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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-07-25
Law VIOLATIONS CITED
Espionage Act May be Disobeyed I'm
der Many Separate Heads

Every loyal citizen should guard
against unconscious violation of the
new federal espionage act. Violations
on the part of others should be re-
ported to the County Council of De-
fence. Here are some of the things
which constitute violations of the es-
pionage act:
Making or conveying false reports
with intent to interfere with the OPP
Grafton or success of the military
forces.
Making or conveying false state
ments in regard to doing anything,
except in the way of bona fde and not
disloyal advice, tending to obstruct
the sale of United States bonds or Sc
curities.
Attempting to cause or incite insub-
ordination, disloyalty, etc., among the
military forces.
Attempting to obstruct enlistments.
Publishing, printing, writing or ut
tering disloyal, profane or scurrilous
language against the form of govern
ment of the United States, the con-
stitution, the flag, the military forces
or the uniform Of the army or navy.
Using language intended to bring
the government, constitution, flag, mil
| ;tarv fnrces or uniform into contempt
scorn, contumely or disrepute.
Wilful display of the flag of an en-
envy of the United States.
Utterinc, writing or publishing lam
guage intended to curtail production
of things necessary to the prosecution
of the war.
Advocating, teaching, defending OF
suggesting any of the things enumer-
ated.
Favoring by word or act the cause
of any country with which the United
States is at war.
i This section also contains provisc
to the effect that anyone in the service
of the United States government who
commits any disloyal act or utters
any unpatriotic or disloyal language
or who, in an abusive and violent man
ner criticizes the army or navy or flag
of the United States shall at once b.
dismissed from the service"
L
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-07-25
SUMMARIZING GREAT SCIENCE
Manufacturer Must Not Exceed varia.
ton of TWO one-Thousahdths of
Inch I'm Six-Foot Bore.

Gunmaking is a ticklish business
not dangerous, but just ticklish
writes Edward Hungerford in Col
lier's Weekly. It's mighty exact. A
gun manufacturer must not exceed
a variation of two one-thousandths OF
an inch in six-foot bore. Not every
man who walks into shop, his over.
alls under his arm, and announces him.
self as an expert mechanic, can build
guns to as delicate measurements as
that.
And complicated business, too. A
single disappearing gun, Of standard
type adopted by our army, has, with
its disappearing carriage but exclusive
Of its sights and accessories, almost
eight thousand parts. A three-inch
gun battery requires 3.876 tools, acces-
sories and supplies which are simply
part of its standard outfit. And yet
our government stands in great need
of thousands of these guns-and their
accessories.
An army officer made these things
clear to q chamber of commerce man
of Rochester. And the chamber of
commerce called conference of sew
era1 dozen of the leading manufacture
ers of Rochester. To them the man in
khaki made the problem clear. He
said that the program for heavy guns
for the army until July, 1919, would
run to cost of 100000, cooper
haps even more. He translated these
figures into those of size. He said that
within that time there would be needed
at least 65,OO0.OO0 tons of new parts
for these guns in addition to $4,000, 000
tons of replacement parts.
Let me translate these figures still
further for you. There are $4,000 rail-
road locomotives in this country. Let
us assume their average weight to be
200 tons each-it is very fair esti-
mate. That means that the railroad
locomotives together weigh some 49,
100000 tonsor just one-fifth the cast
ings required for the new parts alone
of our heavy ordnance for the next is
months of the war. We have embark
ed upon no piffling enterprise!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-07-25
Hint on PHYSICAL Culture.

