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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-05
HUNS FLANKS
TURNED BY ALLIES

Paris, Aug. 5.-The town of Fis-
mes, Germany's greatest storehouse
on the Aisne Marine battle front, has
been taken by the French and Amer
lean troops, according to the French
official communication, issued last
evening. The French also had cross
ed the Vesle at several points. Both
flank, of the German forces between
Rheims and scissors appear to have
been turned.
Allied troops crossed the Aisne at
several points yesterday between
scissors and Venigel. German re-
~sistance faltering on left wing Allied
advance while growing stubborn on
right, where Germans still retain
foothold on southern bank of Vesle
between Champigny and Jonchery,
northwest of Rheims.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-05
NOTED ALONG
THE BATTLE FRONT

Paris, Aug. 5.-There was a lull
in the battle along the scissors
Rheims front last night and the
breathing spell extended into this
morning. The Germans are being fa-
vored by the weather conditions,
which have transformed the Vesle
river banks into swamps and mo-
raises and they are making a sitter
stand here than was anticipated.
French attachments which crossed
the vesle are meeting with resistance
from the Germans, says the official
statement from the war office today,
1t is declared there is nothing OF inn
portance to report from the battle
front.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-05

Wanted. Lineman. Apply to the
electric light superintendent.
Eat at Jacks.
C. r. Berry made a business trip
to Sioux Falls Saturday.
The city library board will hold a
meeting this evening at 1880 o'clock,
Mrs. j. j. Roberts and Mrs. f. HI.
Hyde are recent arrivals at the lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hedland, of Sioux
Falls, spent Sunday with c. r. Berry
and family.
Full assortment of summer hats,
your choice for 90 cents.-Mrs.
Knoeri.
Father Stecher, of Howard, spent
the day in the city, guest of Father
Flynn.
Girl wanted for general house
work. Inquire at this office.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-05
new DRAFT PLAN
Is To 45 YEARS

Washington, ID. c., Aug. 5.-Draft
ages OF from Is to As years will be
recommended to congress in the bill
embodying the war departments new
man-power program which will be in
troduced in both houses of congress
today and expedited by committees
with a view to prompt consideration
when regular sessions of the senate
and house are resumed late this
month.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-05

All threshers in this county wheth-
er t%hreshing their own grain and
neighbors only or have a larger run
are requested to get report blanks
and permits from this office
The state council of defense are
asking the farmers to s. tight bot
tom bundle racks and also to pick up
all loose grain and bundles in the
field in order to save all grain pos
sible.
Men will be appointed to report
any farmer who does not abide by
the regulations. j. Bibby. Emer-
gency Demonstration Agent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-05
TAKE NOTICE.

1t has become the funny" prac-
tice of certain parties to remove and
displace the parking signs ON Egan
avenue and elsewhere. All such
lockers" are warned to discontinue
the practice before some accident
happens on account of their joke pro
clivities.-Grant Winesburg, Chief of
Police.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-05
LOCAL NEWS.


Broken Lenses accurately dupli-
Gated while you wait. Eyes exam
Optical Parlor.
Wanted. Good cook at Burress'
Cafe, Carthage, S. ID. Woman pre-
ferred. Wages $50 per month. Ad-
dress C. w. Burress, Carthage, S. ID.
For Rent. Cottage at lake with
garage.-Earle Kelley.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-05

statesmen Wanted. To represent
us selling all kinds of nursery stock
in your vicinity. A good opportunity
to make from 500 to $50 per
month, pay weekly. No experience
necessary. II interested write L. l..
May & Company. N~urserymen, st.
Paul, Mimi, for particulars.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-05
THE CITY.

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Showers tonight and probably
Tuesday; cooler east portion to-
night.
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-05
RHEUMATIC AND KIDNEY ILLS.

Troubled with rheumatism, kidney or
bladder affections? You need Foley
Kidney Pills. Mrs. Frank p. Wood, r.
+. ID. 2. Morrill,, Maine. writes: II
found relief as soon as I began taking
Foley Kidney Pills. My husband also
received much benefit from them. He
was lame. could not stoop over: now
feels no pain" Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-05

The Daily Leaders facilities for
Job printing are uH---passsd.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29
To Aid Man Power.

