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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-23

amount Of capital necessary and the
small probability Of getting satisfac-
tory returns on the money invested.
So far as can be ascertained in cases
In which failure has been met with
the trouble has been mostly due to the
fact that hog cholera was allowed to
claim large portion Of the animals !;
in other words, the owners faisAd to
immunize their stock in proper man
ner. The belief that hogs fed on garb-
cholera infection Is we'll founded.
There is always the possibility that
oNrbage contains scraps of pork, such
as rinds and trimmings from hams
and bacon, or products of cholera car
casses that have been prepared for
markets at small local Strengthening
houses where no inspection Is main
tanned. These pieces Of choleraic pork,
without doubt, will reproduce the dis
ease If consumed in the raw state by
susceptible animals, besides creating a
source Of Infection which may be re-
tanned on the premises under garbage
feeding conditions.
The hog raiser who feeds garbage
in limited way only to supplement
in part other classes of feed can read
oughly before feeding and in this way
eliminate, to large degree, the dan
ger Of cholera infection. If, however.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-23
.FOCH'S ARMIES GAIN
French Enlarge Positions South
of ST.. Quentin.
British Forces Regain Ground Along
Hindenburg Line Between Cam
brai and ST. Quentin.

Paris, Sept. 23.-The French en-
larged their positions south Of st.
Quentin, east Of HinencOurt and La
FOntaine. They reached the edge Of
Vendeuil, less than three miles north
of La Fere. Three cOunter-attacks
were broken north of Allemant and the
Aisne. To the east of Sancy (north-
west Of Vailly) the French won new
ground and took prisoners.
These successes were announced by
the war Office.
With the British Army in France,
Sept. 23.-A midnight advance of the
London and English country troops
resulted in the regaining of a large
portion of the gDund lost last Satur-
day after an attack along the frag-
ments Of the Hindenburg outpost line
between Cambria and st. Quentin.
The result of the fighting Of the
last SO hours has been to bring the
British front within about three-quar-
tiers of q mile Of the main Hindenburg
system opposite BellecOurt, on the
canal, and within mile and a quar-
ter of the Vendhuille bridgehead, II
miles south Of Cambria.
Trench warfare, with constant
bombing, Is inevitable at present.
The Germans are fighting stub
bOrnly.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-23

large herds are fed on garbage en-
'tirely, cooking Is not practicable and
from the feeders point Of view 1t Is
not advisable. Therefore, In all such
cases 1t is of the utmost Importance
that the animals be immuniZed and
thus protected from hog cholera; In
fact, owners Of such enterprises should
be sure that hogs are permanently i'm
mune before they are placed on such
feed.
Pigs narrowed from immune sOws
have q natural resistance to hog chOl
era during their sucking period. When
they are about to lose this degree OF
immunity. about weaving time, they
should be given the simultaneous inoc
ulation (serum and virus). Even with
this method Of treatment few In
dividuals may become again suscep
tible: therefore the herd should be
observed closely at all times anC
treated again If any Of the animals
show signs of infection.
Considering the income derived from
hogs and the reasonable rates at which
garbage has been obtained, the extrs
expense of treating the animals must
be viewed as part of business prop
osition, such as insuring against de
struction by fire or against accidents
of any kind; and feeders Of garbage
cannot consider their business as safe
unless they protect 1t against all pos
sible reverses. Of which the most seri
Gus is hog cholera.
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Just One More Question.

"Do you happen to be going far, sir?"
said the inquisitive traveller to the man
in the corner, after having reduced ev-
eryone else in the compartment to 81
lent frenzy.
ooh, no, only to Scotland" replied
the other, sarcastically. 81 am q COM
mercial traveller. My age is forty-six.
I am married. My name is Thomas
Brown. / have a son of nineteen. He
Is in the Blankshire Bluffs. My father
died last July. He was on the stock
exchange. My mother is still living.
have niece with red hair. Our char
lady's name is Jane Briggs. Is there
anything else"
The inquisitive man hesitated.
what Oil do you use for your
tongue?" he inquired slowly.-London
Times.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-23
TOSS HATS INTO THE WATER
United States Marines Have Superstl
ton That There 10 Luck
In It.

