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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-01-01
LITTLE BY LITTLE

'Little by little" an acorn said,
As it slowly sank in its messy bed
81 am improving every day,
Hidden deep in the earth away"
Little by little each day it grew;
Little by little it slipped the dew;
Downward it sent a thread-like root ;
Up in the air sprung a tiny shoot !;
Day after day, and year after year,
Little by little, the leaves appear;
And the slender branches spread
far and wide,
Till the mighty oak is the forests
pride.
"Little by little" said a thoughtful
boy,
moment by moment I'll well en-
ploy,
Learning little every day,
And not spending all my time in
play,
And still this rule in my mind shall
dwell,
Whatever | do, l will do it we'll"
Little by little, I'll learn to know
The treasured wisdom of long ago;
And one of these days perhaps wen
see
That the world will be the better for
me-"
And do not YOU think that this sim
pie plan
Made him a wise and a useful man?
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-01-01

been able to help the most, the
death rate has gone up over five
times the rate in midsummer. The
little children and the old people
are dying off rapidly. 1t is the
same in the other countries that
have been devastated by war.
The occupying armies suck out the
life blood, the FOOD supply.
5. How can we help these starv-
ing people2
If children dying of starvation
stretched out their bony hands for
the food you are eating, you would
not hesitate, YOU would give it all,
at once. The Food Administration
does not ask you to do this. 1t
does not ask you to sacrifice your
self, but simply to see that all
wastes is stopped, that every par
ticle of food is made the most of,
in order that there may be a larger
surplus to send abroad.
6. How may waste be prevented
In large way, by the U. s. Food
Administration who control the
movement of crops, watching the
spectators in the markets, and the
large handlers of food products.
In small way by every individ-
ual who sees that no waste is
permitted in the kitchen, the gar
bage pail, the shops, or on the farm.
7. What is the best food to send
abroad2
The foods that keep well, and
white flour. Perishable foods should
be consumed at home.
Fat Ash and other sea food, poul-
Try aad rabbits, instead Of beef,
mutton and pork. Fish, chicken,
etc, cannot be slapped in compact
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-01-01

capita in the United States was 1875
pounds, which is more than three
times the amount provided by the
Standard Balanced Ration, and sew
en- times what the war ration allows
the German people. Fats are useful
in many ways in the production of
munitions and other things needed
to win the war. We must stop
wasting fats when our Soldiers,
and Sailors and our fighting Asso-
ciates need them so desperately.
Use no butter in cooking. Cook
with olive or cottonseed oil instead.
Save lard by frying in vegetable
fat or oil.
Try to use all leftover fats in
cooking, but If there is some you
cannot use, save it carefully, make
scrubbing soap out of it, or sell it
to the soap-maker.
IL. Why is there sugar short
age9
Before the war, France, Italy and
Belgium raised all their own sugar.
Great Britain bought sugar from
Germany.
Now France, Italy, and Belgium
cannot raise much sugar because
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-01-01


their men are ngnung, ana Great
Britain cannot buy sugar where
she used to buy it.
All must now get sugar where
we get it, and there is not enough
to go around unless we save.
Save your cake and candy for
the starving children abroad.
Eat half as much sweets as be-
fore and you still eat more than
the Englishman or Frenchman or
Italian or Belgian gets.
Use honey, maple syrup, corn
syrup and sorghum instead of
sugar.
IL. What does the Food Admins
tration ask in order that we may
save the food needed to send to
Europe?
ONE WHEATLESS DAY each
week and one WHEATLESS MEAL
each day; the wheatless day to be
Wednesday. BY wheatless we mean
to eat no wheat products.
ONE MEATLESS day each week
which shall be Tuesday and ONE
MEATLESS meal each day. By
we mean to eat no red
meat-beef, pork, mutton, veal,
lamb; no preserved meat-beef.
bacon, ham or lard.
ONE PORKLESS day each week
in addition to Tuesday, which shall
be Saturday. By porkless we mean
no fnseh or sailed pork, bacon, lard
or ham.
The answer of the Patriots, be
they men or women, to this request
of the Food Administration is the
simple, eve will" Consider the
sacrifices it entails for us compar-
ed with the sacrifices that may be
made in our behalf by the boys who
enlist in cur National Armies.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-01-01
Ford For Sale