Prof. G.. l. Christie, assistant to Sec
Rotary of Agriculture Houston, recent
ly pointed out some striking illustra-
tions Of how the available labor sup
ply could be used to much better adj
vantage If supplemented by ma
chinery: of how some labor Is not
fully utilized because machinery Is not
used. On one farm In the corn belt
he saw two strong men. each with a
team of horses and single moldboard
pillow, following each other around the
field. On an adjoining farm seven
teen-year-old boy, driving four horses
to a two-furrow plow. was doing as
much and better work. On one farm
two men with two horses to wagon
were spreading manure with forks. On
an adjoining farm one man with three
horses to a manure sprender was ac-
complishing a larger amount of work
In a more efficient way. For lack or
proper machinery the labor Of one OF
the men blowing and one Of the men
scattering manure was thrown away.
Professor Christie points out that dur
ing the rest Of the season farmers can
handle their work with a materially
reduced number of men IL they avail
themselves of such things as the
double cutaway harrow, wide cutter
bar Of mower and binder, sheaf car
rfer on the grain harvester, tractor
haying tools, milking machine.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29
ToP-WoRKING or PEACH TREE
Change Of One Variety to Another May
Be Done by Shield Budding or
by Grating.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agricultural
Sometimes It Is desirable to change
the top Of a peach tree from one va
riety to another. A grower may find
after his orchard begins to bear that
he has a larger number Of trees Of
some variety than he wants; block
Of trees may prove to be some other
variety than the one ordered; or,
for some other reason, variety Is not
well adapted to the needs Of the own
err. In such cases he may top-work the
tree either by budding or by grating
to a desirable variety.
The ordinary method Of shield bud
ding is most commonly used for this
purpose. If the tree to be top-worked
IL not more than two or three years
old 1t is Usually practicable to insert
the buds directly into the main limbs
well down toward the point where
they leave the trunk.
If the tree to be top-budded has
reached the age when the bark on the
main limb has become too thick and
IlTffl 10 10 ulullpuldLtu Ecuuhy LUZ buu-
ding, 1t is necessary first to head 1t
back somewhat. as when the top is to
be replaced with new growth Of the
same variety, and later insert buds
on the new branches that develop
after the tree has been deheaded.
When this course Is followed the buds
should be inserted in the new growth
as near the trunk as Is practicable,
In order to have as large a portion OF
the top as possible of the new variety.
This Is also desirable on account Of
the subsequent management of the
tree. ~
Top-worlSing Is sometimes done by
grafting instead Of budding. the or
binary cleft graft being generally
used However, budding Is to be pre-
ferred, especially as the wounds made
In grating do not heal readily In the
case Of the peach, though when prop
erly done the union Of stock and
scion is generally strong enough to
make a fairly serviceable tree. But
trouble resulting from difficulties In
the healing Of the wound are likely
to occur.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29
PLANT FOOD DISEASES

You know something Of how
the United States department of
, Agriculture protects Americas
I l00D0000O consumers against
! diseased animal products.
Do you know that the depart
ment is just as vigilant in pro-
tecting the same consumers
! against diseased vegetable prod
ucts?
That, anyhow, Is true.
But do not be too conceited
: over what the department is do
!. ing for YOU.
The department is Interested
In the consumer as an lLdivid-
ual-in his personal welfare, in
! seeing that he has good. whole
some foods.
, But it is also Interested in the
: population en- masse-in seeing
that everybody gets ENOUGH
food.
} Diseased vegetable prouuctS, OF
course, are not good for the in
: dividual. But there is another
:, element. When vegetables are
allowed to become diseased, in
transit or otherwise. and have
! 10 be thrown away, the totafsup-
!, ply Of available food is reduced
by just that much, and some
body has TO do some more
scrimping.
). Those are the two reasons
why the United States depart
, ment OF agriculture devotes a
good deal of attention to pro-
! tecting vegetable foods against
diseases found at markets.
A A / A A A
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29
short.ae Of Harxest Labor.