Port Royal, S. C-Instead of "toss-
ing their hats in the ring" the U. S.
marines now toss 'em In the water.
Tossing their hats In the ocean for
luck was adopted as one Of the marine
customs when a gust Of wind snatched
the chapeau of recruit while he was
crossing the bay off Paris Island, s.
c., the marines training camp. The
lid" sailed gracefully out into space
and was soon bobbing merrily on the
dancing waves.
Taking the accident as a cue lust
for luck" the remainder Of the re-
cruits Immediately sailed their hats
out into the deep, and the bay was
soon dotted with hundreds Of straw
hats.
The boys passed the word" and
now no recruit can expect to have
good luck unless he has cast his hat
upon the receding tide.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-23
YANKS CAPTURE
HUNS IN RAIDS
Enter German Lines Northeast of
st. MihieI and Kill Number
of Defenders.
ARTILLERY AIDS IN ATTACK
Forty Teutons Slain and Wounded by
Barrages-Americans Engage in
...s Hard Fight in Village Of
haumont.

With the American Forces in Lor-
raine, Sept. 23.-American troops
made two successful raids on the Ger
man lines northeast of st. Mihiel early
Sunday morning, taking 20 prisoners
in the region Of Haumont and five
prisoners southeast of Charey. Both
raids were preceded by barrages.
Patrols from the region of Haumont
reported that at least forty Germans
were killed or injured. Other patrols
from the Charey region estimated that
the barrage killed at least score Of
Germans.
Take Machine Gunners.
The prisoners taken southeast OF
Charey were machine gunners, the
Americans capturing two heavy ma
chine guns. At HaumOut the Germans
were captured in dugouts, where they
had taken refuge from the stiff Amer
lean barrage.
The Germans answered with their
artillery along the military line. The
first American barrage began soon
after midnight. The other started at
two o'clock. Both continued for two
hours.
Fight in Streets.
A unit Of the American raiders en-
tered HaumOnt, where the Germans
had been using church tower as an
observation post. Sharp fighting took
! place in the streets Of the village, the
Americans getting the better Of the
Germans and obtaining the informa-
ton desired. They then returned to
their own lines.
When the American barrages had
started, the Germans apparently be-
! lieved that another offensive had
| opened and filed the sky with rockets
and signal shells. The heavy Smelling
apparently caused confusion in the
enemy front, because after the first
barrage it was more than 20 minutes
before the Germans replied.
PershIng's Report.
Washington, Sept. 23.-The war de-
partment made public the following
communique from General Pershing:
"Section AIN the WOevre our raid
ing parties penetrated the enemy's
lines at two points. inflicting numerous
casualties and brought back 25 pris-
Oners. A hostile detachment that at
tempted to reach our positions was
repulsed, leaving two of its men in
| our hands,
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-23
DIE TRYING TO SAVE SHIP
Ten U. s. Blue Jackets Perish on Tor.
! pedoed British Steamer.

| Washington, Sept. 23.-Ten enlisted
men Of the crew Of the coast guard
cutter Seneca lost their lives Septem-
Der 18 while attempting in a heavy
sea to save the British steamer Well
ington, which had Teen put in a sink
Ink condition by an enemy torpedo,
the navy department was informed by
Admiral Sims.
The names Of those lost follow !:
William L. Boyce, 227 Duncan avenue,
Jersey City, N. j.; James J. Nevins, 1
Sixth street, Norwich, Conn.,; Merton
Stellenwerf. Port Richmond, N. T.;
Raymond II. Pingard, 534 Noble ave-
nue., Bridgeport, Conn.,; William II.
Prime, IS Locust avenue, Yonkers, N.
Y; Russell ELAN, 90 address; August
Vulegaer, no address; Martin Vesen,
Denmark; William s. Newbury, 81
Chapel street, New Haven, Conn.
The body Of Best was recovered by a
United States destroyer.
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Few Words Needed.

1t Is declared by a philologist that
nine words do One-fourth of our verbal
work and. 43 one-half. The nine most
useful words are: And, he, have, it,
Of, the, to, will, you. The 81 more
that with these nine do half our lit
erary work are: About, all, as, at. can,
come, day, dear, for, go, hear, her, if,
In, me, much, not, on, one, say, she,
so, that, there, they, this, too, time. we,
with, write your.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-23
ADAPTED TO SOIL BUILDING
Sheep Peculiarly Beneficial to Land
Losing Its Productiveness
DroppInos Are Rich.