Merely to hear the sound of music
gives one the dancing impulse-an in
clination to move the feet or the hands
or the body in time with the rhythm
of the music. To make your exercise
attractive, therefore, start your music
first and then as you feel the swing
Of it you will find pleasure in going
through your exercises. Make 1t a
part of your daily schedule. You can
either follow the practice of taking
ordinary, standard exercises to the
accompaniment of music or you can
do special dancing movements. All
dancing movements partake of the
character of exercise.-Carl y. VIII
liams in Physical Culture.
Wearied, as It Were.
Stanley had learned to dress nim-
self and was quite proud of 1t, but
after several days practice he seemed
to have lost his pride. One morning
he asked his mother to dress him.
81 thought you could dress yourself,
stanley-you must be getting lazy"
''No, amt; but rs losed my fus-
iasm."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-07-25

to American breeds of poultry, such as
Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds
and Wyandottes, there is bound to be
a big demand. A lot of the American
boys are going to marry English and
French girls. Many of these boys will
not come back home, but will settle in
the war stricken zone. An American
poultryman will let his wife buy his
neckties and often give way in every
detail of baby clothes, but no American
poultryman will allow his wife to pick
out his variety Of chickens. This will
make a boom in the American varieties
of poultry.
"The big export trade of poultry will
come to those who advertise and the
best way to begin that advertising
campaign is to exhibit your fowls at
the fall fairs and winter poultry shows.
The man who can win in his variety
at the Washington state fair will get
big lot Of advertising and would be
pleased to see the Kennewick poultry
men take a lot of the blue ribbons.
write to Secretary Meredith at
once for premium list and be sure and
tell him in your letter what you expect
to enter; by doing this you will gel
the right entry blank.
81 might mention that / am secre.
tary of the Tacoma poultry show anc
the dates of that event are December
81, 1913, to January 4, 1919. W. M
Coats, British Columbia's great poul
try Judge, will place the awards al
the state fair on poultry and he viii
also be the Judge at Tacoma's big win
ter show"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-07-25
PORK PRODUCTION "
STILL PROFITABLE
Stock Yards Manager Says it
/ Pays to Feed Hogs on Grains
Even at Present Prices

Interesting facts and figures on
pork production were brought out at
the joint meeting of county agricul-
tural agents of Eastern Washington
and Northern Idaho, in lengthy ses-
sion at Spokane. Twenty-one coun-
ties were represented, also the Uni
versity of Idaho, the Washington State
College and the United States depart
ment of agriculture. The conference
and discussions served to clear up
many disputed points and in a general
way established the fact that hogs can
be proftably raised and marketed pro-
vided the question of feed is given pro-
per attention far enough in advance.
Importance of increasing pig produc-
ton as war measure was given spec
ial prominence. 1t was demonstrated
that by using the hog as farm scav-
enger pigs could be fattened with lit
tie or no use of costly feed and it was
also brought out that abundant feed
supplies have frequently been found in
localities where it was supposed to be
scarce. Oats, barley and corn can be
fed to hogs even at present prices, ac-
cording to a stockyards manager who
gave figures to support his contention.
/ Several varieties of feed hitherto little
used for hogs were discussed, it being
shown that in nearly all localities suf-
ficient grain, grasses and vegetables
were available but conditions varied
in the different sections, requiring
treatment accordingly.
1t was agreed that county agents
should take the lead in arranging a
system of reporting available feed
supplies and that all should cooperate
in distributing the information thus
obtained.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-07-25
BARLEY SAVES WHEAT

Not many years ago barley was used
more extensively than wheat for bread
making in many European countries.
Now it is coming into American favor
as wheat substitute.
Barley flour is very satisfactory for
hot breads. Try this recipe, tested by
government specialists, for barley
drop biscuits:
Two cups barley flour, tablespoons
salt, ! cup milk, 4 tablespoons fat,
6 teaspoons baking powder. Baked
in a sheet this makes a good short
cake.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-07-25
PUTS sPEP" IN ANY CAR
New Device Kills Carbon, In
creases Mileage and Makes
the Old Car Purr