or all the agricultural labor prob
lens confronting the farmers OF the
country at this time, probably the most
serious r. that Of getting enough help
to harvest the wheat crop. In normal
times there was shifting population
of from 10000 to $4,000 men who fol,
lowed the harvest season from the
Sorth to the North Of the wheat belt.
Floating labor is no longer available
to any such great extent, and the mat
ter Of harvest labor. always a problem,
Is now more serious one. Mr.. Il. f.
FrfzeII. the department of agriculture's
farm help specialist for Kansas, re-
Gently wrote: after full and COM
pIete investigation, am free to say
that the farmers of Kansas will not
be able to save the wheat crop unless
they can get help from some of the
surrounding states" What n true OF
Kansas Is probably true Of most Of the
other wheat states. The department OF
agriculture and the department Of Ia
Dor, with fairly adequate funds avail
able, are using their best efforts 20
solve the problem, which they undoubt-
edIy win do. But the city people OF
the states fneoIved, by proper organ
ization and cooperation cnn help q
great deal. n they care NJ ell for
more whert bread and less war bread
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29
MEASURES TAKEN
TO PREVENT LOSS
inspectors Detect Diseased Vege-
tables and Fruit Arriving at
Destination.
COUNTY AGENT IS NOTIFIED
Selling Value of Inferior Product Is
Decreased When Arriving on Mar
ket-Steps taken to Combat
Various Disorders.

To check the loss from plant dis
a loss of time, labor, material, and
transportation-the food products In
spectors of the bureau of markets sta
toned in most of the large receiving
centers now keep close watch for
plant diseases on fruits and vegetables
arriving on the markets.
Bad Product Not Wanted.
Diseased fruits and vegetables are
not wanted in the markets any more
than on the farm, and when carlot
shipments arrive showing evidence Of
plant diseases their selling value is
decreased even If none OF the produce
must be thrown away. Sometimes, in
the case of very perishable crops. like
berries or LETTUCE. there are serious
losses of food because the shipments
carried plant diseases when loaded.
While no shipper would knowingly
load badly infected fruits or veee-
tables. such produce may reASh the
markets In poor condition because the
disease was present when loaded and
developed in transit. This Is espe-
cially true where shipments are made
without providing. proper ventilation
or refrigeration.
Steps to Combat Disease.
Whenever shipments Of produce suf-
fering from plant diseases arrive the
inspectors Immediately notify the
shipper, and through the pathologists
of the department of agriculture the
county agent In the locality where
the diseased shipment originated Is
Instructed to take steps to combat the
disease.
Although the inspection service has
been in operation only a few months
as part of the general inspection
work of the department In certifying
to shippers the condition Of carlot
shipments as they arrive at markets,
already II has resulted In the detec-
ton Of diseases In many shipments,
and has aided growers and plant path
ologists of the department in con-
trolling the outbreaks of diseases and
preventing their spreading to other
sections Of the country.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29
GRAPE PEST IS CONTROLLED
Two Thorough Applications Of Ar
senate Of Lead Are satisfac-
tory, Say Specialists.
qyrom the United States Department Of
AGRICULTURAL

From the United States Department Of
Agriculture)
Large-scale spraying experiments
against the grape-berry moth, In prog
ress in northern Ohio vineyards In CO.
operation with the Ohio agricultural
experiment station, have confirmed
earlier results obtained at North East,
Pa, according to the annual report Of
the bureau Of entomology, United
States department Of agriculture. The
conclusion from the experiments Is
that the pest can be controlled by two
thorough applications Of arsenate Of
lead (preferably In bordeaux mixture)
made by the trailer method" the first
Immediately after the falling Of the
blossoms and the second two weeks Ia
ter. This Is held to be an Important
Improvement over schedules requiring
late spraying. which usually result In
dlscoiorei fruit ct picking tima
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29
Study to Serve.

