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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-12-04
VREI Sc MER.
CT ACASA?
STAIEAICI!

le Companion q uapoara sunt
ind6suite de lum1 multa doritoa-
re 81 meargx acasa. -
In decursul saptam1nei trecute
marele oficii ale companiilor de
vapoara din New York, au fost
pline Gu lrlme care dorea sa near
ga acasa, in Anglia, Franta, TIA
liza 81 Belgia, .acum dupa punerea
pacii. I'm numar mare de al femei-
lor ofiterilor din armata au cerut
1ngaduinte 'sa poata merge 81 din
sele in Franta 81 de acolo sd rein
toarca GU barbatii dinsefor, acasa
cind 'sa vor refntoarce trupele.
Ministrul de externe din Wa
shington a fncunostiintat compa-
mile de vapoara ca ingradirile fa-
cute GU privire Ia pasapoarte nu
vor fl slabite pima La 6 luni dupa
Semnarea pacll.
In acelasi timp, agentii spuneau
ieri ca, americana 81 strainii earl
au lipsuri mari 81 arata ca pentru
ce vor sa mearga, vor putea capa-
ia paspoarte, dar 81 acelea trebu-
iesc reyazute de consult tarilor
in care vreau sd mearga cei ce
pleaca 81 numai dul,a aceea va We.
mi greutatea de a agtepta luni de
zile dupa vapor. Fcmeilor lie este
ingaduita trcceresA adeca mersul
81 yenitul ds ae4 fnss rliri'st 4
rul Angliei nu ingaduic mai multi
ca 25 femei pc un vapor. Toate
vapoarale mari de pc Atlantic
impreuna GU Mauretania, Olympic
81 Aquitania, carl sunt pentru
transporturi navale isl vor tinea
copertele de jos aranjate pentru
transportul de trupe pima cind
vor fl adus pc toti soldatii ameri-
cani 81 canadieni din Franta.
Astazi, nu sd poate calatori la
Europa decit pc clasa doua 81
prima. Si numai in tarile aliatilor
Odaile, cabinele carl au fost pen
tru un ON singur, acum au fost
aranjate pentru doua persoane
Cele pentru doua persoane acuma
sunt pentru patru. Pretul eel maj
mic pentru o sifcarta de clasa
prima este 1ntrc $50 81 IT'S dolari
Liniile tarilor neutralc sunt maj
scumpe. Tn billet de vapor din New
York, pima la Rotterdam, pc clasa
prima, costa 1926 dolari.
Agentii de vapoara spuneau
ieri ca dinsii nu sd asteapta sa sc
inceapa traficul regulat de dus
81 adus lumc - cum fusese ina
inte de, razboi - pima in prima-
vara anului 1920. Pretul calato-
riilor este scuinp in toate partile
lumii 81 de pc acum sunt slabe
nadejdi ca aceste preturi all sa
scada in curind. Hotelurile pretu-
tindenea costa de douaori alta
cit costau inainte de razoi, trenu'
rile srlnt la fel de ridicate in pre-
turi. Calatorii pc clasa treia
nu pot pleca din Statele Unite pl'
ma c1nd nu sa vor reintoarce tot
soldatii. Agentii spun ca in State
lie Unite sunt astazi cam un juma.
tate million dc persoane carl vor
sd mearga pc clasa a treia in ia.
rile aliate 81 un alt sfert de mill
on de eel zee .vor sa mearga pc
clasa a doua
Citi vor Fl de aceia ca al nostri
carl sunt socotiti straini?
Cind le vor veni 81 acestora
rindulf Undc sd pleceY LA foame
tef Vezi coloana urmatoare. lats
tot atitea 'fntrebari carl Ger tot a
titea raspunsuri 81 iata de &C in
demnam pc toti ai nostri sa-si va
da de lucru si Sd fie in asteptare
MI este aclima timpul de vorb
desprc sifcarti 81 nici despre mer'
acasa ori desprc schimbat de bani
npFVx IN 8 SANTIAEf)
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-11-22
Why Trsppers WIN BE Idle.