FUTu FUT Sale
Ford Runabout in good running
order. Apply at this office. 20-tf
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-01-01
FOOD CONSERVATION


1. Why was the U. s. Food Ad4
ministration organized9
To provide the needed supplies
and to prevent the waste Of food.
2. Why is such an organization
necessary
Because there is food shortage
in Europe. The people of Finland,
Roumania, Serbia, Denmark, Swed-
en-, and Holland are asking us for
food. We have been helping to
feed the starving population of
Belgium since the war began, and
our allies, England, France, and
Italy, are calling upon us for sup
plies. Food in America must be
properly handled in order that we
may be able to send abroad as
much food as possible. :
3. What is the cause Of the food
shortage in Europe7
During the three years of war,
between 100000 and 6,OO0,OOO
men have been killed in battle.
These men we're drawn from the
farms and other domestic industries.
In the armies at the front are many
millions more. Add to these the
at work in munition
plants, and the fact that MANY of
The most productive farms of Flu
rope have been turned into battle.
fields. With farms destroyed and |
farmers, cattle-raisers and millers
aiken from their daily pursuits to
light for life and liberty, the food
shortage is a natural RESULT.
4. Is it fact that the people Of
europe are dying of starvationq
Yes. In Belgium where we have
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-01-01

Since the overthrow of the Rom
anoffs, things have happened so rap
idly in Russia that the average edi-
torial writer is forced to keep a
stock of illusions on hand to in
sure getting the right "dope' and
even then lot of perfectly good
editorial efforts have been dumped
into the discard. If things over
there stay "put" for twenty four
hours ON a stretch, We may have
something to say of them.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-01-01
We Have For Sale

a large number of highly productive
well located farms. ranging in size
from fifty to four hundred acres In
Oldham and adjoining counties. good
pixies, interurban service to Louis
vile. excellent water and every con
venience; land is adapted to orchard
gra9s, alfalfa, blue grass, corn. wheat
and clover, and is highly drouth re
sistent. For particulars write OF
phone DIXON G COSTING.
Lagrange, KY
Home phone l02 and o7-B2.
Cunt phone s5-J and s7-W (21-tD
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-01-01

form like meat, and are more per-
ishable Do not use either beef,
mutton or pork more than once a
day. Keep them to send abroad.
Have one meatless day a week on
Tuesday, mad one wheatless day on
Wednesday, and in addition make
Saturday porkless day.
s. Why should we eat less wheat :
Europe is suffering for wheat.
We have already sent them the sur
plus of the 1917 harvest. II is far
from enough. We are powerless to
relieve all the suffering, but we can
send what we are willing TO save
from our own tables. See that no
wheat is wasted. Have at least one
meal a day without wheat bread.
Use instead corn, oat, barley or
mixed cereal breads. Eat less
cake and pastry.
9. Why not send the surplus of
our corn crop to Europef
We cannot send them corn be-
cause they have not enough mills to
grind it and are not familiar with
its use as food. Even if they knew
how to use corn meal, it is not suit
able for shipment because it is so
liable to spelling. The oats, rye,
barley, etc, that we send them will
not support them unless mixed with
wheat
WE MUST SEND THEM MORE
AND TO DO THIS, WE
MUST EAT LESS WHEAT BREAD.
: 10. What is needed besides meat
and wheat7
Fats and sugar.
The American people are the
greatest fat MASTERS in the world.
n 1916 the fat consumption per
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-01-01

We are assured by Washington
officials that profteering in food
will be ended. May the end be
soon, and may it also be the end
of the profiteers.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-01-01

ExCzar Nicholas is said to have
escaped from Siberia. Interesting
developments are possible should he
decide to make an effort to regain
his lost crown.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-01-01

The dodo is not the only bird to
suffer extinction. There is also the
"stand pat Republican" and the
''yaller dog Democrat"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-01-01

Scientific research has ruined the
lark's reputation for early rising,
we are told. Now if science win
assure us that the worm has no
such Objectionable habit, it will lay
DOGGY that has pursued us all
through life.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-01-01
Notice.

