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The Holly chieftain., 1918-12-26

assist in the Inauguration of the
plan in your county and We shall
be very glad to assist with furthe.
information or personal work II De
sired
No organization is necessary until
you know what there is to do. The
first step then is to determine what
things the farmers of the county
desire to see done and what things
the farmers themselves can do.
To determine what things there
are in the county that need doing
by the farmers. it is necessary to
reach all of the communities of the
county and. if possible. meet all OF
the farmers individually. The fol
lowing plan has proven very effec-
tive in the preliminary work of Or
ganizing q farm bureau:
1. Arrange meeting OF leading
farmers and farm women, and men
and women interested in farming,
ut some central point in the cOun.
ty and explain the farm bureau
plan of organization fully, first ex-
planning carefully the need of de-
termining definite things which
should be done in the county IA
county Program of Work. and
the Importance of organizing to get
those things done.
2. Have open discussion of rural
problems and how you must get
things done in your county with
farm bureau. Explain that each
one will have to give time and Ia
bOr to accomplish the organiza-
tiOn.)
8. Motion will be in order to or
ganize farm bureau in your cOun-
ty.
4. Election or appointment OF
temporary organization committee
of from five to IL members. (All OF
the work is temporary or prelimin-
ary until countrywide meeting at
end of campaign)
5. Chairman Of the temporary
committee takes charge of the meet
ing.
6. Committee solicits the mem
bership of all those present.
Z. Take a map of the county and
locate community centers and dis
euss the selection of temporary
community chairmen, these being
leaders of their communities to
whom the organization committee
may go for cooperation and assist
ance in their respective neighbor-
hoods.
8. Chairman appoints temporary
chairman of each community as Sc
lected by committee.
8. Discussion of plans for cam
paign. Ut is not necessary that all
of the organization committee visit
each community but at least two
members of the organization COM
mittee should be present when Wis.
it is made to each community. The
plans for campaign should include
a definite schedule of dates for Wis
iting the various communities of
the county and the writing Of let
ter to each Of tile community chair
men as appointed, stating briefly
that two OF the farmers Of the cOun-
ty will visit him on certain date
for the purpose Of explaining the
farm bureau plan of organization
and asking him to call meeting of
his neighbors at the school house
or at local gathering place on the
afternoon or evening Of this date.
Date and plans for the holding of
a countrywide meeting for the per-
-manent organization of the farm
bureau should also be decided up
on
10. Close Of the meeting.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-12-26
Christmas Mass 1t Catholic.

Rev. Father Buchesi of Pueblo,
conducted mass at the Holly Cath
Olic church on Christmas day at
s, $3.50 and 10 a. m, as per announces
ment last week. Regular services
will be held at the Catholic church
the second Sunday in January, con.
Quoted by the Rev. Father Sebas-
tian of Lamar.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-12-26
simpson W. Bragg Missing.

The casualty list made public
through the press of last Thursday
daily papers contains the name of
Simpson w. Bragg OF Holly. This
Is in conformity with message re
ceived by Bragg's relatives here last
week from the Washington govern
ment.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-12-26
ABOUT OUR FOOD SAVING.

: Notwithstanding the fact that the end Of the
war is at hand, the necessity Of furnishing large
quantities Of food to allies and also for other
European nations makes food conservation still
imperative. 1t has been already stated that Mr..
Hoover, OH behalf Of the people Of this coun-
try, pledged the shipment Of ~ 100000 tons OF
food overseas by July /, l919 this being fifty per
cent greater than the amount OF food sent to Flu
rope last year. This promise was made before
the war ended, aud was, therefore, based almost
entirely on the needs Of Belgium and France; how
ever with the present urgent appeals for food from
millions Of people in other European countries
now accessible by reasn Of the return Of peace the
food administration is Undertaking to increase it's
export of food from II 100000 tons to at least TO-
100000 TONS and in order to accomplish this result
it will be necessary for the American people, not
only to continue the food conservation measures
instituted during the period, but also to make
special efforts such planned by the food ad-
ministration in connection with the observance of
Conservation Week
Remember there are but four days more in
which to redeem your 1918 War Savings Stamp
pledges But don't fail to do this thing,-buy what
you agreed to--don't slack, even at the eleventh
hour.
The sugar beet industry is a great asset to
farming and livestock industry and should receive
state and national encouragement to protect it
from foreign competition.
The redemption of War Savings pledges is as
patriotic as the redemption Of military pledges.
The boys redeemed their military pledges. Enough
said
The Chieftain wishes all it's readers a very
happy and most prosperous New Year.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-12-26
URGES FARMERS
TO ORGANIZE
State County AGENT Lead
er's Suggestion.
oUrLIMIs Farm BUREAU
PLAN FOR GOOD RESULTS