John Censor, of the Twin
City Auto Co., has the local
agency for a new device that
will put the pep" into any
car. This little attachment,
the Automatic Water Vapor-
izer, gives a speedier pickup,
kills carbon and increases the
mileage per gallon of gas. 1t
uses water from the radiator
to mix with the gasoline and
has no tank, levers or strings
to clutter up the car; it is
automatic at all times. High
priced cars, the Marmon, the
Hudson Super and others
now include a vaporizer as a
part of their standard equip
ment.
The benefit derived from the
use of steam and vapor in a
gas engine are so well estab-
lished that little can be said
to the experienced automobile
man along this line; the
methods of securing these
benefits, however, are a sub
ject in which we are still VI
tally interested. There have
been many hand-operated wa.
ter feeds and vaporizers OF
various designs that have
been more or less successful,
but the acme of inventive
genius is achieved in the per-
lection of the Automatic Wa
ter Vaporizer now manufac-
tured by the Auto Water Pipe
company of Seattle, and sold
and installed by John Censor
of the Twin City Auto co.
Sold under money-back guar
| antee. adv.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-07-25

/. General Otto Won Below is assigned
to look after the Austrian generals,
who can unite cordially in singing,
"Man wants but little Herr Below,
nor wants that little long" spri-gg-
field Republican.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-07-25
Strapped, Too

Society finds it's level in street.
car, doesn't it?"
"Well, it shows how many people
who think themselves in good stand
ing are merely hangers-on."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-07-25
MUCH IN LITTLE

A London tailor, awed by the dam
gers accompanying enemy raids, built
himself dugout in the basement OF
his store with bales of cloth. A war
office official inspected it and declared
1t absolutely bomb proof.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-15
BRAVE SONS OF FAR WEST
Boys Sole Object in Going to War.
Like That of Others, Is to
"Can the Kaiser"

Mai. e. Alexander Powell. in Scrib--
ner's Magazine, says at has been my
good fortune to have marched with
many armies, but none Of them has
given me the thrill Of pride which runs
up my spine when see these loose
'limbed. brown-faced, clear-eyed sons
of the far West go swinging by under
the slanting lines Of steel. =
"They are for the most part serious
looking, with curious set expression
about them which makes you feel that,
though they realize the immense diff,
Guilty Of the task for Which they are
preparing, they intend to see 1t fin
ished. no matter how long, 1t may
take. just ns their fnthers carried the
frontier Of civilization westward from
the mississippi. SO these, their sons,
are going t. push that same frontier
from the Rhine.
"But that isn't the way i1at tney
would put It. Should you ask them
what they are fighting for, they win
say nothing about the liberty Of small
peoples or about making the world
safe for democracy. They will assure
you that their sole object in going to
war is to can the kaiser And. upon
thinking 1t over. 1t seems to me that
their answer. though somewhat inele-
gahtly phrased, perhaps, expresses the
sentiments Of nll of U.S."
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-15
Uniforms Too Tight.

The army council order about the
tightness and fitting of soldiers uni
forms led to expert discussion as to
which force has the best. says the
London Chronicle: Wounded officers
with experience ranging from Bagdad
to Ypres voted for the Australian.
Its shirtlike tunic with buttoned
sleeves is ideally workmanlike. The
Norfolk jacket-like waistband gives
trimness without necessitating the
wearing Of belt
And just as unanimously expert
opinion declared the u. 8. A. uniform
the worst.
''It's too tight-it's skin tight. Bless
you. the pockets won't hold anything
they're for appearance. You couldn't
cram a handkerchief in one. And I
used to carry quite comfortably pair
of socks, couple of Mills grenades, a
tin of bully, chocolate, cigarettes, and
my revolver in one side of my JACKET.
"a thing in your pocket Is worth a
stone in your haversack."
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-15
IT'S APREMATuRE NOMINEE