Mining and fur trapping in Siberia
this season has been practically
stopped. Alaska miners and trappers
who each summer go to the shores Of
Siberia from Nome have been barred
from their usual occupations.
Nome is about 100 miles from the ST.
berian coast, and small American trade
vessels in other years built up thriv-
fng business on this route. This sea-
son, owing to uncertainty of economic
and political conditions, there have
beer no expeditions to the Siberian
side Of the Boring sea.
Miners who have been on the ST.
berian coast predict that after the
war the Russian territory will become
a second Alaska as 1t is rich in metals
and furS.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-11-22
HOW SCIENCE PROVES
LIZ " GREAT ANTIQUITY

HOW SCIENCE PROVES
- GREAT ANTIQUITY
OF DISEASE IN MANKIND
The immense antiquity of dis
ease is shown by scars and mai.
formations on the fossilized re-
mains of animals that lived hum
dreds OF millions Of years ago.
Evidence would seem to indicate
that living things did not suffer
from disease until the carbonIf-
erOus age, according to Prof.
Roy L. Noodle, writing In the
Scientific Monthly. In thar
period of rampant life, when
the enormous quantities of veg
etable matter were being depos-
tied on the earth to become our
coal beds. disease seemingly be-
gan its melancholy career. The
oldest known evidences of patho-
logical conditions among ami
mails are to be found in the re-
mains of very primitive worm
like type of the coal age. Dur
ing this age there was a wide
spread development of bacteria,
which doubtlessly had its mean
ing in the origin of disease.
Germ diseases are indicated;
teeth of fossil fishes show evil
dences of gangrenous conditions.
The period Immediately sue
ceeding the carboniferous age
was marked by the great devel-
Opment of huge and curious rep
tiles. Fossils of these reptiles
show widespread disease condi-
tons and give the first evidences
of injuries as they prevailed
among the early forms of life.
The prevalence of disease
reached a height during the age
of huge reptiles. and their ex-
tinction apparently brought
about the disappearance of many
diseases which attacked them.
At any rate, the incidence of
diseases went down sharply with
the disappearance of the reptiles
and remained low until the rise
of our own mammalian type,
when it reached very high
point, which still continues.
We know from medieval mis-
tory that diseases become ex-
tinct, and doubtlessly many Of
the maladies from which prehis-
toric animals suffered are now .
extinct, and many that we suf-
fer from did not exist among
them.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-11-22
PREPARE FOR SALVAGE WORK
How British Government Is Protect.
ing cargoes Sunk by Submarines
Near the Coast.

Experts employed by the British
government have already been at work
devising schemes for. salving cargoes
from sunken vessels round the coasts
Of the United Kingdom, France, and
Belgium when the war is over.
Many thousands of tons of food
stuffs in Theoretically sealed vessels
are likely to be reclaimed with COM
paratively little difficulty. Timed
meats, preserved fruits, and concen-
trated foodstuffs in vast quantities
will assuredly be salved. The British
authorities have not been so remiss
in anticipating the salvage of sunken
cargoes as the public may imagine.
Many commodities of an edible nature
have been encased in tallow or white
lead to withstand the action of the
water. Most of the tea which has
been arriving in that country for some
time has been doubly secured against
the action of salt water by means Of
double lead castings.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-11-22
Why Bio Guns Erode.

Prof. Fl. NJ. Howe draws attention
to the fact that many points connects
ed with the erosion of guns were rem
dered ineligible by consideration
of the iron-carbOn diaphragm. 1t has
long been known that the interior sur
faces of r. gun became hardened on
firing, TIE effect being perceptible
even after as few as five shots. Pro-
fessor Howe believes that this hard
ened layer is not due to carboniza-
ton of the metal. but is merely re-
suit of heat treatment. The liner of
a 14-inch gun has been worn out by
TO shots, and therefore, the total eff
fective working life of this gun was
only about 3.4 seconds. Scientific
American.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-11-22
tiow npouahbOys" used pubbIn.

You can't blame the "doughhoys,"
but when the quartermaster issued a
connection labeled dublin" they
knew IL was for something, but weren't
quite sure what. Some of them used
1t for massage cream. others utilized
1t for shampooing, while others rubbed
it on their sore feet. The latest bull
letin from headquarters says it is in
tended for greasing shoes "and should
not under any circumstances be used
as foot grease sr applied to the
skin"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-11-22
Tank Riding Social Fad.