How Farmers or Others interested
In Serving Their County 0rgauisr
alton for Effective Study Of Farm
Problems May Cooperate.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-12-26

Read The Chieftain Want Ads.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-03
FRENCH ARMY ORDERS
DISTINGUISH u. S. MEN
Set Apart Five of Medical Corps
for Signal Bravery.

The following citations of members
Of the medical department Of the army
for distinguished service have been
made In French general orders:
Lieut.. Otka p. Dobes address not
on record)-"Offlcer full Of activity
and energy. In the course OF the
affair. February q. 1918. gave con-
tinually to his men an example OF
duty and bravery in accompanying
them to retake a - (deletedD to the
most exposed posts"
John w. Wood. ambulance driver.
Conshohocken. Pa.-'February %,
1918, in the course Of a violent bonn
bardment. he returned several times
in front Of a post of safety to look
for the severely wounded
Richard Fl. Baker, ambulance
driver. Norfolk, Va.-"Bravely ac-
quilted himself in a particularly
dangerous mission"
James T. Jones, ambulance driver,
Charlottesville, Va.-"February %, 1915,
in the course Of violent lombard
ment. he returned several times in
front Of post Of safety to look for
the severely wounded"
Charles v. Tompkins, ambulance
driver. Brookly. N. Y.-"February q,
1918, did not hesitate to carry the
wounded on heavily bombarded
road. giving his comrades a beautiful
example Of courage and resistance in
spite Of fatigue.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-03
GERMAN FLYING SCOUT
DOWNED BY u. S. MAN
Chased by Young Cornell Man Ma,
chine Falls in Flames.

With the American Army in France,
May "A German albatross" scout
was shot down in flames just inside
the German lines near Thiaucourt TO-
day by Lieut.. James Msisner. OF
Brooklyn.
I Meisner encountered the German
machine over our lines. The enemy
pilot turned and sped for home. He
then again turned to make a nose
dive" but came out quickly, once
more heading for Meisner. Meisner
followed him. at the time firing witr
his machine gun. He then dived fol
the German, who made a quick turn,
Once again the American bullets
went home. for the German machine
suddenly broke out in flames anc
tumbled over. hitting the earth in a
wood about quarter Of a mile inside
the German lines.
Meisner made a safe landing IN our
side OF the line, where he received the
CONGRATULATIONS of his flying CON-
rades. He is q years old and a Cor
nell man -g
The Washington herald., 1918-05-03
.SEBASTOPOL OCCUPIED
BY TROOPS OF KAISER
Port of Crimean Fame Taken Over
Without Fight.

Berlin (via London), May q
German troops have. occupied Sc
bastopol. in the Crimea, the war of.
fee announces in the following
statement: 49,.
In the Ukraine. sebastopol was
occupied May l without a fight"
Sebastopol is the principal naval
station of Russia on the Black Sea.
The bulk Of the Russian Black Sea
fleet was at last accounts in its
harbor. which is the best on the
Russian Black Sea coast. The city
lies 81 miles southwest Of Simfer-
opol. taken by the Germans a few
days ago. Sebastopol figured prom
inently in the crimean war. There
is a cemetery containing the bodies
of $4,000 victims of that conflict.
The great seaport held out against
the Franco British siege from Oc-
tober. 1854. until September of the
following yeare
The Washington herald., 1918-05-03
FRENCH.

