.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-05-17
The Man Of the Hour

With Foch came confidence.
Within a few hours he gave the
anxious Allied world the assurance
that Amiens would not fall. His
serenity and his calmness produced ;
an instant effect There was
feeling that the great man had
arrived with the supreme crisis, and
that Hindenbure was to find his
match in Foch, as Moltke had found
his master in Joffre. Henceforth
the battlefront of the Allies from
Venetia to Flanders became unified
under single commander; and the
combined reserves of all the western
allies were available for the imme-
diate use of a commander.i in chief
who was able to see the whole
situation and not. as had seemingly
been the case of both Haie and
Petain. conceive that a limited
sector was all.important
Yet even the terrible crisis could
not entirely hide the greatness of
the power that was now entrusted
in the hands of one man. Napoleon
had Eever commanded an army
comparable with that of France
alone at the present hour Yet the
French army was hardly more than
third of the army which Foch now
ruled, since the command of the
Italian army was, beyond doubt, in-
cluded in the pooling of forces.
French. British, Italian, American,
Belgian, Portuguese, Australian,
Canadian forces with contingents
from Asia and Africa. were included
in this mighty host. To its General
it looked alike for deliverance from
immediate peril and for ultimate
victory.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-05-17

With the approach of spring is
time to begin to plan and think for
a year of work for better roads
about the country districts.
While great progress has been
made in the direction of street i'm
provement and in main arteries of
highway travel from town to town,
the general improvement of country
roads proceeds at very slow rate.
One great reason therefor is the
temporary character of so much Of
the work, The road officials are too
anxious to make a record that
seems economical for the time be
ing. 1t is cheaper for this year to
scrape a lot of mud out of the gut
ters than to cart on gravel and dig
out the cutters so as to drain off the
water.
Slipshod repairs are very costly
in the long run. They place a per-
manent tax on all who have pro-
duce to get to market. They give
the country district a black eye
with a great host of the public that
are travelling by automobile. They
discourage the homeseekers that
may be thinking of locating,
The proper care of water along
the highways is one of the secrets
of permanent work. A road with
am pie cutters built with enough ol
a slope so that the water will run
of. will last many years while an
imperfectly drained road goes to
pieces in a hard shower or under
the storms and frost of winter.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-05-17
Pay Attention To This.

Senators and Representatives are
receiving every day in their mail
hundreds of postal cards bearing
the printed sentence For Gods
sake hurry up." with the sender's
name signed beneath. A man who
mails that message to his represen-
tative in Congress is simply demon
stratine his utter ignorance of our
war history for the past year. To
anybody claiming the slightest &C
quaintance with the proceedings of
Congress it has been perfectly ap.
parent that ever since the declara-
ton of war all of the huge sums of
money asked the military authori-
ties have been voted with alacrity.
The delays. which are becoming
more and more painfully evident to
the public. cannot be laid at the
door OF Congress. They should be
cha reed to the responsible officials
of the Administration, who have
pent months in quibbling over
prices, indulgine in personal quar-
rels with one another, and hseeline
over specifications that have under
6 one needless and almost daily
changes. All this while the money
ppropriated by Congress, waited
in the Treasury to be paid out for
imperative war needs,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-05-17
Yankee Officers and Crews

American capital is eoing again
into the business of building, own
ing, insuring. and operating ocean
ships. which founded the first
fortunes of New England. More
than that. American boys are going
back to sea. Our great new com.
mercial fleet must be wholly officer.
ed and. so far as possible. manned
by American citizens in these days
Of sudden treachery and deadly
submarines. From the tall tower
OF the Custom House overlooking
Boston Harbor. Henry Howard.
Director Of the Shipping Board re-
cruiting service. has enrolled and
trained within a few months in
government navigation schools 1900
deck and engineer officers-men of
experience who as youth had gone
to sea and left it in years past be-
cause our dwindling fleet gave
Americans no proper opportunity.
At the call of their nation these
men have come back to the life
they loved and have qualified for
posts of responsibility and command.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-05-17

In its regulations governing the
price of wool. the War Industries
Board allows dealers to make a
charge of 8 per cent of the selling
price if the wool is not graded. and
8 1.2 per cent if graded. This
commission it to cover all storage.
carriage, and insurance.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-05-17
Grand Old Missouri.