A great many farms that have been
cropped year after year are rapidly
losing their productiveness, and there
is no class Of live stock so well
adapted to building up Of the soil as
sheep. Their droppings are extremely
rich and are scattered over the fields
in q manner which neither man nor
machine can duplicate.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-23
CZECHO-SLOVAKS AID ITALY
RepuIse Austrian Attacks With Ad-
mlrabIe Vaior, Says Rome.

Rome, Sept. 23.-The official COM
munication issued here, dealing with
operations in the mountain front of
the northern Italian theater, follows:
"South of Mayo two enemy columns
attacked the salient Of point 7O3 at
Dissalte.a The. gallant troops of the
Sixth Czecho-Slovak division, who were
holding the position, defended them
selves with admirable valor, and the
encircling attack was crushed and re-
pulsed by machine gunners, who brave
ly went outside their lines to fight"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-23

Renamed for y. s. Trade Board.
Washington. Sept. 29.-Victor Mur-
dock Of Kansas was nominated nv
President Wilson for another term as
a member of the federal trade COM
mission.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-23
LOST GOO, 1000 IN SIX MONTHS
Havas Agency Estimates Enemy's Cas-
uaItIes In Recent Battles.

ualties in Recent Battles.
Paris, Sept. 23.-In a review Of the
battles in France during the last Elk
months, the Ravas agency says:
I'm the last two months alone the
allies took $4,000 prisoners. The en-
envy losses in men who will never be
able to return to the ranks are esti
mated at 100000, void which the
1920 class will not suffice to ILL.,"
It credits to the American troops the
re-establishment of the balance on the
western front and points out the entir.
change that has taken place in the last
two months.
CZECHO-SLOVAKS AID ITALY
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1872 KILLED IN AUSTRIA

= Ammunition Plant.
Amsterdam, Sept. 23.-Three hum
dred and eighty-two persons have been
killed and many others injured in an
explosion in an ammunition factory at
Woellersdorf, a town near the Aus
trian capital, according to the Vienna
newspapers. Fire broke out in the
powder room, and the terrific heat
quickly overcame those In the fame
wrapped building. Most Of the victims
were girls.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-23
J. C. Draeger
Electrical Contractor
PHONE NO. 521-J

We Take Care Of Everything in the
Electrical Line-Repair all Kinds OF
Electric Apparatus-Old and New
House Wiring-Prcmpt Service Ever.
Office-116 N. THIRD ST-WatertOWn
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junction only.
Train No. 33 arrives from Milwau-
kee and departs for Madison at 1888
a. m. except Sunday.
Train No. arrives from Chicago
and departs for Madison at 1929 p. m.
daily except Sunday.
Train No. 423 arrives from Chi ago
and departs for Madison at 100 p. NJ
except Sunday.
Train No. 81 arrives from the east
at 5:55 p. NJ, except Sunday.
Train No. 40 Saturday and Sunday
only arrives from Milwaukee at 1855
p. m. and goes no further.
Train No. 80 arrives from the east
at 1850 p. 10. daily.
Train No. 40 arrives from Madison
at 9:05 a. M, except Sunday.
Sunday excursion train arrives from
Milwaukee at 1862 a. m. and goes
through to Madison, returning at $40
p. m.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN
South.


Chicago passenger---------6 $50 q. m.
Chicago passenger OF a. M
Chicago passenger--------1 1880 p. N
GAINESVILLE passenger----- 7.15 p. m.
500 a. m. train makes close con-
nections for the west at Jefferson
Junction.
Both 11:O7 a. m. and 7:15 p. m.
trains make close connections at JEFF
ferson Junction for Madison and all
points west.
North.
Green Bay passenger-------7:55 a. m.
Green Bay, Sundays only----8:1O q. m.
Green Bay enger-------2:42 p. M
Northern Michigan p. M
Rockford passenger arrives at Wa
tertown at $40 a. m. and goes no
farther.
The 1883 q. m. train makes cOnhec-
ton at Clyman Junction for trains
east
The 1870 train south makes cOnnec-
lions at Jefferson Junction for points
east
A train goes west from Clyman
Junction at 4:45 p. m.
'Daily.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-23

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL
East
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
u. S. 1918 Corn Production
Is 2,749, go, 900 Bushels