Paris. May New local gains
by the French in the Picardy south
east of Amiens, were reported by
tonight's official communique. An
"appreciable advance" was made in
Hangard wood and southwest of
the village of y-Raineval, the
French captured Baune Wood.
Thirty prisoners and five machine
suns were taken.
The text follows:
There was fairly great activity
on the part of both artilleries north
and south of the Avre.
Yesterday evening we effected
an appreciable advance in Hangard
wood.
This morning. in a minor opera
tion. we took Baune wood. south
west of Mailly- -Raineval, taken
prisoners including one officer and
capturing FIVE machine guns.
There was artillery action be-
tween Parroy and the Vosges.
Otherwise the day was calm"
The Washington herald., 1918-05-03
Stupendous Sum Is More Than
Entire First Year War
Expenditure.
WILL BE OPPOSED BY DENT
Plans Contemplate as Large an Army as
Transports Can Convey to Overseas
Fighting Front.

President Wilson, through Secretary of War Baker yesterday
requested Congress appropriate $5OOOOOOOO for expenses and
blanket authority for increasing the strength of the United
States army
officially proposed limit the of the fighting force
only the facilities of the War Department for assembling the SOL
de and transporting them the battle fronts of Europe
This the administration program adopted by the President and
the Cabinet Tuesday. surprise the House Military
Affairs Committee when presented yesterday by Secretary Baker
though the estimates expected to be large
TO COVER COST OF VAST ARMY
The appropriation is intended cost of
minimum of 1t
tonal forces necessary this immediately
according the less than
obtained through the draft during the few
The outstanding that it will give
the United States available foreign
represented by the total military empires
OF the Western front.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-03
Officials Reports
From, War Fronts
BRITISH.

London. May THE official state
ment of the war office. issued tonight.
read:
This morning an enemy raid in
the neighborhood of Hebuterne was
repulsed.
Except for the usual artillerying
on both sides there is nothing to
report"
''Aviation-Our flyers today dropped
a ton of bombs on the railway sta
ton and the sidings at Thionville
and on the Carlshuette works, where
a fire was observed to break out as
a result. Several hits were observed
on the barracks. the railway station
and sidings.'
Yesterday the weather continued
unfavorable. Cnly short distance re-
connoissances were carried out at low
attitudes. Bombing was impossible.
No machines are missing"
The Washington herald., 1918-05-03
RAYS RESULT IN FAVOR OF ALLIES
while Won ARkIM TAKES BREATH"
RESERVES WAITING FOR DEATH GRIP
German Leaders Try
To Minimize Defeat

Here is the way Germany
talks of her defeat of Mon
day in Flanders, according to
wireless dispatches received
here yesterday.
Before the offensive began
on Monday the Nauen radio
sent out assurances that the
capture of Mount KENNEL in
the first stages of the battle
would AFFORD an easy march to
the sea. This success" the
military critic of the Berlin
Zeitung am Mittag - quoted
as saying. must have a de-
cisive effect on the ultimate
developments of the struggle"
Having captured KENNEL
and got no further, the Nauen
radio said yesterday. quoting
this time only the pro-Ger-
man Svenska Dagebladet Of
Stockholm.
Developments south OF
Ypres show that KENNEL was
not the signal for operations
on a large scale. Otherwise
its capture would have been
followed up in quite another
way"
The Washington herald., 1918-05-03
MAY RAISEAGE
LIMIT TO so,
SAYS DANIELS
Declares All Who Are Need
ed Will Respond to
Colors.
MAN POWER UNLIMITED
Supply Ships Will Increase
in Number Each
Month.
MAN POWER UNLIMITED