ArpronchIng Kut.el-Amnra from tne
south BY the River T'gris, the first
thing one sees nowadays ID tali ODE I
lisk. 1t stands on ground sacred @
no people In the world hut the brit--
',ish. Eleanor Franklin Egnn writes IN.
the Saturday Evening Post. It stnnds
on the wide, sheil-torn and deeply
trenched neck Of land-base OF the
nenjnsula on which the town is Duiit-'
where for 144 days the shattered REM
nant Of British army withFtood r.,
double siege of constant bombardmen1
and slow starvation.
This -obelisk was raised by the
Turks to commemorate the surrender
Of General Townsend and their VIC
tory over the British forces that had
| tried SO long and so her0ically to re-;
| l;eye him. To me 1t was an exclama-'
ton point to punctuate my own aston
ishmentl
saw It first in the wonderful
| lights Of early evening" tall Write
shaft in a half.circling fringe OF palm
trees. lifting itself against a back
ground of placid river, which lay IN O
short, straight stretch to the north, re-
/ fleeing the colors of the sunset.
Was ever anything quite SO prema-
tureY It makes one realize. as moth
ing else could, how confident the
Turks and the Germans were that they
had the British in Mesopotamia per-
manently defeated. Defeatedl 1t
seems incredible that anyone could
have imagined it. In the face OF things
as they have become. that obelisk
seems to me to express q kind OF
,, wh'mpering enmity. as though it felt
itself strangely inappropriate and
would get away If it could to follow
it's builders on the long trail of re
treat to the north. 1t is monu'
mental nisconiecture, the ironic hui
!. NOR of it being unique and thing II
8 which Englishmen may now rejoice.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-15
EMO Lick. No candx.n

"T'm going to buy some candy with
my penny" lisped little two-year-old
girl.
I'm not" said her brother, who is
NOT quite six years old. Tin going to
save mine and buy another Thrift
stimp"
swell, I want some candy" argued
the girl.
Jaw, go ahead and buy your candy"
replied her brother. .but I'm going to
save mine and buy Thrift stamp
cause daddy said that will help lick the
kaiser, and he says If he amt licked
there won't beyany Candy"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-15
Relieved.

At Camp Dodge oLc night Swede
was on guard duty. Being new to the
business. time dragged slowly. but
finally the officer with relief came
along. The Swede said: "Hait." They
halted. and next he said: "Who was
dat?" The officer replied: "0ff,cer
with relief" The sentry. after wa;t-
Ing several minutes IA a vain attempt
TO recall to mind what he should say.
brought forth this startling command:
DISMISS yonrselfs and be reconciici.s
Needless 70 say the stiffness Of the
night WAS broken hy roar Of laugh
ter.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-15

A honrder is man who Is more In.
terested in getting his bite than u giv.
Ing his bit
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-15
so,9oo.ooo bushels

Wheat 131, 100000 bushels and Of rye
13.9OO.OOO bushels, a total Of 144.9O0s- !
600 bushels.
The exports to Allied destinations
during the fiscal year l916-17 were:
Wheat l35,lOO.OOO bushels and rye
1890. 600 bushels. total Of 137, 100000
bushels In addition some lO,OO0.OOO
bushels of 1917 wheat are now In port
for Allied destinations or en- route
thereto. The total shipments to Allied
countries from our last harvest OF
wheat will be therefore. about l4l ,0O0,-
600 bushels, or total. Of 154,0OO,O00
bushels of prime breadstuffs. In adj
dition to this we have shipped some
100000 bushels to neutrals depend
ent upon us, and we have received
some imports from other quarters.
"This accomplishment of our people
In this matter stands out even moro
clearly II we bear in mind that we had
available In the fiscal year 1916-i7
from net carry-over and as surplus
over our normal consumption about
100000 600 bushels Of wheat which we
were able to export that year without
trenching on our home loaf" MIR.
Hoover said. "This last year. however,
owing to the large failure of the 1917
wheat crop. We had available from net
carry-over and production and imports
only just about our normal consump-
ton. Therefore our whent shipments
! to Allied destinations represent ap.
proxlmately savings from our own
/ wheat bread.
''These figures. however, do not fully
! convey the volume of the effort and
! sacrifice made during the past year
by the whole American people. De-
spite the magnificent effort of our agri-
cultural population in planting much
increased acreage In 1917. not only was
there very large failure In wheat,
but also the corn failed to mature prop
eriy, and our corn is our dominant crop.
~ am sure" MIR. Hoover wrote in
concluding his report, "that all the
millions of our people, agricultural as
well as urban. who have contributed
to these results should feel very
definite satisfaction that In year of
universal food shortages In the north.
ern hemisphere all OF those people
Joined together against Germany have
come through into sight OF the coming
harvest not only with wealth and
strength fully maintained, but with
only temporary periods Of hardship.
at is difficult to distinguish between
various sections Of our people-the
homes. public eating places. food
trades, urban or agricultural popula.
|, tions-sh assessing credit for these re.
suits, but no one will deny the domi.
nant part OF the American women"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-15
s44.eoo.Ooo lbs.