Poultry keeping, although a compar-
atively simple undertaking, will be
successful In direct proportion to the
study and labor which are expended
upon 1t. There Is an abundance Of
good material on the subject, but
BACKYARD Poultry Keeping" (Farm-
ers' Bulletin SS9). recent publica-
ton Of the United States department
Of agriculture. contains all the general
directions needed to make a start. It
tells how to overcome the objections
to keeping poultry In the city, what
kinds Of fowls to keep, the size of the
flock computed according to the size OF
the back yard, gives definite instruc-
tons as to the best kinds Of chicken
houses to build, with bill of materials
for same, directions as to feeding the
fowls, Matching and raising chicks,
prevention of Diseases and pests. and
many other matters essential to the
success of the undertaking. Another
helpful bulletin Of a general character
Is "Hlnts to Poultry Raisers' (Farm-
ers' Bulletin 52S). This gives a great
deal of useful and authoritative In
formation within a very small conn.,
pass.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29
GAS FRITZ IN HENHousE.

You were appealed to, for the
sake Of your country's needs, to
grow more poultry.
You have grown more poultry.
Now, the object In having
more poultry grown was not to
furnish more feed for lice and
mites.
II you allow the vermin to
flourish, they will consume not
, only the chicken meat that
ought to release other meats
, for the soldiers overseas. but
they will shut Off the egg sup
ply. Hens infested with lice
and mites will not produce eggs
In summer.
! Getting rid Of the pests is a
fairly simple matter. Lime
around house and yard. a dust
! bath for the hens, plenty Of sun
( light and air, a little chemical
treatment for any hens that
. may have become infested
that's all.
I Drudgery7 Well, while you
are stopping lime around or put
ting pincheszaf. powder into the
feathers Of hen. just play like
your are gassing Germans. 1t
amounts to that. in the long
run.
|, The United States department
Of agriculture will furnish de-
tailed information as to how to
do 1t.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29
Your County Aaens.

Do not forget that there Is a sort
of deputy secretary Of agriculture who
Is always ready to help you with your
poultry problems. He Is the farm
demonstration for the United States
department of agriculture. He Is com
monty known as "the county agent
n there are young people n your
household he would no do1bt Ike 70
enroll them in the clubs fcr poultry
raising which are carried on In most
of the states. He Is n good man ID
get In touch with-and to Keep 10
touch with
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29
BELGIAN HARE IS SUPERIOR
prepared by the United States Depart

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
The Belgian hare is one Of the best
rabbits for table use. II weighs more
than most breeds. develops rapidly
and the quality Of the meat Is superior
to all the others. The Flemish giant
Is Belgian hare bred exclusively for
large size, with the result that the
meat Is coarser and less delicate In
flavor. These characteristics are con-
sidered by some persons as desirable.
but this II largely matter 81 indisid'
ual Taste NJ
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29
GARDEN VEGETABLES
NEED SUNNY PLACE
Most Crops viii Not Thrive If
Planted in Shaded Spot.
Fair Amount of Sunshine Ia Essential
to Beans, Tomatoes, 5eets, Peas,
Corn and carrots-Avoid
North Side of House.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
Most garden vegetables will not
make satisfactory growth where
they are shaded during even a part Of
the day. 1t is extremely difficult to
find space in the city back yard where
there Is not some shade ut least por-
ton of the daylight hours. Such plants
as lettuce. onions and plants raised for
their leaves. can be grown in consider
able shade. but beans, tomatoes, beets,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29
co-operstIoI N Eoo savIno.

The United States department Of
agriculture Is promoting n plan for CO
operation for me common good be
tween producers and consumers In the
matter Of keeping summer-laid eggs for
winter use. The plan Is to have. as
nearly as possible, every farmer and
poultry keeper In the United States
preserve, for home use only, one case
30 dozen--of eggs, and to sell one
Ease to nearby consumer to preserve
This plan. when put In operation. the
department believes, win produce three
beneficial results First. II win con'
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29

bare hands a pair of cheap rubber
gloves or a small wooden paddle may
be used for the purpose.
Poisoned bats are distributed over
the infested fields by sowing broad
cast, either on foot or from light
wagon or buggy. In applying the poi
soned bait in orchards, avoid dlstrib-
uting 1t close to the trees because Sc
we're injury to fruit trees occasionally
results from heavy applications Of ar
senicals.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29
Distributing Bats

