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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
TRAIN rs ROBBED
BY LONE BANDIT
AND HE ESCAPES

Charlottesville Va, July 3o.-An
express car on a west bound Ches-
apeake and Ohio passenger train
passing through here early today
was robbed by an unidentified white
man. who bound and gagged Ex-
press Messenger Marshall OF Wash
ington. The safe was empded Of
all valuables.
When the train reached Staunton
the express messenger was united
and told of the robbery. He said
the bandit entered the car soon
after the train left Charlottesville
and held him up at the point of a
pistol.
After tying him up securely he
said, the robber took his keys and
opened the safe. No estimate OF
the value of the bandits haul was
made IN first reports of the holdup
reaching here.
Railroad officials assumed that
the bandit left the train at Basic
City, the only stop between Char
lottesville and Staunton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
FAMILY OF FOUR
WIPED OUT WHEN
TRAIN HITS AUTO

Marshalltown, Iowa, July 60
Four persons-a man, woman an1
two Sirls--toEriug westward over
the Lincoln Highway were killed
~ pr State Center last night hen
their auto was strU / by a Chi
c. 60 and Northwestern road PAS
serftr train O.. 4 grace crossing.
Travellers checks and other pa
pe~s found on .hc man who was
about 55 yeals Of age, were made
cut TO J. p. %rdilila, of Albion,
Ncb., and il is assuplGl The VIC
nan about 45 years, was his wife
ami the girls, .opr and seventeen
years old. his daughters. The car
Le.e a NebrasLza license J Amhcr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
READY FOR PEACE
NEW PREMIER OF
AUSTRIA CLAIMS

Amsterdam, July Cove are
ready to conclude an honorable
peace as soon as our opponents re-
nOunce their hostile plans aiming
at our destruction or repression,
said Baron Won Hussarek, Austrian
premier in presenting his cabinet to
the upper house of the Austrian
parliament, according to Vienna ad-
vices. He added, according TO the
dispatch, that, so far as the central
powers are concerned, the war is
defensive one.
80 long as our opponents take
the standpoint of one sided dicta-
ton" he continued, there is moth
ing for US but to continue the war
and carry it on so vigorously that
it will be shortened"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
LATE BULLETINS

London, July 80. Thomas
Francis AnZOn. the third earl Of
Litchficld. director OF the Ma
tiOnal Provincial Bank OF
Litchheld and the bank Of Aus
traIaSia, was found dead today
on the grounds of his estate at
ShugbOTOugh Park, Stafford,
with n gun shot wound in the
head. Lord Litchfield was
born in 1886.
Washington, July 30.-Ratifi-
cations OF the draft treaties be-
tween the United States and
Great Britain and Canada were
exchanged today at London II
was officially stated mt the state
department. making them ef-
fective from today.
London, July 30 Thirty per-
sons were killed and 90 others
injured by an explosion of mu-
nitIOns ut Shim0nOseki, Japan,
on Saturday. says Central
news dispatch from Toxic.
Washington. July 80. - I'm
confirmed reports reached the
state department today that
Ambassador Francis has moved
his headquarters from Nol0gda
To Archangel. No direct word
has been received from Mr..
Francis and the state depart
ment has eabled him regarding
the report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
BRITISH TROOPS
SCORE NEW GAIN
ON NORTH FRONT

London, July 30.-German posi-
tions in the Merris region, on the
Flanders front, were entered last
night by Australian troops, who
took 40 prisoners, the war Office an
nounced today.
The enemy artillery was active in
the region northwest of Albert,
throwing in gas shells. 1t also~dis-
played activity between La Bassee
canal and Ypres.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
THE WEATHER

Generally fair and warmer to-
night and Wednesday.
Temperature at a. m, S. high
est yesterday, so; lowest last night,
81.
Velocity OF wind at s a. m. Z
miles per hour.
Precipitation. none.
Relative humidity at p. m, So;
at a m. 67.
Stage OF water. 80. rise OF q
In last "a hours.
]. NJ. SHERIER,
Meteorologist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30