Complaint has been and is being
made over condition of paved
streets. The public will please take
notice that the reason same have
not been flushed by the Street Com
missioner is because of shortage of
coal. By flushing the water is low
cred in Stand Pipe as well as the
pressure for fire protection as the
Water Company has been unable to
obtain coal at all times when neces-
sary. 1t is either a question of
clean streets and danger from fire,
or dirty streets for a while and
ample water in case of fire. Con-
slider which is the least of the two
evils. 1t takes coal to force water
into Stand Pipe.
C. K. OLDHAM, Mayor.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-01-01
"if You Are in Need"

If you need new shoes, buy them.
If your shoes need repairing take
them to O'Connell's Shoe laboratory
Maysville St., Opposite Lloyd's Cafe,
Phone S45. (11-tf)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-01-01

Rooms For Kentucky furnish-
ed, centrally located, use of bath,
phone PSI. (tf)
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05
'jS.0OO,OOO,OOO IS
WAR COST ONE YEAR

Washington. Apr. 5. Nine billion
dollars is the approximate cost ia
the United States OF one year Of war
More than one-half has gone in
loans to the allies, which will be re-
paid eventually: over one-third has
been spent for the army and military
establishment; one-tenth for the
navy and one-fifteenth for shipbulld.
ing.
Just one-sixth OF this big war cost
has been raised by taxation and other
ordinary sources Of revenue, and the
balance has come from sale OF liberty
bonds and certificates Of indebted
ness.
Enormous as these war expendi-
lures may seem to country whose
government, In peace times. costs be-
tween s7oo. 900. 900 and $500. .ooO.-
900. they are less than Great Brit
aims and are only about two-thirds
or estimates made BY oficials less
than a year ago. Slow progress OF
the shipbuilding program and the re-
tarding Of the outpouring Of war
supplies are regarded BY ofllcials a.
the chief reasons why expenditures
did mt eoua1 nof{rnotoe
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05
EVERY CITIZEN WHO IS ABLE
SHOULD BUY AL|BERTY BOND

The third Liberty loan campaign
viii oficlally open on April g. and
subscriptions will close ON Nav I
~ I, ~. ,... N,
:" ' : '.'' ''''s W. ~ 'a'o'
may y ano VIII pear interest AZ tn'
rate OF ~ per cent from that date
The bonds Will be issued In denomi'
nations Of $50. 800. $500. $1,000
5000 and $4,000. The first In.
terest coupons will be payable Sep
tember 18th. and thereafter the In
terest Will be paid on March 18th
and September 18th Of each year. but
the maturity Of these bonds has not
been announced" said Chairman
Bramwell OF the Liberty loan COM
mittee today, after receiving ofncial
Information to this effect. "0n all
applications the initial payment Of
. per cent will be required, 30 per
cent will be due May 2s, IS per cent
on July IS and 40 per cent on Au-
gust 10. Delivery Of bonds will be
made upon payment IN full on or be-
fore May 4th The treasury depart
ment announces that definite bonds,
under present plans. will be ready
fof prompt delivery. thus avoiding
the unnecessary delay encountered in
connection with the first and second
loans.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05

make this drive = success. the ener-
| gies and activities Of every citizen
should be directed to one purpose -
Josephine county over the top with
ia minimum OF 100000.
II believe. as patriotic duty,
every organization. either social OF
fraternai. should suspend any antici-
pated soeials or gatherings OF any
kind. which will conflict in any way
with Liberty loan workers or meet
ings. When we announce meetings
Throughout the county. every citizen
residing within given district
should allow nothing to stand in the
way, but arrange to be present and
ready to render assistance. No per-
son will be forced to buy bond. but
every one will be expected to per-
form duty. That duty 10 clearly
defined and understood by every
good rcd blooded American who
stands firmly in defense Of his coun-
try. The time has come when every
man will be put to the test. He Is
either, for US or against Us. The
man who can and won't had better
look out for the yellow Sheet, It
is an undesirable color---lt means
- =
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05
LINE Of MARCH FOR
LIBERTY LOAN PARADE

