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Evening journal., 1918-04-27
DEATHS
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Berthn Is. O'Donaid.
O'DONALD-O April 20. 1918. BERTHA X,
wife Of Charles IA. O'Donald. in her 3Itll
year
Relatives and friends are invited 20 at
tend the funeral services nt the rrsiience
nf hor parents. Mr. aud Mrs. Thomas ID.
Lyman. Boxwood farm. Christina Hun
dred near Newport ON Tuesday after
noon. April 80. nt o'clock interment at
ST. James r. Il. cemetery. Newport, Del.
Evening journal., 1918-04-27
ACCUSED or FURNISHING LIQUOR.

Michael Walsh. charged with fur
nshlne liquor 90 United states sailors
was held In $500 bail FOR the Federal
Grand Jury this morning by United
states Commissioner Mahafy.
Evening journal., 1918-04-27

iAN NNNNiAfN NNNNiHH'" AtAA NNhaAtNArf A~-r
ground Is unusually dry.
by The United Press.
PARIS. April 27.-lf the Allies cannot
break the German lines they can leap
them and victory will come TO the
Entente through the air, General Yer
rcauX declared today.
Tn reviewing the possibility OF two
practically evenly balanced armies be-
ing able 90 break the others line by
force OF arms. General Nerreaux de-
clared that supremacy must come
through the air.
Modern armies must place their
hopes in their alrmen." he stated The
victory which Germany believed al
ways lay just beyond her grasp, has
/ been snalchcd away by the French,
British. Italian and American airmen.
"With our air squadron we have
shattered traditions " former wars
ve have broken The military formulas
Of yestrryear when strategy won paA
Ties.
III We cannot break through the
enemy lincs-Wc can leap them aa
proved In recent battles
Evening journal., 1918-04-27
Huns WOULD FORCE DUTCH
TO ABANDON NEUTRALITY

Gus adylcos that while Germany may
be bmfllng to certain extent, there IL
real danger OF break
Evening journal., 1918-04-27
COMPARATIVE QUIET In FLANDERS:
AIRMEN MAY LEAP HUN LINES

German guns thunder ceaselessly.
Local sheling keeps up elsewhere.
The weather continues threatening. The
ground is unusually dry.
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
Reasons for Failure Of Heating Systems
rom Paper Presented Meeting American Society Of Heating
and Venhlatng Engineers. IN Buffalo, New York;
By J. D. HOFFMAN

a satisfactory
public demand and that they get
heating engineers Practically endeavored to fit their
conceved and poorly constructed
their ability engineers to overcome the hRd
cap supposed upon the 0 n f e f Now that the stress
approaching ask ourselves What and now may
more a effective economy mnd f years nd principally en
heating but absolutely prevent
sFc h hnee o@e Sr se or Otherwise some Of them
those Of the heating man Cor hardware mani who a the system ng
ordinary sheahng is very
~ grade and loosely butted at the edges when there shoua De
and lap joints Some Of the houses nave u H have two
but few laid with to serve as an insulation Two
and the suddng
@ T fns ahf ae s 1s sf from
saee Again suppose the wall well protected against neaka nu a
mere fep Convection of air Wd between ne the nner and outer layers
physical bne
g a t6 eomsg d room @ o s o the porch This
e ~ " cold a nt Us t r s nhe ~ the occunants hut
eliminates heating possibilities cold days These remarks do not apply
De sure to provide for wellnsuIated floor
One feature of house construction that reflects against the builder rather
windows The
wishes free moving sash and the wmn give him everything he could
se when the wind blowing 2oe velocity? have
caught in hand at distance of two feet from tightly locked win
dow in house supposed to have better than ordinary Window
strips metal weather strips and storm windows be urged Storm win
e time n yenng on moderate days An average nine
north east
expenditure of SIS $500 the coal saving will for the
time Such windows ndrance to
practice
Aec o OF
point
the pitch of the wamair leaders
pitch
ceiling height of eight feet instead of six feet often
FoHnl
possible education such that
contemplating building himself little home
the heating and ventating features with the building con
Independent thinker who will not be
at the uniformed individual
xhp freguent a architect engineer?
nd not as
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
HINTS FOR
POULTRY GROWERS

