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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-23
BIC CORN CROP.
IS NOW MOVING
More Than 5000 Million Bushels
Raised in 17--GiyeS
.,, Big Surplus.
SAVES WORLD FOOD SITUATION
America Beginning Greatest Corn Con.
sumption in History, Using Cereal
In Many Delicious Dishes.

Corn, Americas greatest cereal crop,
is now moving rapidly to market.
More than 5000 million bushels
80 bushels for every man, woman and
child In America-were raised in 1917.
1t was mighty crop. The actual in
crease is about 500 million bushels.
And this extra store of grain is COM
ing on to the market in the nick Of
=, time, since the American wheat SUP
plus has been sent to help feed famine
threatened Europe.
Just as it happened in the Colonial
days, the War Of the Revolution, and
the Civil War, corn has actually be-
come the nations mainstay.
In the entire list of Americas food
commodities there is no item that is
better than corn. In puddngs, bread,
corn pone, and as hominy combined
with meat or eggs, corn is without
peer. Housewives nre fast learning
the large number of delicious dishes
that may be made with corn and their
families are bcnefiting by an increas-
ed use Of the cereal. Corn, more than,
|any other cereal, contains all Of the
elements essential to maintaining life
and health.
In order that the fighting men
abroad and in the army camps at home
may be fed, and in order that actual
famine may be kept from the nations
associated with America in the war,
the citizens Of America are finding
corr products delicious and palatable
on "wheatless days" and glory in the
fact that "wheatless days" here mean
more wheat for the war worn allied
nations in Europe.
England, France and Italy must be
fed from Americas great storehouse.
They will get some corn-especially
Italy-but most of their grain ship;
ments must be wheat. Their ability
TO use corn is small compared to the
facilities they have for using wheat.
And it is the opinion Of officials in
Washington that the present is no time
to try and change the eating habits Of
Europe.
Americas greatest use of corn will
be in the form of corn bread and corn
meal, mixed with wheat in the making
of leavened bread.
Mixed with so per cent. wheat flour,
corn meal can be used in bread max
ing, producing a loaf more nutritious
than bread baked with wheat alone.
1t Is a fact corn millers. will verify
that dozens of the large American bak-
ers have been successfully using corn
flour in bread making for several
years. .,
Hominy grlts, served at breakfast,
with a poached egg, or eaten at any
other meal with meats or gravy, Is an:
other use Of corn that will become un-;
usually popular during the war.
Corn syrup to sweeten corn cakes,
and corn oil for use in all kinds Of.
cooking, are two more products that
are already welcomed in thousands OF
American homes.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-23

Wheat-corn bread is more nutritious
than bread baked with wheat flour
alone, Thousands of American fam
lilies today are using this mixed flour
bread, and in so doing are enabling
America to provide more wheat flour
for the allies. Here's Il tested recipe
for this bread: Take one and a half
CUPS of milk, water or mixture OF
the two; One-half cake compressed
yeast, one and half teaspoons salt,
one tablespoon sugar, one tablespoon
Of fat if desired, one cup cornmeal
and two cups wheat flour. ,
Put one and half cups Of water,
the cornmeal, salt, sugar and fat Or
used) into a double boiler and cook
twenty minutes. The water IS suffi-
cient only to soften the meal a little.
Allow the meal to cool to about the
temperature of the room and add the
-four and yeast mixed with the rest
of the water. Knead thoroughly,
make into loaf, place in pan Of stand
ard size, allow to rise until nearly
fills the pan and bake As or 80 min
utes. 1t is hardly practicable to use
greater percentage Of cornmeal than
this even in emergencies, for bread so
made differs very little from baked
mush. Less cornmeal can be used
and in sucn case the general meth
cd given above may be followed. !
It is possible to make yeast raised
corn bread without first cooking the
cornmeal. In this case not more than
one cupful of meal should be used to
four cupfuls of flour. In other re-
spects the bread is mixed and baked
as In the above recipe.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-23
war BREAD COSTLY TO
BRITISH GOVERNMENT

