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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12
ALLIED FOOD SHIPMENTS
REACH LARGE TOTAL.

A general idea of the quantity of
food sent to European allies by the
United States from July 1, 1914, to
January L, 1918, is given by figures
just announced by the o. S. Food Ad-
min%istration. In that period the Unit
ed States has furnished complete e
ly rations for 57,1O0,933 people. In
addition there was enough extra pro-
tein to supply this portion of the diet
for %, 1884, $40 additional men.
The total export of wheat and wheat
flour to the three principal allies is
equivalent to about 3S4,O 700 bushels.
Pork exports for the 3h years amount
ed to almost 1000, OOO,O 900 pounds. Ex-
ports of fresh beef totaled 443, 484, 400
pounds. The amount of food exported
to Russia is negligible compared with
that Sent to the western allies.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12

The farmer everywhere loves
peace. The American farmer espe-
cially loves peace. Since the dawn of
history, the farmer has been the man
who suffered most from war. ALI that
he possesses lies out of doors in plain
sight and is spoil of war-his house,
his grain, his livestock. The flames
that light the skies in the rear of
every invading army are consuming
the things that yesterday represented
his life work, and the life labors of
past generations of farmers.
Everywhere the farmer is a warrior
when war is the only thing which will
make and keep him free. He cannot
rally to the colors as quickly as can
the jewellers in the cities, because 1t
takes longer to send to the farms the
call to arms. 1t takes longer to call
the farmers from the fields than the
city jewellers from the shops. Many
do not hear the first blast of the
trumpet. Others do not at first under
stand it's meaning because they have
not had the time to talk the matter
over with their acquaintances. Instead
of reading half a dozen extras a day,
the farmer may read weekly papers
only. He must have more time in a
sudden emergency to make up his
mind.
1t is impossible to set the farmers
of the United States On fire by means
of any sudden spark of rumor. But
when they do ignite, they burn with
a slow, hot fire which nothing a put
out. They are sometimes the last to
heat up; but they stay hot. In a long
fight they are always found sturdily
carrying the battle across No-Man's
Land in the last grim struggle. The
American farmer will give all that he
has and all that he is to win this
great war against a
This war was at first hard to under
stand. No armed foe had invaded the
United States. The night skies were
not Redeemed by burning ricks and
farm houses. No raiding parties
robbed US of our cattle or horses. No
saber-rattlers insulted our women. 1t
seemed to many of us that we were
not at war-the thing was so far on.
We did not realize what a giant war
had become-a monster with a thou
sand arms that could reach across the
seas and take from US three-fourths Of
everything we grew. : But finally we
saw that it was SO.
If the Imperial German government
had made and enforced an order that
no American farmer should leave his
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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12

cent. of the average monthly amount
purchased in the four months prior to
March l..
5. Manufacturers using wheat prod
ucts for non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely.
6. There is no limit upon the use Of
other cereals, f1ours, and meals, corn,
barley, b~uckwheat, potato -four, ct
cetera.
Many thousand families throughout
the land are now using no wheat prod
ucts whatever, except a very small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing so in perfect health and satisfac-
ton. There is no Isl why all of
the American people who are able to
cook in their own households cannot
subsist perfectly well with the use Of
less wheat products than one and one
half pounds a week, and we specially
ask the well-to-do households in the
country to follow this additional pro-
gramme in order that we may provide
the necessary marginal supplies for
those parts of the community less able
| ~ NoPl themselves " 81 1dIR0 d DIO-
portion of substitutes.
In order that we shall be able to
make the wheat exports that are alb
solutely demanded of US to maintain
the civil population and soldiers of the
allies and our own army, we propose
to supplement the voluntary co-opera-
ton of the public by a further limita-
ton of distribution, and we shall place
at once restrictions IN distribution
which will be adjusted from time to
time to secure as nearly equitable dis
tribution as possible. With the arrival
of harvest we should be able to relax
such restrictions. Until then we ask
for the necessary patience, sacrifice
and cooperation Of the Distributing
trades.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12