Tank riding is the latest society
wrinkle" in London. It's just as
fashionable as balsooning used to be
years ago. Lady Hamilton cf Dalzell
sat In Julian the other day while he
demolished so,ae old buildings just for
practice.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-11-22
LUNATlc AND IDIOT
KAISER AND SoN7

Cleveland. o.-Frank l. Ho-
gan. former clerk in the cour,
OF appeals here, was atten,ip,
a law class here when the IN,
structor askeu the class to de-
fine lunacy and idiocy and give
an example of a lunatic and an
idiot. 'A
The kaiser and the crown
prince" was Hogan's answer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-21
Warehouse Regulations

After what appears to be .srievous de- lay, the department of agriculture has finally sent out specific regulations for the operation of cotton warehouses. The details had been under consideration all winter, marking back to October and No vember, 1917; thus almost the entire cot ton season of 191T-1S. so far as actual movement of the crop is concerned has come and gone and the final regulations available at this, the flag end of the sea- son of heavy movement. Copies of the regulations may be secured by writing to the United States department of agr- culture at Washington, D. C.. asking for circular No. 94
 These regulations for cotton warehouses act of August II, 1916 Some of the sali- man to secure a license must give bond to the government at the rate of $5 per bale, at the maximum number of bales the warehouse will accommodate. He must also have as assets a sum of money to the extent of at least 8 per bale oi cotton storage capacity, to take care of any liabilities in the conduct of the business. Receipts lost or accidentally destroyed may be replaced, the ware house protected by a bond to indentifS l lhim against possible loss through the is suance of the receipt All stored cottor l shall be covered against loss by fire ol lightning. Every bale of cotton received
 shall bear numbered tag for identifica l tion The licensed warehouseman shal 1 not make any unreasonable or exorbitan charge for services rendered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-21
Value of Peanut Hay

All varieties of peanuts produce a good Nudity of hay if properly cured. The hranish and Valencia varieties make an Upright growth so that the vines are Who're easily cut and harvested, although khe stems are larger, and if mature are hnore woody than the Runner varieties. ksne the peanut is q leguminous crop, Ehe hay is more nourishing than timothy H,r crab grass, and analyses show it to H on pare favorably with alfalfa and cow Ctea hay.
 The best peanut hay will be secured if che vines are cut before the nuts are ffr tirely matured When the crop is Brown for oil production this is not ad- Aisable. as the amount of oil will be less Sf the nuts are not mature. The present |ictail price of peanut hay is from s20 to M } a ton, and with a yield of three [}o u'ths of ton per acre it is a valuable kby- .roduct, worthy of being handled in Fhc best manner to make it palatable. Hfeanlt hay is valuable for horses and Hattie and, as it contains a high per Hentage of protein, is especially valuable |1or d:Siry feeding It is much more nu- .lrtitioOs than most hay. for it contains | |dnore than twice as much protein as |Aimothy hay, and practically the same lncunt of carbohydrates.
 \ Peanyn hay may be ground into a meal Ind sold to compete with alfalfa meal,
 Ks it's an tlys is similar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-21
LIANT POPCORN so AS TO ENJOY TT NEXT WINTER
Get Your Gamer Ready

Uncle Sam has set a goal for the 1918 canners. It is only l.50Oeo0.a00 quarts ot home-canned produce Will It De reached? It's up to the women and girls on the farms.
 The Alabama Market and Canning %, is rounding into it's second year of lire Last season this company performed wonders and aroused the whole state with its campaign for individual and community canners. It provided cheap seed, sold cans and supplies at close margin and sold ali canned goods put up on small percentage basis And it offers still more Inducements this year
 The Alabama Market and Canning Co specialize in the steam pressure can ner. and have them in stock ranging all the way from a capacity of 30OOo daily down to the individual home canner Tor the women and girls. This latter can ner sells for SIS. and is very simple to operate. To induce more farm women to plant and can more stuff this com pany will sell any and all goods put into cans by anyone buying their can ners. They will also sell seeds, cans and labels at a very low price. Thus
 the beginner has nothing to do put get ready and plant, write for cat alog and then put their labor into cans. | In this issue of The Age-Herald will be found an advertisement describing their
 plans The new company Is now located in larger quarters at 1629-A First ave nue. in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-21
CHAMPION COW OF THE SOUTH

dairy cows of the south. traces back to some of the most famous founda- tion families of the Jersey breed. Or hel slre's side we find relationship to Eminent. Flying Fox, Fontaine's Lord and Blue Bell. while on the side of her dam she traces to the bulls Tcrmentor and Sophie's Tormentor and to the famous Worlds Fair COW, Diploma
 In the course of her latest record Chromo was not psmpered nor given any special attention The roughags given hSr consisted Of peavine hay. vetch, oat, hay, and corn ensilage. Her grain ration consisted of cotton seed meal soy bean meal corn meal. ground oats. crushed oats. wheat bran ard beet pulp.
 The record of Blue fox's Eminent Chromo is probably 8 forerunner of greater records which should come frcm section where cows can be pastured during tho greater part o. the year. and where there is wide rans'e of easily grown and highly nu- tritious crops. In this respect the south enjoys many advantages oves other climates. The chief drawback to dairying in the south seems to have been the lack of systematic feeding and official testing, with a great in. olination to feeding cotton seed meal and hulls as the sole grain ration. Con- ditions are improving yearly. how ever, and it is very likely that the south will soon supply it's own great markets for dairy products.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-21
WHY YOU SHOULD RAISE SHEEP