Every year the British government
pays 5000 100000 toward the cost OF:
that nations war bread. That Is the:
principal reason why English bread
prices are lower today to the consumer
than in America. Incidental the!
British, bread is much poorer than the
American.
Great Britain has taken over oil
home grown grain, bought at an arbi-!
trary price, and all imported wheat
bought in markets Of the world at pre-;
vaiIing prices. This is turned over to!
the mills by the government at price
that allows the adulterated war bread,
loaf of four pounds to sell at 1S cents:
The two pound loaf costs 9 cents, and;
the one pound loaf sells for cents.
In milling, however, ii per cent.
more flour is extracted from the wheat!
than in America. And there is COM
pulsory adulteratiOn of 20 per cent.
and an allowable adulteration of so,
per cent. .
Compared with American bread, the
British product is only about 65 per-
cent. pure at its best.
In France, under conditions some-l
what similar, but with larger extrac-.
ton, the four pound loaf sells for 16i
cents.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-23
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.

The second quarterly conference
will be held Saturday evening, jan
uary 26, at s p. m. in the lecture
room of the church. Rev. w. H. Cable
District Superintendent will preside.
Rev. Cable will preach the Sunday
morning sermon at the usual hour.
Sunday school will convene as usual.
This week the prayer meeting will
be held at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. L. Voss and will begin promptly
at o'clock and close in time to per-
nit all to go to the opera house to
hear Mr.. McConnaugheys lecture.
The Kings Heralds had very en-
joyable meeting at the home or Mrs.
c. l.. Voss last Monday after school
Miss Sarah Pfarr gave very interest
ing review of the work in East INDIA
which had been previously studied.
The hostess served the young people
to pop corn and apples.
BAPTIST CHURCH. NOTES
The prayer meeting will be held on
Thursday night as usual at the church
and will begin one-half hour earlier,
being at p. M, in order that those
attending will have an opportunity to
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-23

Mrs. Tom Meehan, of Vail, spent Fri
day inthe city visiting friends and rel
|atiYeS.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-23
QUESTIONNAIRES
DELAYED IN NAIL
Local Board Has About Completed the
Work Of Classification Of Men in
County, Subject to Call.
PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS NEXT
The Names and CIassifications of the
Men Up to the First $50 Are Now
Published in This Paper.

The local exemption board has now
about completed .the work of classify
ing the men, i4 this county who are
subject to service, a number of ques-
tionnaires are being received yet by
the board which have been delayed in
the mails. 49,.
No definite date has been set by the
board for the physical examination of
the men placed in class I, but doubt
less the examinations will commence
in the very near future.
In this issue of the Review we print.
the names and classifications of the
men up to the first $50, other than
those which have been printed previ-
Ously. The board reports that many of
the registrants are appealing to The
district board for deferred classified
ton.
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40, uor,ou, 1cronr,unobav j., his

hear Harlow McConnaunghey in his
address on Y. NJ G. A. work, which
will be g:vven at the opera house.
Several of the members of the Bap-
fist church will leave Thursday morn
ing for Jefferson, where they will at
tend the Woman's Missionary rally of
the Des Moines-Western association,
which takes place Thursday and Fri
day. Those intending to go are Mrs.
T. E. Pearson, Mrs. r. p. Plimpton,
Mrs. Dunbar and Mrs. Jas. Ballentine,
Of ArOn.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-23
TIE UNITED STATES FOOD
ADMINISTRATION SAYS:

Food saving Is In its essence the
daily individual service Of all tho
people. Every group can substl-
tute, and even the great majority
Of thrifty people can save little
and the more luxurious elements
Of tho population car, by reduce
ton to simple living, save much.
This means no more than that we
should eat plenty, but wisely and
without waste. 10. -,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-23

Don't overlook paying your subscrip,
ton to the Review before March LIST.
After that date the subscription price
will be raised to $500 per year. Those
desiring to renew their subscriptions
for either one or two years in advance
may do so before March 1st at the old
rate of $3.50 year. Hundreds OF our
subscribers have taken advantage OF
this opportunity.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-23
AMERICAN SAYINGS Will =:
MEASURE wheat EXPORTS