The beginner and the careless
should never attempt midwinter hatch
ing. The care Is extensive, the loss
great. One old in the business de-
clares that the beginner should put off
Matching until April and May, and the
weather then will help him. Winter
Matching pays best for the experienced
poultryman who lives close to a good
paying broiler market, or the fancier
who wants show birds ready for the
fall fairs. Also, it pays to hatch, If
you can do 1t successfully, some of the
large, slow maturing breeds, such as
Cochin or Brahma, in January. These,
If not Matched until late April or May,
seldom come into laying until the next
April-un1ess their owner knows how
to push pullets into laying successful
ly. If you hatch In January you must
not grumble If you get but a half
hatch, and some Of these will be too
weak to live long against the time OF
year, but this you know-those that
do live and grow strong and hearty
must surely bring you profit early in
some manner. If you hatch in winter
you must have warm winter quarters
for your chicks. Poultrymen who sell
eggs for Matching purposes quite Of
ten have all their own focks Matched
some time before the call for Matching
eggs comes in, which is often not I'M
til In April.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
Total Value of 1918 Food
Crop in France Falls Below
Amount Produced Last Year.

Despite an increase of % per cent
In wheat production, the total value
of the 1918 crop Of cereals, beans and
potatoes in France is less than that of
last year. This has been disclosed by
M. Boret, the French food controller
Of the chamber Of deputies, in an ad-
dress.
1T should be stated clearly" said
M. Boret, that the total nutrition
value Of the 1918 crop Of cereals as
well as beans and potatoes in France,
is below the total nutrition value Of
these products for last year. The
wheat crop fortunately is larger and
Of better quality, but the maize, bar
ley, oats, beans and potato crops are
considerably smaller.
'The potato situation is particularly
grave, for whereas the average for the
last ten years is 100000 long tons,
this year the potato crop will not ex-
coed 100000 long tons. Despite this
shortage, we must supply the allied
troops fighting in our land. We can
not possibly refuse this indispensable
food to English and American troops
who are constantly increasing in num-
bers."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
Nearly All Undersea Boats
Are Equipped With Kitchens
Where Cook Prepares Meals

In the earlier submarines no pro-
vision was made for cooking the mems
meals. Everything had to be eaten
cold.
This did not matter so very much
when these craft were quite small,
with a CORRESPONDENCE small radius OF
action.
But when larger undersea boats
came to be built, the provision OF prop
erly cooked hot meals became press
ing necessity.
So now, says a writer in Parsons
Magazine, all but the very Oldest types
of submarines ere fitted with a small
galley, no bigger than a very moder-
ate-sized cupboard, where the cook
has Just room to stand in front of his
dolls house stove. This latter is cleo
trically heated.
The menu on board submarine Is
not varied, consisting mostly OF stew,
with an occasional 'mugup" of salt
fish for change, and plenty of strong,
piping-hot coffee to chase away sleep
from the tired eyelids.
Meals are eaten out Of aluminium
dishes in collapsible mess-tables when
the vessel is submerged. When the
submarine is running on the surface
her crew usually prefer to take their
plates Of stew on deck, and the North
sea attends to it's sailing for them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
Wrist Motion Ascribed as
Secret of Attaining Speed
In Art of Husking Corn

Corn husking is rapidly becoming
an art of rare attainment. In years
past, observes writer In the Illinois
State Register, many good stories have
been told about records achieved by
men accomplished in that art. AS
stated by a husking expert, In years
past, farmers coupled size with skill
and would not hire a hand to husk
corn unless he was giant physically.
Those were the days before the sell
ence of the business had been devel-
oped. Experience taught the lesson
that the. wrist motion, if properly ac-
quired, would enable an ordinary husk-
er to develop speed. When the sci
ence Of the game was brought out,
the smaller men gradually won recog-
milton as huskers Of rare ability.
No standard Of production can be
laid down to govern the ability OF the
average husker. The foundation OF
the corn determines greatly the speed
Of the picker. With corn of medium
height, well matured and standing
erect, there is some opportunity to
estimate a good days work. These
three conditions rarely ever existed
at the same time.
Viewed from the angle of a trade,
corn shucking is rapidly becoming a
craft, according to the announcement
Of local trade journal. In past
years corn shuckers have worked
without any attempt to secure uni
form rate. In most cases the shucker
worked by the day and 1t followed
that on rainy and stormy days, the
men drew their wages, even though
they did not 60 into the field.
AS corn husking grew to be more
and more a profession, it is reported,
the huskers began to angle for short
er hours and a more uniform scale of
wages, either based upon the day
wage or the commission on the bushel
gathered. The latter system is rap
idly gaining foothold.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
"Gobs,' Not tackles and
"Yanks," Not "Sammees," Are
Names Our Fighters Prefer