Philadelphia, May 2.-"If there are
not enough men between the ages Oh
Il aid 3f to win the war, the age limit
will be changed. and men Of 40 and
so. II need be, will respond 10 the
colors." This was the statement OF
Secretary of the Navy Daniels In an
address before the Chamber Of Com
merce Of Philadelphia today.
There must be no limit to the man.
power which America must put In
the war, the Secretary declared. He
said the spirit Of the government At
Washington was to send every man
within the ages fixed by the law as
rapidly as ships could carry them
and carry supplies for them.
For Full Conservation
Let us not think In terms OF fixed
numbers" said the Secretary. Let
us think in terms Of full conservation.
Congress has provided in the selec-
tive draft for all men between the
ages Of q and 81. which in round
numbers is, say, eleven millions. OF
perhaps twelve million men, with the
recent change in the law. OF these.
of course. there have been put in de-
ferred classifications certain mer
with large families or who were reed
ed in munition plants or shipbui!ding
plants. When there is enough ship
building, all these men will be on the
field in France, and IL there are not
enough men between q and 81 to win
the war, the age limit will be
changed, and men of 40 and 80, II
need be. win respond to the coicrs,
because they recognize that II autos-
racy should win this war, liberty
would perish from the earth.
Neither age nor station nor any
thing else shall limit the full en-
ployment OF Americas man-power
and materiaI-power to the duty to
which we have put our hands. We
did not enter the war lightly. We
entered 1t seriously and with the
American spirit Of never turning
aside where right Is in the balance.
We must not be hampered by limita-
ton Of numbers, large or small, but
we must be ready for the fullest
giving Of all we have and all we
are to the victory which. never
doubt. will come to those who fight
for right and liberty.
Much Has Been Done.
There have been mistakes. many
delays that have tried our patience,
said the Secretary later on in his
speech. 3D. which were inevitab BILE
under conditions where work that or
dinarily would have consumed years
had TO be done in months. But.
taken by-and-large. looking back over
the most momsntous twelvemonth in
our generation. there is no reason
to feel ashamed of the record Amer
lea has made"
The men are going over rapidly
now. Mr.. Daniels stated, but the
numbers will be accelerated as fast
as ships are provided, and the num-
ber of ships will increase every
month.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-03
FINNISH WHITE GUARDS
NOW POSSESS FINLAND
Are Expected to Attack Russians
Massed on Frontier.

Copenhagen. via London, May a.
The Finnish white guards are now
in possession of the whole of Fin
land, Helsingfors advices state.
The Russians. the dispatches add.
have concentrated great forces
along the Finnish frontier and at
tacks are expected. The situation
Is tantamount to a state of war be-
tween Finland and Russia.
Red guard leaders have arrived
in Petrograd to seek Russian as
sistance.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-03
TWO SOLDIERS KILLED
AS BALLOON EXPLODES
Two Fatally Injured; 25 Hurt at
Florence Field Hangar.

Omaha, May 1.-TWO soldiers were
killed. 2 fatally wounded and 25 were
hurt when a balloon exploded in its
hangar on Florence Field. just north
of Fort Omaha, tonight.
The dead and injured were members
Of the Thirteenth Balloon Company
at Fort Omaha. All the members OF
the company were in the hangar when
the gas bag exploded. The sausage
had just been pulled down from a
flight. The balloon and hangar were
burned up.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-03
Enemy Raid at Hebuterne
Repulsed-Infantry Is
Mainly Quiet.
PICARDY GUN DUELS;
FRENCH SUCCESSFUL
Poilus Garry by Assault
Woods Of Hangard
and Baune.

London, May 1.-The German
infantry in Flanders is still rest
ins from Mondays supreme cx-
ertion. The guns are pitching in
again with great vigor, however,
and the lull seems about to be
broken. There was one local raid
by the enemy today, at Hebuterne,
between Albert and ArraS.
1t was easily repulsed by the
British. At Arras, Lens and St.
Venant the Krupps thundered
forth an overture to new infantry
assaults, which had not yet ma
terialized up to late today.
In Picardy, too, there were
heavy gun duels. There the
French scored a couple OF i'm
portant local successes. They
captured Baune Wood, southwest
OF Mailly-Raineval (south of Mori-
sell, taking thirty prisoners and
registering an appreciable advance
in Hangard wood.
yIIlers-Bretonneux Held.
Earlier in the day the repulse of a
German local thrust at Themes Jnine
miles southeast of Amiens) was Off
ciaHy reported By Paris. The Ger
man artillery paid special attention
all night and day to the sector of
Nillers-Bretonneux, the village nine
miles due east of Amiens which the
British and the French retook the
other day just when the Germans
were making ready to Swoo1 west
ward down the slopes of the hiGn
ground on the summit of which the
village is located
Situation Unchanged.
The German war office report calls
the situation in Picariy and Flanders
unchanged" in the day report, and
claimed the repulse of French thrusts
in Lorraine. Paris, in the earlier
statement. reported successful! French
raids near Monchel Cbe!ow Montdidier)
west Of Coucy Lechateau: and near
Pont a Mousson twenty prisoners
were taken
Estimates Of the German losses in
killed. wounded and missing since
March q, range all the way from
10000 to sG0.OOo
Just now Won Arnim is taking his
breath" as one correspondent puts it.
and a revival of the effort to break
through is looked for with certainty
before many hours have passed.
British Reverse In Palestine.
London. May "A reverse for the
British in Palestine. following the
capture by Australian troops of the
town of Es-Salt. is admitted in a
war Office statement issued tonight.
Nine guns and a number Of horses
had to be abandoned to the Turks.
who attacked with superior forces.
The British troops escaped. however
'Reinforcements are being hastened
to the scene and operations are pro-
ceeding," the statement says
The City OF Es-Salt was defended
by Turks and Germans
The text of the statement follows
The Australians captured Es-
Salt and took prisoners. SO Germans
and 81 Turks.
"A mounted brigade watching the
Jordan crossing at Jisr-ed-Damie,
was attacked by superior enemy
forces and compelled to fall back.
We were obliged to abandon nine
guns and a number of horses. Our
detachments escaped.
"Reinforcements are Forthcoming,
The operations are proceeding"
The Washington herald., 1918-05-03
Forces Of Five Millions,
Evenly Matched, Ready
for Onslaught.
FOE MUST ADVANCE
OR MEET DISASTER
Present German Position
Will Become Untenable
Before Long.