The resolution demands, further.
;!Iat the preliminary negotiations
for a league of nations be cont
menced at once in accordance with
the terms ana the spirit indicated
hy President Wilson.
FaFOrs Socialists Reunion.
1t also adheres unreservedly to
The reunion Of the international Co
cialist congress and declares the
party ready to accept the invitation
Of Camille HLysemans, secretary of
The international Socialists and Bel
sian Socialist leader; Hjalmar
Branting, the Swedish Socialist, and
Pieter ]. Troelstra, the Dutch So
c1alist leader, for a meeting of So
cialists at BerIe.
In conjunction with other allied
Socialist bodies, the resolution de
L'ares every means, even to re
fusal TO vote war appropriations
shoult he taken TO force the gov
ernments 10 issue the necessary
passport 81 Socialist delegates WaD
wish to attcEd this conference.
Protests Russ Intervention.
Protests against allied interven-
ton in Russia except that it be car
ried out with unanimous consent of
Russian socialism are voiced by the
resolution. which concludes with a
section regretting the action of GER
nF "a r. a rf7a n 4 q p
group of Socialists toward the
American Federation of Labor,
which il says, is in open opposition
to the decision of all bodies of al
lied Socialists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
HUN STRIKERS
ARESHOT DOWN
Machine Guns Are Turned on Work
ers Near Cologne Leaders
Are Arrested.

Amsterdam, July 30.-A new
strike has broken out at Kalk, in
Prussia. near Cologne, according to
the Echo Beige. Machine guns were
used to suppress the movement and
the leaders were arrested, the news
paper declares.
The police, it is added, were still
busy when the report was sent,
dispensing the crowds which con-
tinued to gather in the streets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
AYIATORS BROTGHT N.

Aew York, July 30-TwO naval
-tiators with wrecked hydro air
p-snes were brough here today by
81 American steamship from South
.aiI3ca. They were picked up IN
AJlred Monday afternoon of the
eE Jersey coast after the plane
Aaq taken TO the water on account
oi engine trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30

Turkey Breaks Relations With Germany?
ArrnyListand
14On Marines

Washington, July 30.-The army
casualty list today shows:
Killed in action, IT.
Died of wounds, II.
Died of disease, Is.
Died of accident and other
causes, 8.
Wounded severely, 95.
Wounded slightly, |.
Missing, 3.
Total, 145.
The list follows:
Killed in Action.
MAJOR James NJ. McCloud, Lon
don, England.
LIEUTENANTS George ". Berri-
man, Tampa, Fla; Frank Booma,
Portsmouth, y. H; Norman D. Du-
bois, Mont Clair, n. j.
SERGEANTS Grant NJ. Barber,
Grey Bull, Wyoming; George W.
Ross. Oakland, Cal
CORPORAL Clyde w. Needham,
Lodi, Cal.
PRIVATES Carl D. johnson,
Newton, Kan; Elso S. Johnson,
Freeport, H.; Richard P Ludtke.
Chatham, Ill; Clyde A. McKea,
Westwood, Cal; Arthur Marquand,
Hamilton, Md; Jacob B. Miller, La
cey, Wash; Clement NJ Summers,
Ashland, Ore; Kenneth L. Suther-
land, Topeka, Kan; Charles Will
son, Marion, Ind; stephen Wos,
Buffalo, n. Y.
Died from Wounds.
SERGEANT Harry Club, San
Antonio, Texas.
CORPORAL Bertram Aaron, Pa
ducah, Ky.
PRIVATES Wilfred Albert, Au-
gusta, Maine; Clarance ID. Crab
tree, Marengo. Ind; Frank Deaton,
Clarendon, Ark; Monte H. Fuller,
Wheelock, Vt; Wallace W. Keeler,
North Wales, Pa; Edward E. Lar
kosh, Providence, r. l.; Donald C.
MacKinnon, Gloucester, Mass.
John A. w Marble, Mosley'S juno
ton, Va; Fred Watson, Roxbury,
Mass.
Died of Disease.
SERGEANT Carl ]. Lautz. Buff
falo, n Y.
COOKS John H Arnold, Doni-
rpf1ar, Afc--;; merritt WinseIl, Dexter,
Iowa.
PRIVATES Wilbur J. Blakemore,
Barnesville, Ohio; Clarence A.
Clark, EufaIa, Okla; Armstead l..
Davis, Bowling Green, Va; James
Epps, Eustis, Fla; Rogers Frank
lin. Cameron, Texas; Samuel Jaffy,
Waynesboro, Pa; Creston Pierson,
Mill Haven, Ga; Emmett l.. Sim
mons, Tampa, Fla; Joseph NJ.
Sweetzer, Haverhill, Mass; Theo-
dore L. Trouth, Dixon, Ill; Owen
F. Tuohy, Pittsburgh, Pa; John
Wilson, Hannibal, Mo.
Died of Other Causes.
COOK Arthur B. Oldstrom, Chi
cago.
PRIVATES Curney Page, Wilson,
y. c.; Raymond A. Renkenberger,
Berlin Center, Ohio.
Wounded Severely.
PRIVATES Chester P. Amber,
WiImette, Ill; Robert ]. Bangert,
Chicago; MerIey A Cook, Ander-
son, Ind; John A Cross, Chicago;
Albert Lelli, St. Charles, Ill; Mark
n. Trostle, Franklin Grove, III.
Marine corps casualties annOunc-
ed today were:
Killed in action, 6.
Died of wounds, 4.
Wounded severely, 4.
Total, IA
The list follows:
Killed in Action.
CAPTAIN Allen NJ. Sumner,
Washington, d. c.
SERGEANT John ". Rodgers,
Equality. II.
CORPORAL William Otto, Chi
cago.
PRIVATES Charles H Kellum,
Oak Park, Ill; George L. Young,
Salt Lake City, Utah; Jay E. Zen
Ger, FredOnia, y. Y.
Died of Wounds Received in Action.
CORPORAL Frederick D. Nc
Leod, Schuyler, Neb.
PRIVATES Arnet B. Coleman,
Astell, Texas; Herbert R. Hummel-
shin, St. Louis, Mo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
ss.Ooo.0Oo TO AID FARMERS.