A COB Is q sailor, q man Of the Amer
lean navy, a bluejacket and the term
Is self applied writes Samuel G. Blythe
in Saturday Evening Post. 1t is the
generic term for all men In the serv-
ice, up to those who wear the gold on
their sleeves; and even so, the SAIL
ors often speak of the austere COM
handing officer as the main COB. The
use Of it primarily is to show the sail
ors' detestation for the usual deslg-
nation of them-jackies.- Nothing
rouses the ire Of a sailor so quickly
as to call him jackie. He doesn't
like it, and will not have 1t. NO dl-
minutive, as expressed by the lie" for
him. 1t doesn't fit either his own as
sumption Of his manliness or with the
fact of that manliness.
He is big, broad-chested, Drowned,
hairy, two-fsted person, and this
speaking of him as jackie with It's
implication Of small boyishness Is
anathema to him. He is rough, tough
stuff In a rough, tough game; Tight
ing man, man who goes to sea In any
thing that comes along, from dread
naught to a motor launch no bigger
than a whale boat, withstands the
perils Of it, does the incalculable la
Dor of it, has the clear-eyed courage OF
it, is ready to fight over, on top or I'M
der water, and does SO fight, and he
feels insulted to be called jackie as
If he were a fair-haired, red-cheeked
little fellow sailing a toy boat in
pond.
Jackie? Forget that jackie stun.
Where do you get it, anyhow? COB,
dod CAST you-g-o-b! 1t is the same
with the soldiers. Their resentment
OF the attempt to tack the Sammees
on them is acrid and universal. They
won't have it. And I don't blame
them, having, as it happens, an acute
personal interest in the matter. NOW
Samuel is a good sonorous Biblical
name, and Sam is the virile contrac-
ton thereof, but this Sammee business
gets on ones nerves. Hence our
soldiers, scorning the Sammee appel
lation, call themselves Yanks, which
Is a good, masculine, soldierly term;
thus the men in our navy call them
selves gobS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
SPANISH INFLUENZA
Do Not Fear When Fighting
q German or a Germ!
By DIR. M. COOK

The cool fighter always wins and so
there is no need to become panic
stricken. Avoid fear and crowds. Elk
ercise in the fresh air and practice the
three C's: A Clean Mouth, Clean
Skin and Clean Bowels. To carry off
the poisons that accumulate within the
body and to ward off an attack Of the
influenza bacillus, take a good liver
regulator to move the bowels. Such a
one is made up Of May-apple, leaves of
aloe, root of jalap, and is to be had
at any drug store, and called pheasant
Purgative Pellets"
If a bad cold develops, go to bed, wrap
up well, drink freely of hot lemonade
and take a hot mustard foot-bath.
Have the bedroom warm but well ven
tilated. Obtain at the nearest drug
store "Anuric Tablets" to flush the
kidneys and control the pains and
aches. Take an "Anuric" tablet every
two hours, together with copious drinks
Of lemonade. If true case of influ-
enza, the food should be simple, such as
broths, milk, buttermilk and ice-cream;
but it is Important that food be given
regularly in order to keep up patients
strength and vitality. After the acute
attack has passed. which is generally
from three to seven days, the system
should be built up by the use OF good
iron tonic, such as "Irontic" tablets, to
be obtained at some drug stores, or
that well known blood-maker and
herbal tonic made from roots and banks
of forest trees-sold everywhere as DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12

teresting. The atmosphere near the
earth's surface, when hot and dusty,
acts as a magnifying glass. Looking
upward, we see through more rarefied
air, which does not possess the magni-
tying power. The oval appearance is
due to the fact that the sun Is seen
through the edge of an aerial lens,
which may be clearly illustrated by
drawing small circle on a piece Of
white paper and placing a reading
glass over it. Under the center of the
lens the circle appears round, but If
the glass Is moved until the circle is
near its edge its shape changes to an
oval.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
USE OF CORN
United States Consumes More
Than ANY Other Country