The greatest battle of the ages
impends on the Western front,
military experts predicted here
yesterday.
The full reserves of the allies
and the enemy, it waS stated,
have been drawn UP in prepara-
tion for the tremendous struggle.
Never in the history of mankind,
it was said, have forces of such
enormous size been opposed to
each other in single battle.
1t is estimated that the Ger
mans have available 100000 men,
and the allies have perhaps a
slightly larger resisting force.
The brunt Of the fighting will
occur along the 5o-mile front,
with Amiens as its pivotal point,
the line of battle extending all
the way from the sector north
east of Ypres to a point south of
Armentieres.
Battle Expected Soon.
Because the German army must
go forward IL it II to save itself.
and! because its present position will
Atts long remain tenable; predic-
tion is made that the gigantic bat
tie will be full under way within
three or four days. Weeks may be
consumed and longer before a deci-
sion is reached.
The struggle, il is foreseen, will
center within two main theaters,
the one in Flanders and the other
on the plains of Picardy. Confident
assertion is made by the experts
here that the British will retire NO
further. though even now, as some
see 1t. the prelude to the new Fland-
ers battle is being heard in the
German artillery activity in that
quarter. French and Americans, il
Is indicated. are at the forefront
in the other theater east of Amiens.
The situation to date. military
experts here contend, can fairly be
described as a victory for the al
lies, in that the enemy's effort to
repeat the spectacular drive Of Won
Kluck's army in 1914 has been ef-
fectively checked. while. on the
other hand, the epemy's position
has been rendered more and more
precarious. Political conditions in
Germany. as well as the military
situation at the front, it is pointed
out, have contributed impulses in
the enemy command compelling an
other attempt to break through.
U. $. Troops Moving Quickly.
American troops are going over
seas five times faster than they
were on account OF the decision to
brigade them with the British and
French. When so brigaded they will
be armed and fed by the service
with which they fight. Though
done primarily to keep uniform the
lines of supply to the battle line
this step will save fourth fifths of
the shipping space required for
transport overseas.
Americans with the British will
shoot English rifles and eat English
They will be protected by the ar
tillery of the divisions in which
they serve. Thus all that America
will have to furnish will be the
men.
The need Of men was exemplified
by a high British authority who
declared that tabulations in his
possession showed that the Ger
mans outnumbered the British
three and four to one in the recent
attacks. These attacks. he declar-
ed. would keep up all summer. be-
cause the Germans have set their
hand to the plow and cannot turn
backward.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-03
GERMAN.

Berlin, via. London, May 2.-only
artillery duels and the repulse of
French local thrusts In Lorraine are
reported in today's war office state
ment. The text follows:
THE situation Is unchanged. Artil-
lery fighting increased around Mount
KENNEL, on the 'Somme and Luce
rivers and in the sectors of Montdidier,
Noyon and Lassingny. Otherwise
there were only accommodating ac-
tions.
THE French artillery activity was
lively in Lorraine. Infantry thrusts
were repuIsed." p