1--WE have already exported the
whole Of the surplus Of the 1917 wheat
harvest, over and above the normal de-
mands Of our own population. It is
necessary, therefore, for the food adj
ministration to restrict export Of wheat
so as to retain in the United States
sufficient supplies too carry our own
people until the next harvest.
"Therefore all exports Of wheat
from now forward are limited entirly
to volume Of saving made by the Amer
lean people in their consumption Of
wheat and wheat products.
1--WE continued wheat shipments for
December as far as our situation al
lowed, but even with all the conserva-
ton made we were still unable to load
several hundred thousand tons of food
stuffs urgently required by the allied
nations during the month OF December
alone"
HERBERT. HOOVER.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-23

Mrs. Harry Norton and Miss Frances
Norton We're shopping in Denison las,
Thursday.
The Benson signal., 1918-11-02

Of the country. That's how you come
to have a wardrobe all ready to your
hand. Now, you'd be awful foolish to
act like mean and stiff-necked female
person. You're not going to, are your"
he wheedled. Because / want to
make you comfortable. What's the
use of getting on your dignity over q
little thing like clothes?"
81 don't intend to-" Hazel suddenly
changed front. 'Tl make myself as
comfortable as I can-particularly If
it will put you to any trouble"
you're bound to scrap, eh?" he
grinned. "But it takes two to build a
fight, and positively refuse to fight
with you"
He dragged the trunk back into the
room, and came out carrying a great
armful Of masculine belongings. Two
such trips he made, piling all his things
onto a chair.
"Therew he said at last. "That end
of the house belongs to you, little per-
son. Now, get those wet things off be-
fore you catch a cold. Oh, wait min.
utew
He disappeared into the kitchen end
Of the house, and came back with q
wash-basin and pail Of water.
"Your room is now ready, madam,
an it please you" He bowed with
mock dignity, and went back into the
kitchen.
Hazel heard him rafting pots and
dishes, whistling cheerfully the while.
She closed the door, and busted herself
with an inventory Of the tenderfoot
lady's trunk. In it she found every
thing needful for complete change, and
variety of garments to boot. Folded
in the bottom Of the trunk was q gray
cloth skirt and short blue silk
kimono. There was a coat and skirt,
too, of brown corduroy. But the femi-
nine instinct asserted itself, and she
laid out the gray skirt and the kimono.
For q dresser Roaring Bill had fash
toned aswide shelf, and on 1t she found
toilet set complete-hand mirror,
military brushes, and Sundry articles,
backed with silver and engraved with
his initials. Perhaps with a spice Of
malice, she put on few extra touches.
There would be some small satisfac-
ton in tantilizing Bill Wagstaf-even
If she could not help feeling that it
might be dangerous game. And, thus
arrayed in the weapons Of her sex, she
slipped on the kimono, and went into
the living room to the cheerful glow OF
the fire.
Bill remained busy in the kitchen.
Dusk fell. The CLEAN of light showed
through a crack in the door. In the
big room only the fire gave battle to
The Benson signal., 1918-11-02

the shadows, throwing a ruddy glow
into the far corners. Presently Bill
came in with pair Of candles which
he set on the mantel above the fire.
place.
"By Jovel" he said, looking down at
her. "You look good enough to eat!
I'm not cannibal, however" he con-
tinued hastily, when Hazel flushed.
She was not used to such plain speak
ing. Sand supper's ready. Come on"
The table was set. Moreover, to her
surprise-and yet not so greatly to her
surprise, for she was beginning to ex-
pect almost anything from this para
doxical young man-it was spread with
linen, and the cutlery was silver, the
dishes china, in contradistinction to
the tinware Of his camp outfit.
AS a cook Roaring Bill Wagstaff had
no cause to be ashamed Of himself, and
Hazel enjoyed the meal, particularly
since she had eaten nothing since six
in the morning. After time, when her
appetite was partially satisfied, she
took to glanciRg over his kitchen.
There seemed to be some adjunct Of q
kitchen missing. A fire burned on
hearth similar to the one in the living
room. Pots stood about the edge Of
the file. But there was no sign Of q
stove.
Bill finished eating, and resorted to
cigarette material instead Of his pipe.
swell, little person." he said at last,
what do you think Of this joint Of
mine, anyway"
1--WE just been wondering" she re-
piled. 81 don't see any stove, yet you
have food here that looks as If it were
baked, and biscuits that must have
been cooked in an oven."
You see no stove for the good and
The Benson signal., 1918-11-02

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If woman is nervous or has dizzy
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Then, for the liver and bowels nothing is
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will do all can to get other women who
need it to try it."-Mrs j. E. Rodgers, Jr
The Benson signal., 1918-11-02
CHAPTER vi.
A Little Personal History.