Corn production this year will be
2,749, 19S, 900 bushels, the department
Of agriculture announced In it's Novem-
Der crop report giving the preliminary
estimate Of the crop. Preliminary esti-
mates of production of other crops fol-
low: Buckwheat, 1S,37O,OOO bushels
potatoes, 800, 1O1, 900 bushels; sweet
potatoes, 8S,114.OO0 bushels; tobacco,
1,266, 600 pounds; flaxseed, 14,648,-
600 bushels; pears, 1O,342,OO0 bushels /;
apples, 1871, 800, 200 bushels sugar beets,
6,549,OO0 tons; kafirs, 81, 5000 BUSH
els; cranberries. $4,000 barrels; on
ions, 13,43S,OOO bushels; cabbage, $685..
600 tons sorghum strip, 20. 757, 900 gal
Ions; clover seed, 1,24S,OOO bushels;
peanuts, 52,617,0 900 bushels. Other de-
tails Of the report are: Weight Of
measured bushel: Wheat, 5S.S pounds;
oats, 1872; barley. 1919. Stocks of old
corn On farms November / were 49,
100000 bushels, compared with 34,44S,-
600 last year.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
OF INTEREST TO
POULTRY GROWERS

House early, hatch early, lay early.
are the keynotes of success In poultry
raising" said John l.. Prehn, extern
sion poultry husbandman of the de.
partment Of agriculture and the exten.
sion division of the Kansas State Ag.
ricultural college.
AT this season Of the year the main
and fundamental point is to have ali
strong, vigorous, well matured pullets
housed in their winter quarters. The
eason for this is that they may be.
come accustomed to their new quarters
and to each other before they start
laying. Moving birds from one place
to another has a tendency to stop OF
retard the egg yield. Early housing
means early laying. Early laying
means more profits and early fall lay.
ing mean early spring Matching. 1t is
the early Matched pullet that pays. II
is the early housed pullet that lays
In placing those pullets in their win
ter quarters the last general culline
should be done for the winter.
IF this general idea Is followed fol-
n period Of years." said Mr.. Prehn
"the profits will increase very materi.
ally. Every poultry raiser should
keep In mind the adage, house early
hatch early, lay early"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
YOUTHS PART IN
PAST WARS
Young Men Developed Into
Great Warriors

Alexander the Great was a cele-
brated soldier at twenty.
Washington was a major before he
was twenty.
Kitchener OF twenty was fighting for
the French in the Franco-Prussian
war.
The Duke of Wellington was an en-.
sign at eighteen.
Grant was a lieutenant at twenty
one.
Farragut was an ensign at twelve.
Napoleon was q lieutenant at seven
teen.
Lafayette was a major general In the
American army at twenty.
Commodore Stephen Decatur-"My
country, right or wrong"-entered the
navy at nineteen.
James Lawrence-"Never give up
the ship''-entered service at sixteen.
One of the greatest of NapoleOn's
marshals, Berthier, entered military
service at thirteen.
Murat, who rose from n stable boy
to be king of Naples, was a chasseur
at twenty.
Massena, the son of q tanner, enter
ed French service at seventeen, and
Napoleon later considered him as the
greatest Of all his generals.
Ney-"Bravcst of the brave"-was a
Hussar at eighteen.
OF Washington's generals, Montg0m.
cry entered the army at eighteen,
Gates before he a twenty, Hamilton
at nineteen was captain of artillery,
Light Horse" Harry Lee was captain
at nineteen, General Knox enlisted at
eighteen, Clinton was but twenty when
he was q captain fighting at Frontenac.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
Czechs and SIovaks, the
Areas of the Countries, and
Population Each One Mas

The Czechs and Slovaks are in eff
feet the same race, with only slight
difference in language, and political
division between them was erected
pnly In 1857, when, to divide the ener-
gies Of the people, the Slovaks were
put under Hungarian rule. The
Czechs and Slovaks for a great many
years chafed under and resisted Aus
-rian and Hungarian rules. The
Cxechs inhabit Bohemia, Moravia and
Austrian Silesia, crown lands Of the
Austrian empire lying between Aus
tria proper and the south of the Ger
man empire. The Slovaks live In the
upper region Of Hungary, adjoining
the Czechs In the east and southeast.
The Czechs are one Of the most highly
civilized peoples In the world, and
economically the most prosperous OF
the Austrian empire. Their country
includes most Of the coal and iron de-
posits Of the empire, the principal
manufactures and the most prosperous
agricultural districts.
The Slovaks have been held back
by Magyar repression. Ever since the
outbreak Of the war in 1914 the
Czechs and Slovaks resisted most per-
sistently the German oppressors, riot
Ing against being enlisted as soldiers
or surrendering In great numbers to
Russia after entering the service.
Even the harshest measures did not
crush their struggle in their own
land and In Russia their recent serv-
Ice to the allies Is well known.
The area Of the Czech countries Is
about $4,000 square miles and of the
Slovak region about $4,000. Within
the boundaries proposed for the
Czecho-Sl9vbk nation there will be
about 11,Hot.0OO people, about 2,000,.
900 Of whom are other than Czechs or
Slovaks. It Is proposed to give the
minority peoples a liberal share Of self
government.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
Larue Back Scratcher.