Lieutenant John Phillip Sousa has
lost his beard.
That beard had become a national
institution. 1t was known wherever
band music was heard. But when he
began training the Jackies Of the
Great Lakes Naval Training School
band at the naval training station at
Great Lakes, Ill, and took on the title
of lieutenant he left off the beard.
The loss Of the jaw adornment was
not accompanied by any loss, how
ever, of the old Sousa knack of get
ting the most out of a band that is in
II. Lieutenant Sousa has impaired
all the old fire to the boys of the
naval training station and how faith
fully they have absorbed it will be
seen in many cities and towns of the
Fourth Federal Reserve district dur
ing the weeks of the Third Liberty
Loan drive. The band is to make q
tour of the district.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12
FOR
WAUSEON

The American soldiers are on the
European battle front and in Fulton
county the Third Liberty Loan solic-
itors are busy marshaling the Ameri-
can dollars to keep those soldiers On
the battle line fed, supplied with arms
and ammunition, and cared for; also
to send more and more American SOL
diers to that same battle line, which
today is in fact the first line of de-
tense Of American homes and insti-
tutions against the savagery, barbar-
ism, and unspeakable brutality Of the
German Militarism. Never forget
thatl That battle line in Europe rs
the first line Of defense of OUR
homes and institutions here in the
United States, and the money we are
asked to LOAN to u government at
a good rate of interest and with the
best security in the world is used 70
strengthen that line of defense so that
money to protect ourselves and our
honest
Monday morning, the army Of so
licitors under the generalship OF
Wayne B. Harris "got busy" all over
Fulton county and they are still at
it. Up to Thursday noon the reports
of the campaign were as follows:
Fayette, with a quota Of $4,000
was the first to ego over the top
way over, and still going.
Metamora-Amboy was second tc
pass their quota, $4,000.
Chesterfield "saw" their quota Of
$17,500, passed it and at last reports
was still going, third to pass under
the WIRE"
Lyons-Royalton was the fourth
meeting their apportionment, $4,000
The fifth and last to go over &C
cording to last reports was Gorham
with a quota of $4,000.
The rest are coming-they MUST
come, and they WILL come, for Full
ton county must fly the honor fas
this time without fail.
In Wauseon we are jogging along
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12
DAILYW.S S. STAMP QUOTAS2sO, 400
If Ohio Is to go Over" Distribution
Must Equal 1888 Per Second,

.1~As Wv
Columbus, O.-(Special .)-Ohioans
must buy United States War Savings
and Thrift Stamps at the rate of ap-
p~roximately $3.50 per second during
all of 1918. if the S106, OO0, 900 quota
for the state is to be passed. Daily
sales must equal $500, 400 or the state
will fall short of its allotment.
With a per capita quota of $40. 1t is
obvious that every man, woman and
child in the state must put forth some
particular effort to insure the sue
cess of the governments campaign
in Ohio, the Ohio War Savings COM
mittee explains. Some individuals
will be forced to buy more than his
proportion OF stamps to meet the
deficit occasioned when his neighDof
fails to respond to the nations re-
quest.
Reduced to hourly terms War Saw
ings and Thrift Stamps worth $12,1O4
must be sold ca ch 60 minutes of 1915;
every cycle of the minute hand on
your watch must see sales amount
ing to 1902.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12

If we are to furnish the Allies with the necessary proper
ton OF wheat to maintain their war bread from now until the
our monthly consumption to Fl ,Ooo,oo bushels a month, as
against our normal consumption of about a., 0O0, 900 bushels,
or so per cent. of our normal consumption. This is the stua-
ton as set forth by the U. S. Food Administration at Washing
ton. Reserving a margin for distribution to the army and for
special cases, leaves for general consumption approximately
~ pounds of wheat products weekly per person. The Food
Administrators statement continues: Many of our consumers
are dependent upon bakers bread. Such bread must be durable
and therefore, requires a larger proportion of wheat products
than cereal breads baked in the household. Our army and
navy require a full allowance. The wellto-do in. our population
can make greater sacrifices in the consumption of wheat
products than can the poor; In addition, our population in
the agricultural districts, where the other cereals are abun.
dant, are more skilled in the preparation of breads from these
other cereals than the crowded city and industrial populations.
With improved transportation conditions we now have avail
able a surplus of potatoes. We also have in the spring months
a surplus of milk, and we have ample corn and oats for human
consumption. The drain on rye and barley, as substitutes, has
already greatly exhausted the supply of these grains.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12
THE WAR THE FARM
AND THE FARMER
By Herbert Quick