Washington. July 30.-Presldent
Wilson placed $4,000 900 at the dis
posal OF the treasury department to
aid wheat growers who suffered
losses through winter-hiling and
drought.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
new SULTAN
THROWS OFF
BERLIN YOKE
Copenhagen Dispatch Re
ports Ottoman Empire
in Split With Kaiser.


Amsterdam, July So Hakky
Paeha- lufhlSn am ,'aS>ad"r 10
Reriip AFTER a short Illness.
a Berlin dispatch announces
today.
London. Jul! bV.-l b'Vi.-.llile ne Tela-
TUrIax have heen spTered .c-
eording to direct information
from C0nstantiROpIe.
This announcement is made
bf the Copenhagen correspond
ent Of the Exchange Telegraph
company.
M4s---ii= u. ~. . u-S 90 o'l-c-a5 .,.'5
el'-Ces 50 '---ie ne gpoL l'--'
efeaE -- TeiatloAs pel"Ceh luEhey
snd Germany nave reached asl-
Hgton- buJ the government Would
not be suTpFlsed Il turkey mas 0een
driven 10 an open rupture, as there
IS a well-tounded background los
the report.
fBy Associated Press
There has been no confirmation
from other neutral sources OF the
rs,o-- rarafvad +bro,,s9, Conan
aaseh lhal / urKey ana the Ger
mans have broken relations. There
Is said 70 be much excitement
s,sfne- c.-r,s--- IN rorzrsri,onIa
-r-,-.-,
si-i0e " q many 'ooN d / III Ai'' p" ''l
snip against the protests OF the Ot-
tonan government In Washing
ION II IS not beleNed that the dlI-
.eIehC5S ptt" "eeA tlle TWO powers
nave DeeA serious enough 10 JUSTIFY
oreah-
Beginning OF the End!
The detection OF Turkey. if true.
i the beginning of the end of Ger
naDv,s 'NfirtaI- FlJr0Da" fmiddIe
EuroDal nroiec+ of world dorina-
ton L means the elimination Of
the sultan as a beIIigerent and the
rsnovsT of tha threat ~ Fgynr and
India
Turkey entered the war bv dec
Iaration against Russia oct. %,
1914 Its chief campaigns we're.
GsTIfn0If DenIusuIa and the de-
flnse of the DardanelIes against the
lrench and Brush meets and
aiI--5s- III 1.- s--. ---.-. A.
Le -alcaSuA iiol-I against Ilie
AIss-aus-
NJ 'l574 i'ol<i MIA 'front.' against
Ii 80. --,
Iue 0slarh = vi 1-lt 9ue@ oaLlal anu
Ls!pl' ana tne retreat through r al
Fsllhe'
May Free Million British.
The Nesapotamia and Palestine
campaigns and the defense Of the
suez canal have tied uD I OO0 600
British soldiers. 4 peace between
the allies and Turkey. winch seems
the only logical deduction from the
report thai the sublime porte has
broken with Berlin. would release
this great force for service on the
western front OF for reinforcing the
allied armies in Albania and Mace
donia.
With Turkey eliminated it would
remove the threat Of a flank attack
1lolli lne east shoulu the lohg ue-
- a4' a-lcS IN the bdIhdliS- DS
1-''-e' elf,eL ID Lofcs-
VIII Run Own Affairs.
Amsterdam. JuIv 3O-Turkev is
going 10 handle the situation in the
Caucasus according 10 her own
IDEAS. This is indicated in teie-
gram from ConstantinopIe dated
July IS. which quotes an article in
the newspaper Nasiri Ekfar pre-
senting the Turkish viewpoint
We have nothing to say against
the principles laid down in the
Brest Lir0t b treaty. saws the arti-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
YANKEE FLYER KILLED.