Consumption Of corn in the United
States is 29.40 bushels per capita, the
largest of any country in the world. 1t
is also the largest corn producer in the
world, raising over 80 per cent of the
entire crop. Austria-Hungary Is the
second largest consumer, using BIT
bushels. The Netherlands uses 300
bushels, Italy 299 bushels, as it Is a
large manufacturer of macaroni, and
Belgium uses PIG bushels. Japan Is
the smallest corn consumer, using only
OF bushels. Crops in most countries
this year are below average. The av-
erage production and consumption OF
corn, including cornmeal, as given by
the department of agriculture, is tabu-
lated below in bushels:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
Save the Paper Bags-Carry
Your Trusty Market Basket

Little as 1t may seem-the market
basket can play an important role in
the war program.
Every woman should proudly carry
her war basket and help spread the
gospel of paper economy. To the indi-
vidual this seems but tride-and it
is-but when million shoppers decide
to carry unwrapped packages-when a
million housewives point with pride to
their way Of helping Uncle Sam send
ammunition and gases to our boys
"over there" then it is that millions of
paper bags will be Gaved, literally
made into the materias used to bring
the Hun to his knees.
That is the reason why we say
carry your baskets to market and don't
blame your grocer or the clerk If he
doesn't wrap it up, because he has
been ordered by the war industries
board to discontinue the wrapping of
packages and must have your cooper
alton to comply with it. If your mer-
chant continues to use paper unneces-
sarily just ask him about 1t.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
l. BOVS and GirEGVN
STCedr theSkln1E
Irwin CutlCurdN1
VIZ Druggists; Soap, Ointment Talcum 25c each. MI
Draft Doduer.

'"The prima donna is on the war
path again." said the stage manager
whats the matter now? asked the
lmpresariO.
"She says she feels a draft in her
dressing ROOM"
"Umpl She'd better consult that
young husband of hers. He's the most
successful draft dodger l know"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
Sneezing Superstitions Had
No Connection With the "Flu.'

In Scotland it has been maintained
that idiots are incapable of sneezing,
and the power to do so has been deem
ed evidence of the possession of GER
tain degree of intelligence. 1t was
Flemish belief that a sneeze during
a conversation for bargain proved
that what you said was the truth. The
Chinese believe that a snezee on New
Years eve means bad luck through
the coming year. The Japanese hold
that one sneeZe means that some one
is praising you, two show blame,
whereas, if you sneeze three times you
are merely ill.-Exchange.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
u. S. Sets New High Mark
For Its Foreign Commerce.

New high records for September for
eign trade in both imports and exports
were announced by the department of
commerce. Imports were $500 100000,
an increase of nearly $26,000,000 over
September, 1917, and exports $780,
100000, an increase of about $780,
100000. For the nine months ending
September, 1913, imports were $2,322,-
000.000 an increase Of $40,000,OOO,
while exports for the nine months, val
ued at S4,561, 100000, represented a
slight decrease.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
One Striking Definition
of the Popular Name Poilu

A humble man who, one July after
noon in 1914, left at two hours notice
his Partisan shop or workshop, or his
ripe wheat fields or his ripening vines,
for a military depot he had never
liked, and had managed to tolerate
only because soldering and all things
soldierly are livable to the Frenchman
and take on halo In his Imagination,
was packed to the Belgian frontier
made the acquaintance Of danger IN
der all It's forms; fought, hungered-
hungered and thirsted-for days
knew the trenches when they were In
their crudest novelty and worse than
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
Catches Thirty-Five Bushels
of Grasshoppers in One Day

Joseph L. Tober, supervisor of Ruyle
township, Jersey county, Illinois,, is
the inventor of a device which he
claims copes with the hordes of grass
hoppers that infest farms. Tober
caught 50 bushels of grasshoppers in
one day in his alfalfa field near KEN
per. The device consists of a large
box containing shallow watts of kero-
sene The box is dragged across the
field by a team and the grasshoppers,
disturbed at their pastime OF devour-
ing the alfalfa, jump up and light In
the kerosene. They die where they
fall.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
Plant Strength viii Force
Stones Out of Their Place