Chairman Highes, of the Liberty
Loan Organization, has sent out the
report that Missouri leads all other
states in the number in individual
subscribers to the Liberty Bonds
That sounds mighty good to all 10y
al Missourians. 1t may be that
we haven't as much money individ
ually as some of the other states,
but the report shows that we are
not lacking patriotism whenit comes
to helping our country.
In the Thrift Stamp campaign the
fore part of the year Missouri
bought more of the stamps than
any other state in the Union. As
said above. we may not individually
have as much cash as some of the
others, but all President Wilson
and the administration has to do
is to show us how we can help
within our means and we will be
there any time
Grand old Missouri We're proud
of you. In all Of the state there
were only eight COUNT, 8 which did
not get "Over the top"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-05-17
Lines Are Now Drawn.


In the famous phrase of Grover
Cleveland, it is 9 condition, not a
theory. that confronts us. There
was value at one time in trying to
clarity the objects of the war. There
was good reason in the American
view that it was mistake to give
the German militarists ground for
asserting that the Allies were fight
ing for territorial conquests But
these things. however fitly they
could be discussed at one time, can.
not engage the public mind just
now. The Germans have decided
60 stake everything upon a military
issue, and there is no choice for the
Allies except to meet their enemies
on that ground II America were
fighting Germany alone, she could
prepare herself deliberately, have
something to say about the time
and place of conflict, and hold her
own with confidence In the long
run, the United States could protect
the Western Hemisphere against
Germany. We could never invade
German territory, neither could the
Germans ever successfully invade
the United States. We could create
naval strength and build aircraft,
so that in the long run we could
meet Germany successfully on the
water.
But it happens that we have a
much larger task than would be
ours if we were fighting Germany
alone. 1t falls to our lot to cross
an ocean and take part in land war
fare In the near future, we shall
have made the record of sending
by far the largest military expedi
tion that has ever in the history of
the world traversed wide seas. 1t
would be more than useless at this
moment to question the wisdom OF
this general policy. for the one rea.
son. if for no other, that the decis
ions have been made beyond recall
and are in that sense as much
part of history as the decisions of
President Lincoln that determined
our course in the Civil War. There
is a magnificent confidence in the
justice of our cause that exhibits
American idealism at its best. If
the wise and the prudent have had
their doubts as to these larger de.
cisions. the tendency has been to
dissolve doubt in hope and pride
when the courage, manliness and
mOdesty of two million boys in the
American Army and Navy have
shown US the superb quality of the
new generation. The country will
support them fully.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-05-17

These people who objected to the
daylight saving law-think what q
wall will 90 up from them when the
calendar is revised so as to add an
other month to the year. making
each month % days long.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-05-17

There is at least one thing that
has not advanced in price. and that
is talk. 1t is as cheap as ever. un-
less you wish to say a few words
over the long. distance telephone.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-05-17

Instructions have been issued
by the Federal Reserve Board to all
district banks. authorizing them to
rediscount tractor paper presented
by any member bank. provided its
maturity does not exceed six months
and the tractors are purchased for
agricultural purposes. This means
that notes given for farm tractors
will be treated in the same manner
as other agricultural paper. making
it easier for farmers to secure
tractors where needed.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-05-17

A country town holds a special
election to decide whether or not
pigs should be permitted to roam
the streets In the cities the burn
ing question now is where and when
human beings may venture off the
sidewalks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-05-17
St. l. ouis, Mo, May 10, 1918
Publisher Democrat,
Monroe City, Mo.
Dear Sir:---