London. July 3O.--Flight Cadet
George Ruple Wallace of Washing
ton. Pa. was killed in an airplane
accident July 26. He was serving
with the British air force.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
FRENCH SEEK
PEACE UPON
WILSON PLAN
Socialist Party Demands
Adoption of Presidents
Aims by France.

Paris. July 30.-A resolution
demanding that the French gov
ernment revise its war aims.
denOunce imperiaIistic tenden-
Cies and sci forth clearly its
peace terms on a basis defined
by President Wilson has been
adopted by the French Socialist
party. 1t vas presented before
the national council of the party
by a minOTIty section headed by
Jean LOnSuet. Socialist member
OF the chamber OF deputies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
LACK OF MEN HOLDS SHOPS.

Washington. July 80 Many hulls
of newly built ships at Portland,
Ore. cannot be completed for lack
of men capable OF installing ma
ehinerY,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30

Nj e m b er of Audit
Bureau of Circulations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30

.Asso ciate d Press
Leased Wire Report
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28
Notice 70 Farmers In Classs1 Of
DRIFT.

A telegram from the Wsr De-
parlment says; THE Provost
Marshal General has ordered
that men actively, assiduduSly,
and completely engaged irI the
planting or cultivation of q crop
but who are listed In Class I
of the draft and within the new
quota should be deferred until
the end of the new quota.
Farmers who wish to get de-
ferred must make affidavits t.
the local boards Immediately.
This order includes wage hands
who are working crops as well
as farm proprietors. a
/ will be glad to assist or adj
wise anyone regarding this order.
S. V. Burks, sf
County Agent.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28
PELAHATCHIE NOTES.

Miss Edna Robinson and Rev.
Bert Winstead were quietly
married at the home of the
brides parents Sunday morning
at nine o'clock. DR.. Lipsey per-
forming the ceremony. The
happy couple left at once for
Monroe, La.
The children of the Baptist
Sunday School are preparing for
a special Easter service.
Miss Gladys Williams and Mr..
David Conwell of Lewisburg,
Tenn, were quietly married in
Brandon Monday morning. They
returned to Pelahatchie by auto
mobile and left Monday night
for their future home in Lewis
burg.
Miss Bess johnson spent the
week end in Jackson to attend a
family reunion at the home of
her siste.'.
Mrs. r. L. Brown. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bob Brown, Miss Nolen
and Miss Hammet attended the
funeral of Miss Florence May
Noble at Fannin Sunday, March
18th.
Miss Myrtle Ross spent the
week end at herho.ne in Virgil.
Miss Berry Wilson has been
teaching this week as a substitute
for her sister, Miss Mable Wilson
who has been i'll.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28