Hazel discarded the wet coat, ana
drawing a chair up to the fire, took
off her sopping footgear and toasted
her bare feet at the blaze. Her cloth
ing was also wet, and she wondered
pettishly how in the world she was
going to manage with only the gar
ments on her back-,nd those dirty
and torn from hacking through the
brush for a matter Of two weeks. Ac-
cording to her standards, that was
roughing it with vengeance. But
presently she gave over thinking Of her
plight. The fire warmed her, and, with
The Benson signal., 1918-11-02
CHAPTER V-Continued.

-
"Anyhow," he went on, when she re-
NAMED silent, II didn't. And you'll
have to lay the blame on nature for
making you a wonderfully attractive
woman. did honestly try to find the
way to Cariboo Meadows that first
night. It was only when found my
self thinking how fine it would be to
pike through these old woods and
mountains with partner like you that
/ decided-as I did. I'm human-the
woman, she tempted me. And aren't
you better off? Do you know that you
look fifty per cent better for these few
days Of living In the open-the way
every normal being likes to live?
You're getting some color in your
cheeks, and you're losing that worried,
archangel look. Honest, If I were a
physician, I'd have only one prescrip-
ton: Get out into the wild country,
and live off the country as your primi-
tive forefathers did. OF course, you
can't do that alone. I know because
I've tried it. We humans don't differ
so greatly from the other animals.
We're made to hunt in couples or
packs. There's purpose, law, you
might say, behind that, too; only it's
terribly obscured by lot Of other non
essentials in this day and age"
But she would not take up the cud-
gels against him. would not seem to
cOuntenance or cOndOne his Offense by
discussing 1t from any angle whatso-
ever. And she was more determined
to allow no degree Of friendliness, even
n conversation, because she recog-
nized the masterful quality Of the
man.
After lapse of time they dropped
into another valley, and faced vest
ward to a mountain range which Bill
told her was the Rockies. The next
day a snowstorm struck them. It was
not particularly cold. Bill wrapped
her in heavy canvas coat, and plod-
ded on. Noon passed, and he made
no stop. If anything, he increased his
pace.
Suddenly, in the late afternoon, they
stepped out Of the timber into little
clearing, in which the blurred outline
of cabin showed under the wide arms
Of a leafless tree.
The melting snow had soaked
through the coat; her feet were wet
with the clinging fakes, and the chill
of lowering temperature had set Ha-
eel shivering.
Roaring Bill halted at the door and
lifted her down from Silks back with
out the formality Of asking her leave.
He pulled the latchstring, and led her
in. Beside the rude stone fireplace
wood and kindling were piled in readi-
ness for use. Bill kicked the door
shut, dropped on his knees and started
the fire. In five minutes great blaze
leaped and cracked into the wide
throat of the chimney. Then he piled
on more wood. and turned to her.
''This is the house that Jack built"
he said, with a sober face and a
twinkle in his gray eyes. 'This is the
man that lives in the house that Jack
built. And this''-he pointed mis-
chievously at her-'is the woman
who's going to love the man that lives
in the house that Jack built"
'"That's a lie!" she flashed stormily
through her chattering teeth.
"Well, Wen see," he answered cheer
fully. zee: up here close to the fire
and take off those wet things while
put away the horses"
And with that he went out whistling.
The Benson signal., 1918-11-02
"CoId In the Head"

is an acute attack of Nasal Catarrh. Per-
sons who are subject to frequent colds
in the head" will find that the use Of
build up the System, cleanse the Blood
and render them less liable to colds.
Repeated attacks of Acute Catarrh may
lead to Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is tax.
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
All Druggists 75c. Testimonials free:
$4,000 for any case of catarrh that
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE VIII NOT
r. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Benson signal., 1918-11-02
WAR WORK

A1llCA ACuA WOIuCA
nurses are installed
eight miles in the
rear of the fighting
lines cover there"
Right here at home
m a n y w o m e n
should learn nurs-
ing to take care of
the sick, or, in
emergencies, t h e
wounded. You can
learn a great deal
by obtaining the
The Benson signal., 1918-11-02
HAZEL FINDS SHE CANNOT HOPE TO ESCAPE FROM
"RoARING BILLS" CABIN IN THE WILDERNESS
BEFORE SPRING
BEFORE SPRING