1 r. Wool and lambs are more easily
 transported than crops. l 1s Rapid and frequent monetary re turns.
 1 1a. Reasonably large percentages of
 profits under nomal conditions.
 i 20. Wool and mutton advanced in price
 before the war and sudden drop in value is not to be expected. 21. Less labor is required on a sheep | farm than on a grain farm. %. Labor on the farm is more evenly distributed throughout the year. 23. Sheep require little care except dur i ing the usual slack periods. "A. Children as rule like sheen and this is a good time to develop future shepherds. 20. A flock of sheep on the farm fur nishes a fresh supply of meat at any time of the year. 26. Because of the comparative low cost
 per animal sheep are more easily bn- proved than most other types of live stock.
 l 27 Sheep are more profile than horses and cattle. 2S. The western sheep ranchers are rapidly disappearing and it is up to the farmers to make up the deficiency 29. The population of the United States l is increasing while the number of sheep 1 is steadily decreasing 30. As a patriotic duty in the present crisis we must produce more wool and mutton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-21
HOUSEHOLD HELPS

Meat of young animals Is more ten-
 der. but not so nutritious as that of
 mature animals.
 The secret of perfect frying is to have
 the fat hot enough to brown the outer lsurface instantly Vegetables that are mostly starch and |1water should be put into boiling water Eand boiled rapidly. Rancid butter may be sweetened if pyou melt it and then place a piece of light brown toast in it. N set of family scales should be in Eeyery kitchen. They will be protection Hagainst short weights.
 Bread crumbs that are used to roll ffish in before frying are better with lsalt, pepper and chopped parsley added.
 Fireproof dishes which have become hbrown from baking can be cleaned by |3soaking in strong water E When tea leaves are allowed to remain i lin the boiling water too long the aroma | lis lost and the tannin extracted. ! Try soaking bacon in cold water for kthree or four minutes before frying; it bwill prevent the grease from running. q When dipping crouquettes or oysters Kin egg, add one tablespoonful of water 1 land two of milk to each egg. This will Faye eggs
 i In these days when flour is high, bhvoid having bits of dry bread left over tby cutting the bread as it is wanted at Pthe table.
 A kettle should never be quite full l FMhen boiling, as water expands and in Pooling over does injury to the stove ! bnd makes needless work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-21

The American Sheep Breeder. Chicago, conducted contest for the best reasons fon keeping sheep on the farm. The following % reasons were sent in by H. J. Schnaidt of Ames, la, who received first prize: l. The initial investment in foundation stock is small 2. Expensive buildings are not neces- sary. 4. Less productive land can be utilized. 5. Sheep will eat and relish almost ev- cry class of weeds. 6. By eating "Ragwort' the source of 'Pictouf cattle disease Is eliminated. '. By cleaning out the fence rows sheep destroy the winter production of many injurious insects. 8. Due to the fineness of the mastica- tion of their food, very few weed seeds arc found in sheep droppings. g Sheep are of great value in clear ing brush land 10. Sheep are dual purpose animals. H. Crop yields are increased by the con- stant and uniform distribution of rich manure. 12. The excreta of sheep is rich in nj trogen and potassium. B. Less plant food is removed from the soil by sheep than by grain crops. A. The cost of maintenance is small. 15 Sheep make profitable use of fod- der in corn fields after corn is harvested.
 16. Sheep can be made marketable with
 out grain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-21

year 1916 large supply of rubber jar
 rings. Taking into account the special
 caps that were sold and the use of jar
 rings second time, the officials believe it is safe to estimate the number Of
 packs made in homes last year at S5O,- 00O,O0o.
 Canning in most homes is done in
 quart jars. It is reasonable to assume
 that the two-quart packs may be used
 to offset the pint packs, specialists say,
 and that therefore the total pack esti-
 mated might safely be expressed in quarts. Placing a general average value of 20 cents quart upon this product, the estimated value of dramatically sealed food canned in homes is s1Io,- 00o, ,000. In most cases this food was pro- duced on the farm or in the backyard garden, was canned in the family kitch- en, stored in the pantry and is being
 consumed in the home The transporta- ton facilities of the country were not taxed in the production of this food anc 1 in most cases 1t was produced on soi | that otherwise would have been idle with labor that would have been unable ] to find useful employment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-21
Crossing With Pure Blood