Mrs. Irene Cooper, who has
been in New Orleans for the
last three weeks taxing items
for the Surgical Dressing De-
partment of Womans Work A. r.
c., has returned to Brandon,
and as a special call for Surgi-
cal dressing has come from head
quarters she will call her class
into service at once.
Mrs. S. L. McLaurim has ask
ed for more help in her depart
ment of work and Mrs. Florence
Barnes has been added to her
committe.
A nice comfortable furnished
room to let. See Mrs Ira Shields
or phone No. /.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28

fast year Rankin county plant
ed go, 900 acres to corn, and the
yield was a fairly good one.
However, this amount is not suf-
ficient for own needs, and corn
will have to be brought into this
county before the new crop
comes in. This year we are ask
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28

ed to plant not less than $4,000
acres, and cultivate 1t well SO
that we will make enough for
for our own use. A failure to do
this will mean that we are not
doing our part to help win the
war.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28

The United States has never
defaulted on any of it's bonds.
Not one of its bondholders has
ever lost AGENT Of principal or in
terest, except those who have
voluntarily taken losses by sell
ing their bonds in a period of
temporary price depression. One
hundred cents on the dollar.
principal and interest, has the u
nited States always paid.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28

Back of the $3.50, 600, 900. COO to
$500, 900, 900. 100000 of this NJ
TONS resources stands the rugged
honesty of America. War-Sav-
ings and Thrift Stamps are the
safest security in the world.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28
OUR TICKET:
For Judge of 9Th Judicial Dis
trict
( HON. A. J. McLAURIN
They shall not pass.

Don't forget that if we fail to
grow enough food crops this
year to feed ourselves the pro-
ability is that we will have to do
without.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28

The credit of the United States
was so high and unquestionable
that in 1900, two years after the
Spanish War. 2 percent bonds
were offered at par and over
subscribed. This is a financial
performance no other nation has
ever equaled.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28

Everybody in Rankin County
please read The Brandon News.
Be in terested in every activity of
your county. We have the best
paper in the State. the best and
most progressive county in the
state, and last but not least. let's
have the best Red Cross Chapter
in the state.
Mrs. Ira Shields.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28

/. The United States Civil Ser
vice Commission has announced
an examination for the County
of Rankin. Miss, to be held at
jackson, Miss. at 1870 A NJ on
April II 1918 to fill the position
of rural carrier at Florence
Miss. and vacancies that may
later occur on rural routes from
other post offices in the above
mentioned county. The examina-
ton will be open olly to citizens
who are actually domiciled in the
territory of a post Office in the
county and who meet the other
requirements set forth in Form
NJ. 1917. This form and appli-
cation blanks may be obtained
from the offices mentioned above
or from the United States Civil
Service Commission at Washing
ton, D. C.. Applications should be
forwarded to the Commission at
the earliest practicable date.
During the continuance Of the
present war the Commission
will in accordance with the re-
quest of the Post Office Depart
ment admit women to rural
carrier examinations upon the
same conditions as men. By di-
rection of the Commission:
John A. Nc Ilhenny,
President.
FOR SALE.
8 Registered Angus Bulls, to
2 years old.
w. H. Baskerville,
Dolo L n 4oo.o Me-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28
Drafted Men leave tuesday.


Following is a list Of Rankin
County registrants ordered o
leave Brandon on April 2, for
Camp Pike, Ark:
Daunse Harold,
Alvy Porter Russell,
Lewis Jefferson Mum,
Isom B. Purvis,
Howard Dolive,
William Lafayette Cochran.
The following named colored
registrants will leave on the
same day for Camp Fusion; Kan
Sas:
F. T. Riley.
Andrew Berry,
Luther Adams Burnham,
John Lee,
Shed Joiner,
Remus Webb.
George Jordan,
Dock Heidelberg,
william HarklcSS,
Jim Brown.
James Hill,
Dock Chapman,
Will Brown,
Richard Hollis,
Rolfe Poke,
Silas Thames,
Frank Phillips Steen,
James Horne.
Thomas Dent.
Buck Foster,
Eddie McAfee.
Sherman Mangum,
Henry Davis,
Manuel Mangum.
Lee Trussell,
: Will Ward.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28

The Red Cross Community
Concert is postponed one week
on account of the revival at the
Methodist Church in Brandon
which will be in progress at that
time. The entertainment will
take place Friday, Ap il 18th.
Further notice will be in next
weeks paper.
Mrs. Ira Shields,
Chairman Publicity Com
mittee of Rankin County Chap
ter A. R. C.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28
Straycd.