The following order will be OBJ
served tomorrow in forming the
parade: the band, q. A. n. and w
r. {. will form In front Of the courl
house on Sixth street; the Cir
Scouts and Honor Guards on Sixth
street opposite the Methodist church
Boy Scouts on y street north Of
court house: Red Cross ladies In
court house; Junior Red Cross on y
street south Of Methodist church;
automobiles on sixth street from al
ley at Methodist church north. Please
follow above directions and be on
hand at o'clock sharp. The parade
will start at the court house and
march down Sixth street to the Ok
ford hotel, counter-march> and re-
turn on the right side Of sixth
street to the Railroad park.
At the Railroad park the follow
Ing program will be giyeny
Selection by TIP band.
Keep the Home Fires Burning.''
lead BY the public schools, every
body join In singing.
Patriotic talk, Melville T. Wire.
Third Liberty loan. Frank Bran
we'll.
Each speech will be only ten min
utes.
Close by singing America"
The committee In charge expect at
least / 900 people to be In the pa
rade.
This is the anniversary OF the dec
laratlon Of war with Germany and
the opening Of the third Liberty loan
campaign and we hope all our citi-
sens Will observe the hours from 70
to . as a part Of a holiday and every
patriotic citizen Is asked to be In the
parade or on the street giving their
support and enthusiasm 70 the occa-
sion.
SAM II. BAKER.
GEO 9. SABIN,
ASA HoLCOMp.
J. II. WILLIAMS
Committee,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05

vlAdivostok h a fortified seapor,
Of eastern Siberia, on the harbor Of
the Golden Horn. In the Gulf OF Pc
tor the Great. In the Japanese sea,
II was founded In 1851, and Ia an
important naval station Of Russia,
and the eastern terminus OF the
rrans-SIberian railway. The harbor
is surrounded by hills which are well
fortified. II has largo dry docks.
watcr works. electric street railways.
two large shipbuIlding yards and
mechanical shopa. II has about ss.-
900 people. including nearly $4,000
soldisrs.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05

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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05
AMERICAN IxvENrs
NEW LIQUID p',sk

Denver. Colo. Apr. s<-A liquid
nre Of moro killing power than any
thing ever introduced In the world
war by Germany Ia reported to have
bsen invented by DR., William X. c,
Berlin OF this city, The discovery
has been offered to the goscrnyent
for use In Europe, The invention Is
the result OF experiments that have
continued since the beginning Of the
European conflict In 1914,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05
ITALY SATISFIED WITH
ciEMENcEAu's "c0Ms-BAcK'

Paris. APR, 6.-A Hsvas dispatch
from Rome. says:
Political circles are unreservedly
satisfied by Premier clemencsau CIV
Ing tho lie 70 Count cxsrnin. the
AustriAn-fIungarian foreign mInia-
ter. II now 10 hoped that the isgend
OF a possible agreement With Austria
and a.scparats peace foreversIs dissi-
patsd. IN the repeated shamIsss had
faith shown by her statesmen. Aus
tris IL REGARDED - more than ever
0ermany'a alavo. by her Germany
suecssdsd In making wsr and ~ ~
Germany now Is trying to make
psaes."
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05
SPOKANE POLICE RA|Dl
L.W.W. HEADQUARTERS

Spokane. Apr. b---police here have
ralded the headquarters OF lumber
workers and agricultural workers
headquarters OF tho !. w. W. and
took 30 men 10 police headquarters
and seized literature.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05
HENEY RESIGNS TO
STUMP CALIFORNIA

Washington. Apr. 5.---Francis
Hcney has resigned as counsel for
the federal Trade commission In thu
packing investigation. 0ficials say
he has completed his work and will
return TO California and campaign
for governor Mrs. Heney is already
there. directing tho women's move
mont In his behalf.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05
SECOND DRIVE STARTS:
ALLIES HOLDING FIRM
On Ore Sector 100000 Huns Aiiek o. Frsa ef Nine
Miles, and Meet Bloody Reception 1a Tines
They Strike and Are Moved Down b Frsach

London. Apr. sk-0ermans renew
Cd the offensive today. BY striking at
positions south Of the somme. near
eat Amisns with heavy forces. Thsy
made slight gains At isolated points,
being repulsed elsewhere with great
Losses. How well the allies with
stood their onalaughts. Is shown by
the fact that on . front OF nine
miIes north Of Montdidier Germans
used over 10000 men. French con
tested theg round bitterly between
Avre and Luce, moving down the
enemy with artillery. The enemy
used masses Of infantry In ten reck-
less assaults.
Another sector Of trenches has
been taken over by the Americans.
on the heights Of the Mouse. south
OF verdun, where II has been COM
parstiveiy inactive.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05