M At the live stc.'S show held in connec-
 Fon with the southern cattlemen's con- Eention at Little Rock Ark. recently, a
 P-year-old boy, James Carlson of Ben Elonville. Ark. exhibited a roan grade flhorthorn steer calf weighing $50 pounds PIts1l months of age. This calf was the |Eroduction of the, first cross of a regis- eIered Shorthorn bull on an Arkansas e|crub cow{ The weight of the calf at Eh months was nearly 150 pounds more han the weight of the dam.
 There have been many cases through Inc south where calves the first cross If Shorthorn bull on the piney woods ows, actually weighed more than their |dame at weaning time. It is remarkable |kle improvement that is made by the |hrst cross of a pure-bred Shorthorn sire. ' This roan calf was sold at Little Rock Flt auction for $200 to the Little Rock Hacking company. and because of the Publicity resulting from his exhibition lind sale, there will unquestionably be Encouraged more general recognition of [he value of the use of improved blood fh the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-21
Sheep and Wool

Effort should be made to increase the
 production of sheep and wool Increase
 in farm floclNs is recommended wherever
 conditions are favorable and the first cost of stocking is not too high.
 The wool produced in this country fur
 nishes only about 50 per cent of the
 amount used in peace times: the war
 demands have emphasized the serious
 ness of this domestic shortage. To equip
 2,o0o00o soldiers and clothe them for one
 year would require the entire quantity
 of wool grown annually in this country
 During recent years we have shorn about 8, 900 fleeces annually and the
 pulled wool ts,Sen from sheep and lambs slaughtered for meat brings the total
 clip up to the equivalent of about 4o,-
 0oo,o fleeces. If all this wool were suit able for military use, it would supply only 100000 men. The production of wool in the United States has remained practically stationary from 1914 to 1917, while imports increased IS per cent and the estimated net supply increased only about q per cent
 That mutton and wool production in this country can be increased greatly
 admits of no doubt. This can be accom- plished by developing sheep husbanury
 on farms, especially in the eastern and southern states. Steps should be taken in the east and south to do away with the sheep-killing dog menace by state or local action. Large results can be se-
 cured by improving methods of breed- ing and management on the range; by
 securing the restocking of improved farm lands with sheep; by the larger use of forage crops and pastures; by encour- aging sheep and lamb clubs; by the elimination of parasites; by protection against losses from predatory animals, and by having lambs ready for market at from 70 to so pounds weight, there by requiring minimum of grain to finish them and, making possible the maintenance of larger breeding flocks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-21

tobacco or any other speculative crop and to depend upon the corn belt for bread and meat will be for the south to engage in gamble which may cause privation to it's people and disaster to the nation. For any man now to de- termine his business operations from the standpoint of profit alone without re- gard to the nations needs, is for him wilfuliy to profiteer in the blood of his fellows who are fighting in France for the preservation of the republic. No man can be excused for not taking his share of the responsibility.
 My whole life has been spent in the south. know the southern farmer. He will do his duty as he sees it. I am appealing to every man in the south to make known these facts-to consider it his business to make them lSnown--and shall have no doubt of the results. If they are not made known in a way to impress the crisis that confronts us there may be hunger in this bounteous land or hunger over wonder in Europe where it will spell ruin for all that is worth while in America.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-21

One billion five hundred million quarts of home-canned produce in 1918!
 A goal has been set for the 1918 home canners The stupendous size of it might make it appear impossible of at tainment were it not for the fact that the American family's ability to can, in a patriotic situation, has been dem strated. The great canning effort for the year 1917 has been estimated at $50 million packs by officials of the United States department of agriculture. But there are still thousands of thrilled jars in every township of the United States, the specialists say, in setting the new goal and advising early preparations for the 1918 campaign. If a slogan is needed Fill every jar in every home; keep every jar busy throughout the year, is suggested.
 The method of arriving at the estimat- ed countrywide pack for last year is interesting. Eight of the principal con- cerns in the United States manufactus
 ing rubber jar rings reported a produc- ton for use in home canning of 6,761,- 24S rubber rings. Retailers and jobbers, it is understood, carried over from the