Cattle branded "O'.
w. Grey Ellis,
Florence, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28

Miss Meddie Rob inson spent
the week end with friends in
Jackson.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28

An urgent call comes from the
headquarters for Surgical Dress
ings. Please let every woman in
Brandon and vicinity who will
help in this work, meet in the
Red Cross rooms at 4 o'clock Sat.
afternoon.
Mrs. Ira Shields.
Chairman Elk, Com. A. r. G.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28


lock.
Club Song.
Benefits of we'll organized
Clubs Miss Meddie Tucker. i
Our partin helping to win the
war. (SpeaKer to be selected. }
Business meeting-Saturday
$50 A. M.
Demonstration in canning.
Demonstration in salads.
Address.
Home grown dinner.
Saturday, P. M.
Address Prof. T. r. Phillips.
Talk and organization OF Clubs
Mrs V. Burks.
Miss Lucille Bullock,
Secretary Dry Creek Club.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28

Double the usefulness of your
car by using the famous trailer.
See
w. Grey Ellis.
Florence, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28

The Thomasville Home Dem
onstration Club had its regular
monthly meeting at the school
building Friday afternoon March
22nd at 3 o'clock.
All members who fail to be
present for each meeting are to
pay q fine of two cents. We hope
that each member will make an
effort to be on hand every time
and encourage others to join our
Club. !.
Mrs. Webb was present and
with her. help we arranged for q
Community Short Course which
is to be held on the 18th and 18th
of Arril. We expect to accom-
plish much good from this course
and to reach the interest OF the
entire community.
Sec. of Club.
The Tomahawk., 1918-08-08
Hawaiian Island Has More
Than 43 Feet of Rainfall

The reputation of being the rainiest
place in the world has long been en-
joyed by the hill station Cherrapunji,
on the slope of the Himilaya, in AS
sam. The latest official value, based
on a 4O-year record at the Cherrapunji
station, Is 428 inches per annum. Blan-
ford, the well-known authority on In
dian meteorology, thought that the
mean in>some places at Cherrapunji
exceeded 500 inches, but nowhere
amounted to 600 inches. so far as
actuak records 60 the rainfall on the
Indian station Is surpassed by that re-
Gently reported by D. H. Campbell Of
Stanford university, at Waialeale, In
the island of Kauai, Hawaii. During
the years 1926, inclusive, the Ha-
waiian station, which is 5.O75 feet
above sea level, recorded the astonish-
ing mean annual rainfall of 51S inches,
or more than 43 feet.
The Tomahawk., 1918-08-08
Potato Pens Prove Dismal
FaiIure-Dfft Not Produce
~. Their Seed, Christie Says

Last year people all over the country
were building potato "pens." Some
body, somewhere, it was said, had
raised enough potatoes to last an or
binary family a whole year in an open
work box eight feet square. The box
was filled with soil and seed potatoes
in the spring, and that was oil there
was to it. The vines grew out through
the cracks oil around, and the bin
was full of good t'-bers in the fall. Fine
business it was. -. 49,.
The only trouble with this grand
scheme was that it didn't work. Pro-
fessor Christie Of Purdue university
says that in Indiana most of these sky
scraper potato gardeners didn't get
back their seed. OF 40 pens tried in
indianapolis, according to City Garden
Supervisor Osborne, not one succeeded.
Experiments by the United States
department of agriculture were equally
disappointing. In potato pen at
Washington 20 pounds Of seed were
planted and eight pounds of potatoes
were harvested. The. ''barrel" plan
was just as bad. The crop from two
barrels weighed less than two pounds.
1t doesn't pay to be mossback, OF
course, but it does pay to stick to ap-
proved methods of farmfng.-Farm
Life