One would scarcely associate great
Strength with so delicate and fragile
> thing as maiden hair fern, yet if its
vs.gss have not sufficient room they will
arcak the pot in which the plant
srexxs. Blades of grass will force the
rsrsyssones between which they spring
wa eat of their place. Indeed, plants
gre on record as having broken hard
roeks. The island of Aldabra, to the
gar5hwest of Madagascar is becoming
waallev through the action OF The
znangrores that grow along the foot
If the cliffs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
CIDER VINEGAR CAN BE
MADE ON FARM
UnmarketabIe Apples Converted Into Table Condiment

the both feda
the specialists the bureau
agriculture Cider vinegar is made
by to
alcohol producing what commonly
cider acetc
changed to acec acid The acec acid
it's characteristic sourness
are
pofby
will make cider
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
Stirrups.

Stirrups were unknown to the an
clients. Along the public roads there
were placed stones to enable horse
men to mount. Stirrups were used to
some extent in the fifth century, but
were not common even so late as the
twelfth. Horseshoeing is a very an
Gent art. 1t is represented on coin
of Tarentum of about $50 B. G.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12

Just as soon as you eat tablet or
two of Pape's Diapepsin all the dys-J
pepsia, indigestion and stomach dis
tress ends. These pleasant, harmless
tablets of Pape's Diapepsin never fail
to make upset stomachs feel fine at
once, and they cost very little at drug
stores. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
Pithy Paragraphs

A polite man never meets
I stranger.
Self-possession is nine points
with the lawyer.
One week in the country
( should make one strong in the
! city.
When man is looking for diff
ficulties he will find two where
he expects one.
I Every time a girl gets a small
dent in her heart she imagines
it is broken.
At some period in his career
every man carries something in
his pocket for luck.
-0-0-f1N-A H-H-N-N-H-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
U. S. Flag Standards.

The president of the United States
has no official flag, but as commander
in chief of the army and navy his
presence is notified by distinct stand
ards. The array flag is red, and bears
in the center the official coat of arms
of the United States. Bearing the
same coat of arms and somewhat sim.
flar, except In color blue-is the
navy flag.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
What He Didn't Like About Helen

Kenneth's little playmate, Helen,
was to have a party. Only girls were
to be invited, but Kenneth was un-
aware of this fact. He longed for an
invitation and expected one up to the
day of the party. But alas the invita-
ton didn't come. Downhearted, he said
to his mother: "You know, mother, !
like Helen awfuIly well, but / GER
tainly don't like her ways"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
Cream Soup.

Cat thin slices of bread as thin as
ShayingS, put them with small
a1apuaf of butter in saucepan and
.ytaS until well Drowned; add salt to
sasfe and add boiling water enough to
make the amount OF soup needed, then
add cupful of boiling cream, and be
sure that the soup is well salted. More
cream may be added if richer soup
= desired
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
Why the Setting Sun Seems
Larger and of Oval Shape

We all know an optical illusion
makes the setting sun seem larger and
often of an oval shape, says Popular
Astronomy, but a recent explanation
by w. f. Badgley of some OF the
causes which bring this about is In
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
The Ruby Ranks First.

nEsa popular error to suppose that
,fhe diamond is the most valuable OF
as.e precious stoaes. The relative value
Of the finer gems places the ruby at
saa heaa Of the list: the diamond sec
asd. and following this, the sapphire.
Rna yer, common occurrence TO ind
a aersect d.amcnd. but perfect ruby
IS rare.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
Food for Thought

You never can tell. The I'M
der dog sometimes deserves all
he gets.
Paradoxical as it may seem,
many a fellow has weakness
for strong language.
Foresight may be all right, but
it won't keep a man from being
stabbed in the back.
The German army has evident.
ly discovered that it is cheaper
to move than to pay rent.
The pessimist is always look
ing for the worst, and complains
when he gets 1t.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-12
Wanted a Square Deal.

"Just thought of that V, you loaned
me three years ago, old man. Here
it is, and a thousand thanks
"Hold on! $3.50 more, If you please.
A dollar is worth only fifty-four cents
compared with what it was when you
got the loan."