own land, haul grain or drive stock
to town, it would have done only a
little more than it accomplished by
its interdict against the freedom of the
sea. What was the order against
which we rebelled when we went in
to this war? Look at the condition OF
the American farmer in the latter
part of 1914 and the first half of 1915
and see.
When the war broke out, through
surprise and panic we partially gave
up for a while the use of the sea as
a highway. And the farmers OF
America faced ruin. l know an Iowa
farmer who sold his 1914 crop of 25,-
600 bushels of wheat for seventy cents
a bushel. Farmers in the south sold
their cotton for half the cost of pro
ducing it. All this time those por-
lions of the world whose ports were
open were ready to pay almost any
price for u products. When finally
we set our ships in motion once more,
prosperity returned to the farms. But
it never returned for the farmers Of
those nations which remained cut on
from ocean traffic.
Take the case of Australia There
three crops have remained unsold on
the farms. No ships could be spared
to make the long voyage to Australia.
So in spite of the efforts of the gov
eminent to save the farmers from
ruin, grain has rotted in the open.
Millions of tons have been lost for
lack of a market.
Such conditions spell irretrievable
disaster. Such conditions would have
prevailed in this country from the out
break of the war until now if our
government had not first resisted with
drawn the sword.
Why did we draw the sword? To
keep VI the price of wheat and cot
ton, and to protect trade only? II
someone should order you to remain
On your farm, and not to use the pub
lie highways, would your resistance
be based only on the fear of loss in
profits from failure to market your
crops? By no meansi You would fight
to the last gasp! Not to make money,
but to be free!
When a man is enslaved, all he
loses in money is his wages. But the
white man has never been able to &C.
cept slavery. He has never yet been
successfully enslaved. There rises up
in him against servitude a resentment
so terrible that death always Is
preferable.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12

Thursday at noon the 100000 post
was in sight, but we have a goal set
for us of $114,000 and we must make
it and better. Every mar and woman,
boy and girl in town should help to
the last ounce of their ability. If you
have done all you think you can;
think again and do some more. Re
member that battle line in France!
Remember the challenge of BLOOD
and Iron"l and remember u boys
are answering with their blood-it's
for us to finish the answer with our
poldl
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12

Notice is hereby given, That T. P.
Greeley as guardian of Clare George
Weber ct. al, Minors has filed his
second partial account for settlement.
The hearing of said account is set
for the 9th day of May, 1918, at 9
o'clock, A M.
A. M. BARBER, Probate Judge
Fulton County, Ohio, Probate Court.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12

per pupil to date ire: Wauseon, go;
Metamora, 85; Fayette, "a; Archbold,
78; Lyons, 72; Delta, 81; Fulton Gen.
tralized, ID; Chesterfield Centralized,
6.
Rural schools leading in points on
War Activities are: No. 4, Swan
Creek township, Bert Richardson,
teacher, 1924 points; No. 8, Dover
township, Marguerite Raker, teacher,
1,911 points; No. l., Dover township,
Edith Altman, teacher, 1,402 points.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12
Leads In w. S. S. AuencIea.

Lima, O.-(Special.)-With n au-
thorized sales agency to every " of
population, Allen county holds the
state record for number of agencies
accepting responsibility for distribu-
ton of Wal Savings and Thrift
Stamps. The treasury department
has asked that one authorized agent
be established for every 300 of pepu-
lation.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, That John
W. Sheffield, as administrator of the
estate of Peleg S. Lee, deceased, has
filed his third partial account for set
Element. The hearing of said account
is set for the 9th day of May, 1918,
at 9 o'clock, A. M.
A. M. BARBER, Probate Judge
Fulton County, Ohio, Probate Court.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12