A neighbor recently purchased
three pigs and Quartered them in his
back yard. This is something Of a
novelty in this neighborhood and CON
sequently very interesting to the chill
dren who spend q great deal Of time
watching them. The other night Dad
dy asked our four-year-old girl, "Wel
how are the pigs today" She began
to laugh and answered.:
ooh, Daddy, one is such a funny
pig. Whenever 1t has an itch 1t
scratches itself with It's house,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20

The very definite character OF APP
parel to be worn during periods Of
mourning, Is the result Of custom,
deeply rooted In sentiment. In recent
years periods Of mourning have grown
shorter and apparel has become less
somber than In the past, but 1t has lost
nothing In dignity and has gained In
beauty. There Is some difference of
opinion. among people Of equal intelli-
gence, as to whether 1t should be worn
Or not, but there Is no question as to
the privilege Of individuals to decide
this matter. The demand for mourn
ing continues and specialists give their
time to designing 1t. Black and white
Grape for first mourning, certain silks
and other fabrics In black or white are
used In making It.
The three hats shown In the group
above employ silk and Grape. The first
one Ia Of silk laid In tucks over the
crown and plain on the upper brim.
Black georgette makes q soft facing.
For trimming q few dull black beads
are scattered about on the upper brim.
- flower motif with leaves and stem.
made Of folds OF silk. IL applied to
the crown.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20

Your Labor C0unts-every ounce
of work you do helps some soldier.
This war was fought as truly in the
household and in the workshop as It
was ir the trenches.
Some of our American women are
borne down physically and mentally,
by the weaknesses of their sex. They
suffer from backache, dragging senSa-
ton, are very nervous and have pain in
top of head. If they ask their neighbors
they will be told to take a FdVorite Pre-
scription Of DR.. Pierce's which has been
so well and f~avorably known for the past
half century.
Weak women should try it now. Don't
wait! Today is the day to begin. This
temperance tonic and nervine will bring
vim, vigor and vitality. Send DR.. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y, l0c. for trial pkg. tablets.
1t promotes perfect regularity. 1t soothes
and strengthens the nerves, drives away
dependency, and gives a healthy appetite
and refreshing sleep. 1t makes weak
women strong.
1t is a wonderful prescription prepared
only from natures roots and herbs with
no alcohol to falsely stimulate and no
narcotic to wreck the nerves.
Write DR.. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel,
Buffalo, N. Y, for free confidential medi-
cal advice.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
"Let Time Do It," When 1t
Comes to Evening Up" Old
Scores or Fancied Injury

A gentleman who believed he had
been insulted or mistreated by anOth-
err, notes a writer in the Columbus
co. Dispatch, rushed into the office
of a friend, the other day-a big buSi-
ness mainland declared he would get
even with the fellow in some way.
But the big business mar hardly
LET time do it,"
The man of big affairs then deliv-
cred a little sermon something after
this fashion: II have often felt like
getting even with somebody, but l
have done so. l have let time
do it. Time always evens up things
better than / could do SO. If a man
doesn't treat ME right, there is some
thing wrong with him he has some
defect that will prove to be his undo
ing. So when | am offended or mis-
treated or injured, 1 just wait. Time
does the work. Why, only yesterday
l found a place for a fellow who was
my bitter enemy ten years ago-a
man who circulated malicious state
mentS against me and tried to ruin
my credit at the bank. He failed mis-
erably in business himself, and went
down and out. A few days ago he
appealed to me to help him-and I did
so, because time had gotten even with
him.
Greater philosophy never came from
the lips of man. Time evens up all
things. 1t captures the thief, it pun
ishes the liar, it pals the hand Of the
murderer. The offenses that may be
committed against you today are look
ed after by time. And no man ever
got even' with another by doing him
IN injustice.