SynopssMss stenographer the
office of Harrington Bush Granville Ontario She engaged
Jack Barrow real estate Mr. Hazes employer
stenographer
refuses q
her action Hazel leaves the office
Shortly this Bush thrown from his killed Pubca
wrong Barrow
explanation Hazel pride hurt Hazels
broken from her surroundings
position schoteacher at Cariboo Meadows wild
There boarding
wnown character Of that country Soon after
while
reaches Roaring Bi"
promises the morning but she compelled
day. Roaring finally admits that he is taking
cabin the mou1tains.
The Benson signal., 1918-11-02

Five out of the last nine czars of
Russia have been assassinated.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-06-28

ehect, driving back into the woods
rear Lucy farm group of men who
had attempted to emerge. The Ger
man infantry seemed to give most
OF its attention to the Belleau woods
and to checking our patrols. One
OF our parties southwest of Waux en-
countered lively rifle machine gun
hre and from the same point there
was considerable sniping on our
lines. Bouresches and the Beueau
| woods again received special atten-
ton from the German machine gun
detachments. German snipers re-
tanned their positions of the dav be-
Tore. Our troops as usual. return
ed what they leceived both in artil-
lery fire and sniping, while our pa
trolls were continually active.
During the day June % to.JTne
z" our troops near &hstsxd- -Thierry
experienced conditions quite similar
10 those of the preceding 4S hours
woods, farms and villages we're
again shelled, with the slight use of
gas from time to time, and with oc-
'"sloaal concentrations The dis
trlbution over the sector was again
falrlY even. Far more marked
however, than the activity of the
German artillery fire was that of the
German airpianes. which. iii d num-
per OF flights, made what is almost =
, record for activity over one OF our
small sectors in period OF "a hours.
During the late evening one of the
airpianes dropped three bombs
which produced craters of moderate
size"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-06-28
WCTORFf frTR AUSTRIANS is
49, COMPLETES FLEE MS DISORDER
troops Gather SpOs of War Left Enemy
Who T00ENO Time to Save Guns Supplies i'm His
Flight PROM the Italians Fire-Stragging Aus
trianspfIere and There Being Captured

the return
WIN no ndicatons apparent that the intention
the world
This expectancy heightened by the
he
ons the loose
Of Paris
insany
wood
OF the British and French positions
region OF the Armentee
and between
Jecti he
oe and nsne rivers especially
tempted
but
bneepl Impressed on the German high
Of
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-06-28
(Tuesday.)


The Italians at last have cleared
the remaining Austrian rear guards
from the west bank of the PiaTa
river and now are in possession of
the entire river front from the Mon
tello plateau to the sea-. At last -
counts their forces which crossed the
stream in pursuit Of the retreating
Austrians were still harassing them.
inf'icting heavy casualties and fore
ing the enemy to continue his disor-
derly retreat.
Fate, however, has turned some
what its balance in favor of the Aus
trians. for the Piave river again has
risen and some OF the pontoon
bridges the Italians had thrown
across the stream have been carried
away, making impossible quick
pursuit and the crushing OF the
Austrians, which General Diaz had
counted upon. The Austrians are
declared to be rushing up reserves
from the east in an endeavor partly
to retrieve the situation.
The Austrian war office admits a
reverse along the Piave. but an
nounces that the retrograde move
ment has been carried out in accord
ance with plans and without loss of
material. 1t is added that the Aus
trians have taken more than so. 900
prisoners from the Italians since
June 15 and that the aggregate
losses of the Italians in the fghting
at the lowest estimate is 10000
men.
Holding the upper hand along the
borders OF the Venetian plain, the
Italians have turned on the offensive
against the enemy in the mountain
region and are attacking at various
sectors. Notable gains of ground
have been made and in addition to
heavy casualties inflicted on the enc
my large number of Austrians have
been made prisoner and sixteen ma
chine guns have been captured. ac-
cording to Rome. The Austrian war
omces however. asserts that all at
tacks In this region have been re-
pulsed. ~
ION the front I'm France and.