The pennant goes to Fayette for
the week with a per capita sales of
$4.69.
Three towns made their weekly per
capita sales. They are: Fayette,
first; Delta, second; Wauseon third.
Banks leading in sales are: First
National, Wauseon, first; Peoples
State Bank, Wauseon, second; Farm
ers and Merchants, Archbold, third.
Village schools in order Of points
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12
THRIFT STAMP CONTEST

Four more rooms have followed
the Eighth grade of the Wauseon
Public schools "over the top" and
have attained 100 per cent in the
purchase of Thrift stamps. The hun
bred per cent rooms are: 8, IL, 10,
IA, and 10. Following is the record
for the past week:
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12

To effect the needed saving of wheat
we are wholly dependent upon the
voluntary assistance of the American
people and we ask that the following
rules shall be observed:
l. H~ouseholders to use not to exceed
a total Of Ia pounds per week Of
wheat products per person. This
means not more han IL pounds Of
victory bread containing the required
percentage of substitutes and one-half
pound of cooking flour, macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, all combined.
2. Public eating places and clubs to
observe two wheatless days per week,
Monday and Wednesday, as at present.
In addition thereto, not to serve to
any n guest at any one meal an
aggregate of breadstuffs. macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, containing a total
of more than two ounces of wheat
-four. No wheat products to be served
unless specially ordered. Public eat
ing establishments not to buy more
than six pounds of wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus con-
forming with the limitations requested
of the householders.
3. Retailers to sell not more thar
one-eighth Of a barrel of -four to any
town customer at any one time and
not more than one-quarter of a barrel
to any country customer at any one
time, and in 40 cas- to sell wheat
products without the sale of an equal
weight of other cereals.
4. We ask the bakers and grocers to
reduce the volume of Victory bread
sold, by delivery of the three-quartel
pound loaf where one pound was sold
before, and corresponding proportions
in other weights. We also ask bakers
not to increase the amount of theil
wheat -four purchases beyond 20 pei
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12
PROBATE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, That
Charles L. Allen, administrator with
the will annexed of the estate of John
Vile, deceased, has filed his first
partial account for settlement. The
hearing of said account is set for the
9th day of May, 1918, at 9 o'clock A.
M.
A. M. BARBER, Probate Judge
Fulton County, Ohio, Probate Court
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12

l have a seven-room dwelling and
large lot which 1 will sell very cheap
if taken soon. Payment of $500; bal
ance can~be paid in monthly INSTALL
ments. Will take Liberty Bond same
as cash for full face value.-Chas. P.
Grisier. 12c
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12
Help buy a shell; do your part and
do It we'll. Buy War Savings Stamps.
Bow Scouts Buv w. s. s.

Woodsfield, O.-(Special. i'm one
month members of the Boy Scouts
War Savings society of this city
bought $624.75 worth of War Savings
and Thrift Stamps. This society is
the first of its character organized
in Ohio by Boy Scouts.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12
ONLY AMERICA CAN HELP.

h "on your side are boundIess 4
X supplies of men, food, and mate 4
X rial; on this side a boundIess de- 4
X mand for their help. 4
x "our men are war-weary and 4
X their nerves have been strained \
4 by more than three years Of 4
X hard, relentless toll. 4
X sour position Is critical, par !
X ticuIarly until the next harvest, i
X but the United States can save !
4 US. !
X "You Americans have the men,, J
X the skill, and the material to J
X save the allied cause" !
X SIR JOSEPH MACLAY.
X British Shipping Controller. !
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12

after April IA all Victory bread must
contain 25 rer cent If wheat substi.
tutes. Hotel men have agreed to aboI.
ish wheat from their menus.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12
US. Must Cut Use
Of Wheat by 0ne-Half
America Consumed A ,OOO,O 900 Bushels Monthly,
From Now Until Harvest Must Use
Only 21,OOO,OOO.
RATION PER PERSON is Il POUNDS
OF WHEAT PRODUCTS WEEKLY

Military Necessity Calls for Greater Sacrifice Here-Alied War
Bread Must Be Maintained-Ou Soldiers and
Sailors to Have Full Allowance.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12
SAVE WHEAT BY THE CALENDAR

only on Mondays and Wednesdays
but every day. The above wheat
saving calendar is issued by the Fed
erag Food Administrator for Ohio to
remind US of our obligation to our
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12
New Hats Galore

Thd cold snap hasn't stopped the interest in Spring Mil
llnery for the ladies' know that more bright days will soon be
here. This is the ideal time to prepare. You'll be surprised
at our pleasing showing and how moderately priced they all
are in these thigh priced times.
An excellent place to stop and have a look when out
shopping.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12

REPORT OF FULTON COUNTY SALES OF WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
TO APRIL 4.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12

Volunteer your dollars, lest they be
drafted by the kaiser. Buy War Saw
Inos Stamps.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12
MARKETS

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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record., 1918-07-18
Who Misplaced the Flour?