The time Of day chosen for distrib-
uting the poisoned bait Is important.
In semiarid regions the bait should be
distributed In late afternoon or early
evening, Just before the grasshoppers
ascend the plants on which they usual
ly pass the night. Apparently they are
hungry and thirsty at this time and
greedily take the bait if 1t be avail
able. In the moister portions Of the
country, such as New England and
Florida. the bait is best applied In the
early morning.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29
PLAN TO GET RID
OF !GRAssHOPpERs
Poisoned Bait Distributed Over
Infested Fields Proves e.
feCtive Remedy.
SIUup OR MOLAsSES IS USED
coarse-Flaked Bran Is Most pesirahIe,'
Although Ordinary Middlings or
Alfalfa Meal May Be Substitute
ed-Sow Broadcast.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Poisoned bait has proved to be a
simple, reliable and cheap method of
destroying grasshoppers. 1t Is made
up as follows: Wheat bran, twenty
five pounds; paris green or crude ar
senic. one pound; lemons or oranges,
six finely chopped fruits; low-grade
molasses. such as refuse from sugar
<fnctories. or cattle molasses. known as
"black strap" two quarts; water, two
to four gallons. The bran and poison
are thoroughly mixed while dry, the
chopped fruits are then added. and
lastly the molasses and water are
poured over the bait and the whole
thoroughly kneaded. A coarse-faked
bran isGnost desirable, although where
this cannot be obtained easily ordinary
rliddllngs or alfalfa meal may be SUBJ
stituted.
Sirup or Molasses Essential.
Low-grade. strong-smeIling strip or
molasses is essential to the entire sue
cess OF the undertaking. Crushed ripe
tomatoes, watermelOns or lines may
be substituted for the lemons or or
anges, if necessary. In California and
other semiarid regions water should
be added to the bait at the rate OF four
gallons to twenty-five pounds Of bran,
as In these climates the bait dries out
very rapidly and the extra moisture is
necessary in order to attract the grass
hoppers. Five to seven pounds Of the
mixture should be estimated per acre.
Another Good Bait.
Another effective bait of similar
character is the modified Criddle mix
ture. This Is prepared as follows:
Fresh horse droppings, one-half bar
rel; paris green or crude arsenic. one
pound; finely chopped oranges or lem
ons, six to eight fruits water sufficient
to make a moist but not sloppy mash !;
mix thoroughly. As most people OBJ
feet to handling this mixture with the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29

serve supplies. Second. it will equal
ize distribution. Third, 1t viii stabir-
ize prices. The water-glass method
Of preservation Is recommended or,
where water glass cannot be obtained,
the limewater method. You can Sc
cure full information about the plan
from your state agricultural college orr
from the United States department Of
agriculture, Washington. d. @.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29

during the next l. months, they will
help a great deal. If their patriotism
IS at all manifest. not to say militant,
they will help a great deal. For the
nation 70 mature a wheat crop and
then fail to harvest it would be exactly
as bad policy as for the government
10 mobilize and train an army and
then poison it.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29
Houses and Nests.

II better grade Of housing Is de-
sired than that afforded by piano
boxes and packing cases. full directions
may be obtained from Poultry House
Construction" tFarmers' Bulletin 574).
II one desires to keep records
Of the egg production Of the In
dividual hens, trap nests are q great
convenience. These nests are 20 ar
ranged that the hen Is confined after
entering until released by an attend
ant. Full directions for making them
are contained In Farmers Bulletin
So. entitled "A Simple Trap Nest for
Poultry"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29

Thorough cultivation IN the garden
Is of much greater value shsn ssst
fetal watering
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29

Successful poultrymen agree that
the male at the head Of the flock
should always be pure bred, even r.
the whole flock Is not. Certain breeds
are best for egg production. and GER
thin others for meat production. whils
stfli another class contains the general
purpose breeds. These classes are
carefully described and Illustrated IN
two bulletins Of the department Of
agriculture. standard Varieties e.
Chickens" Farmers Bulletins 500
and S08l.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-29

peas. corn and carrots must have fair
amount Of sunshine If they are to
amount to anything.
1t would be waste Of costly seeds
to plant most garden crops on the
north side Of the house or near high
board fence that would effectuauy
shut out the sunlight. Those who can
not provide a plot Of ground in the
sunshine are advised to confine their
gardening to the few crops that will
make fair growth in partial shade.