G The publishers in the Eighth Dis
trict justly may take credit for welding a
mighty influence for the Third Campaign in
their communities because of the wide pub
licity given the Loan both in their news COL
and in their advertising columns.
G want to take this occasion to
thank you on behalf of the Liberty Loan Or.
ganization for the generous spirit of coopera-
ton shown by your publication and it's staff
whose efforts were SO plainly inspired by pa
triotsm we'll by sincere desire to
serve.
al Assuring you Of my appreciation,
Very truly yours
LIBERTY LOAN ORGANIZATION
H. J. GARDNER
Director of Publicity.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-05-17

The Democrat for good job work
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-27
~ dodnxs RoultEyLesson6D

shorts has increased egg production
about 100 eggs per fowl. Hens cannot
live by grain alone and lay many eggs.
They need something to supplement
the grain and thereby balance the
ration. Using tankage or meat scrap
this amount will be found to be suffi-
cient If it becomes ten per cent Of the
total Of the other ingredients Of the
ration. With mily it has been demon
strated that 100 pounds Of skim or but
termilk is equivalent in food value to
seven pounds Of meat scrap. A COM
bination Of feeds to meet winter egg
demands is as follows:
Grain-Eighteen pounds corn; seven
pounds oats. Total twenty-five pounds.
Mash-Three one half pounds meat
scraps or tankage; five pounds bran;
FIVE pounds shorts. Total thirteen
one-half pounds.
The grain should be fed in litter
of dry straw, and the mash fed dry in
hopper. A chicken can be safely
given all she will eat OF the proper
food, which will be about four ounces
per hen per day 1t is wise rule to see
that the twenty-f7v pounds Of grain
and the thirteen and one-half pounds
Of mash are consumed in the samc
length Of time. This balances the ration.
To over-feed the grain will decrease
the value OF the animal food and eggs
will be lacking.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-27
$50. 900 RED CROSS SALE.
Almost $4,000 Contributed to Red
Cross in Five Hour Sale in Northern
Iowa Town-Sae to Be Continued
Next Saturday.

Special to Times Republican.
Forest City, March 27.-Almost 800
900 was contributed to the Red Cross
chapter of this city at a Red Cross
auction sale held here Saturday, and
this sum may reach $4,000 next Sat
urday to which date the sale was ad-
journed. 1t is believed this sets new
record for Red Cross auction sales.
The total figures available this morn :
ing show the sales to have aggregated
$lS,5SS.50. The free will cash offer
ings were made in bids on service
flag bearing the name of every en-
listed man from this community. The
bids on the flag totaled s13,3S0. This
amount will be increased by residents
who were unable to be present at the
sale Saturday
The sale was held during five hours
in the afternoon and was adjourned
at o'clock with store room full OF
grain and other goods remaining UNI
sold. Cooperating in the sale Were
the residents OF Forest City and part
of Forest, Linden and Mount Valley
townships. Two other Red Cross auc-
ton sales were held in the county on
the same afternoon, one being in the
same township as Forest City. These
other sales were highly successful but
figures on the totals have not been
obtained.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-27

received bids for the construction OF
such plant. The bids were too high,
however, and the meeting was adj
journed until this week. The old coun-
Gil was so near to the end of Its term
of office that it deemed 1t unwise 10
take any action without conferring
with the members of the new council.
Friday and Saturday bazaar was
held for the benefit for the Red Cross.
A little over l.400 was realized from
the enterprise. The members OF the
Red Cross have been very active.
Judge Silwold was to have been herA
yesterday for short session OF court
but wired that he was i'll and would
not be here Until April Is. one or TWO
matters are tc be tried at that tlme
and there are many probate orders
awaiting disposition.
The main roads are so good thaI
there is about as much long distance
driving now as there was in the ran.
The Diamond Trail to Des MONIES Is
even better than it was last summer
and many are driving to Camp boose
TO visit their soldier friends
The examination Of the balance OIL
class one men was completed on fF'
day. A number have taken adVantase
of the recent ruling providing for the
placing Of the names of those actlNelI
engaged in farming at the bottom Oh
the list during the time they are SO
engaged