One day last week citizen of But
ler reported to the officers of the law
that he had found several sacks of
flour in his barn and that it did not
belong to him, and as he had no de-
sire to face Judge Owen on a charge
of boarding foodstuffs, he wanted
some one to take it off his hands at
once The flour was from the Can
non Brothers mill, but neither of the
Cannons knew anything about it. If
you have been SO careless as to mis-
place a few sacks of flour lately and
think that this might be yours, it
will be delivered to you on proof that
i is your property, but really, with
Hour bringing its present high price
md so badly needed in many places,
one should be more careful about
storing it away.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record., 1918-07-18
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
July 18, 1883.

A. and c. Vantrees attended a re-
union OF the Vantrees family at
Pleasan. Hill last week.
Misses Nellie and Cosby Brown
left Monday for Shelbyville, Illinois,
on visit to relatives.
| 1t was rumored that VIM. Page, OF
this city would enter the race for con-
gressman from this district in opposi-
ton to Nm. J. Stone, the present in
cumbent.
1t was said that Col. N. A. Wade
has resigned as postmaster and that
c. c. Duke would be appointed in his
stead.
There were so many candidates for
the nomination for the various coun.
ty offices that it was necessary to
publish an apology for not giving
them each a writeup.
a lively scrap took place Monday
afternoon in the ally north of the
square between Mag Delaney, we'll
known character and Fannie Kitchen,
representative OF the African race.
Africa was declared the winner.
Allen Wright. OF Summit, lost three
hogs in the last week from hydro
phobia.
Judge Arnold V. krekel, who re-
Gently resigned as Judge of the Unit
ed States district court for the west
ern district of Missouri, died at his
home in Kansas City, OF Brights dis
ease,
Our good friend, Carter Wallace,
was in the city Saturday and in
formed lis that a fine baby girl had
arrived at his house the Monday
night before. He now has an inter
esting family of six--four boys and
two girls. Is this one to be named
Omega?
Jay Gould, the financier, has an
nounccd his retirement from partici-
patton in the stock market.
Miss Mertie Redmond. formerly of
this county, died at her home at
Fresno. California, July ., of typhoid
fever.
Col. Joshua Ladue, the Silver
Tongued orator OF Henry county, de-
livercd fine speech in the interest
of the candidacy OF Cleveland and
Thurman. at the Court House Tues
day night. The recently organized
Thurman club made fine display.
There was no lack of candidates
for the various county offices in those
days. In. The Times announcement
column could be found the names of
the following candidates for sheriff:
d. A. Colyer. NJ. l.. Embree, Geo. G.
and Geo. E. Logan.
Treasurer, S. H. Fisher and Oscar
Rceder. Surveyor, d. L. Haggard.
County Judge. d. w. Cloud, A. A.
conard and F. Fix. Besides which
here were several prospective candi-
lates that did not announce
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record., 1918-07-18
KATY TRAIN ROBBED
Three Persons Shot in Hold-Up at
Koch. Kansas.

Kansas City, NO., July II.-Three
persons were shot and the mail and
express cars looted about 1896
O'Clock last night. when the south
bound Texas Special" of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas railroad was
held up by gang of masked men
at Koch. Kan, a mile south of Paola,
forty-sevep miles southwest of Kan
sas City.
The train had just passed on to a
sidetrack to permit passenger train
No. 26. northbound, to pass when the
train was boarded by thirteen armed
men who ordered the engine crew to
cut out the mail and express cars.
Reports from the hold-up say that
the gang ran the detached cars about
one mile north and then escaped in
motor cars.