Paris. Apr. 5.-Freuch lines hayt
held below Amiens. and Germans
have been defeated with great losses,
In what probably constituted their
most desperate eiFort yst to break ia
and cut on commusications. 4 bat.
RACED yesterday and last night. Al
. whole. the allied line was main.
tained In iis entirety. The enemy
gained about 1000 yards opposite
CasteI. where they are still nearly
three miles from the railroad.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05

San Francisco, Apr. 5.-The Onion
on company has sent million dol
lar check. as the nrst direct sub
scription 10 the Liberty loan.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05

London. Apr s. Germans this
morning attacked tho British on a
wide front extending through Der
nancourt. Menin, Beaumont. Hamei.
Frieguary and Merrinville. They
were repulsed with heavy losses. ex-
cept at DernAncourt. where they
gained slightly. No attack has yet
been made south Of the somms.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05

Paris, Apr. 5.--0ermans have con.
tinued their attacks. In spite Of the
superiority Of their electives they
were unable to attain their objective
which was the railway from Amiens
TO cliormopt. French have maintain
cd their line In its entirety and have
coQuered greater part Of EpInette
wood. north Of Orvillers-serel. where
enemy efforts TO dislodge them have
been In vain.
French have captured Staigman
farm. southeast Of Grivesnes and
held Il against the enemy's assaults
In the north French withdrew from
positions west Of CasteI. They threw
back the uernsns from Arrie cour
wood weal Of Mailly Rsmeval
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05

London. Apr. 81 British have
been prssssd back : short distance
on the frokt east Of Amleus. to POSI-
|tions east Of viIlers-Hrettonne
Germans have launched = great At
tack between the Somme and Lace
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-05

rivss. but hsvs bssa thrown back IN
most places.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-09
ALIENS MAY BE CITIZENS.
Bill Would Provide Naturalization fOl
Men With Good Records in Fight.
ing Forces

Washington, March Amy alier
who is a member with a clear record
Of any branch of the fighting force
Of the United States and who has re
sided in this country one year, would
be eligible for naturalization under {
bill passed today by the house. 1t goes
To the senate.
The bill is a modification of the one
introduced by Representative Flood
(Va.) chairman of the foreign affair."
committee, providing that certain so
called unwilling subjects of Austria
Hungary loyal to the United States be
excluded from requirements of laws
affecting aliens. The attorney genera
opposed specifically naming nationaH.
ties for exclusion, suggesting that tho
law could be administered with great.
er effectiveness if it's provisions were
made general.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-09
CROSSES FOR SOLDIERS.
CLEMENCAU DECORATES SIN
AMERICAN SOLDIERS.
Cross of War With Palm Given to
Two Lieutcnants, Two Scrgcants and
Two Privatcs-Onc Officer From

With the American Army in
France, March 3 (By the Associated
Press. premier Clemenceau, who
spent today on the American front
northwest of TOul, decorated two lieu
tenants. two sergeants and two pri-
Yates with the Croix de Guerro with
the palm Of heroism which they dis
played in the recent German raids
in this section.
One of the liteutenants comes from
Brooklyn and the other from Charles
ton, S. G. Both men went out into
No Mans Land in broad daylight and
gOt q German prisoner.
NJ. Clemenceau, accompanied b.
two French generals. arrived
American headquarters at the front
at an early hour and Immediately
up on three sides of a square in COM
panies.
The names of the men to be decor
ated were called and they stepped up,
the French premier pinning the dec
oratiOns on them and saying a word
to each. One he patted on the shoul-
der and said:
That's the way to do it,"
The American blushed and retired
to the ranks.
One Of the French generals said to
lieutenant newly decorated: eve
have got the Boches down and we
shall put them down deeper if we
keep working as we have"
AT the end of the ceremony a
young private came running along
hurriedly. He spoke for a moment
with his captain, fearing apparcntly
that he was going to lose his medal
The captain directed him to proceed
to M. Clemenceau's automobile, which
he did. The premier stepped out ant
slapped him on the back, handing hin
his war cross. One of the general.
| remarked laughingly: Never min(
about being late. You were on time
the other morning. That is enough.
The soldier in the excitement anC
glory Of the moment forgot to salute
but an American general came to hi.
rescue, whispering: Salute. Salute
None of the men decorated car
wear their honors until authorized BY
congress.