Increase ........... s44.GO0.O00 lbs.
Our siaughterable animals at the be-
ginning of the last fiscal year were not
appreciably larger than the year be-
fore and particularly in hogs; they
were probably less. The increase In
shipments is due 10 conservation end
the extra weight Of animals added by
our farmers.
: The full effect of these efforts began
to bear theix best results In the last
half of the fiscal year, when the ex-
ports to the Allies were 2.133. 100000
pounds, as agninst 1.266. 800, 600 pounds
in the same period of the year before.
This compares with an average of
sol. 100000 pounds Of total exports for
the same half years in the three-year
pre-war period.
In cereals and cereal products re-
duced to terms Of cereal bushels our
shipments to Allied destinations have
been:
Fiscal year 1916-l7. 259. 200 900 bushels
Fiscal year 1918. .340. 800, 600 bushels
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-15
our SAVED FOOD
FED The ALLIES
Food Administrator Writes Presi-
dent America Conserved II,
100000 Bushels Wheat
CREDIT DUE TO WOMEN.
Meat and Fat Shipments increased BY
s44.soo,ooo Pounds.

Conservation measures applied BY
the American people enabled the Unit
ed States to ship to the Allied peoples
and to our own forces overseas 131,-
600. 600 bushels of wheat and AGO..
600 pounds OF meat during the past
year, valued In all at $l.400, 100000.
This was accomplished In the face OF
serious food shortage in this country.
bespeaking the wholehehrtedness and
patriotism with which the American
people have met the food crisis abroad.
Food Administrator Hoover. in let.
ter to President Wilson. explains how
the situation was met. The voluntary
conservation program fostered by the
Food Administration enabled the plline
up Of the millions Of bushels OF wheat
during l9l7-lS and the shipment Of
meat during l0l7-lS.
The total value of all food ship
ments to Allied destinations amounted
to S1,4OO.OOO.OOO all this food besn;
bought through or In collaboration
with the Food Administration. Thes'
figures are all based on official reports
and represent food exports for tn
harvest year that closed June 30. 1915
The shipments OF meats and fat
(including meat products, dairy prod
ucts. vegetable oils. etc., to Allied des
tinations were as follows:
, Fiscal year 1861. -. 2. l66, 500. 900 lb'
Fiscal yeur l917-lS. ..3.O11, 100. 600 ID,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-24

The Comanche Oil and Gas Com
pany has started drilling on its first
deep test in Comanche County. The
location is on the property of Mrs.
Hulsey, ten miles north of Co.
manche. Geological reports OF this
section were very optimistic, accord
ing to the company, and there is
much confidence in the outcome of
the present drilling venture. The
company has ceased drilling in its
shallow acreage here, having COM
pleted Is wells which are now on
the pump and producing about l20
barrels daily, The company has IA
acres i'll the proven shallow field
here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-24

w. O. Shultz Of Paint Rock, we'll
known in Brownwood, is arranging
to sink a second deep test on his
Concho County ranch, according to
information reaching here His first
we'll went down to 500 feet and de
ycloped some oil, NUT was aban-
doned because OF caye-in. The
second test will so odecper.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-24

Pipe for the line of the Sinclair
Cudahy Pipe Line Company from
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-24
O / l.

A few weeks ago the Real Oil
Company, through its president,
Walter Benson, deposited a forfeit
on a tract of land south of the Santa
Fe reservoir at the northeast limits
OF Ardmorc, contingent on the
building of the Coline pipe line. The
tract of land was secured for the
purpose of building a refinery of
1000 barrels capacity, but at that
time the company could not be pos
itively assured Of the pipe line, as
the project must have the sanction
of the government; therefore the
deposit was posted in the form OF a
substantial check to be applied on
the purchase price should the pipe
line become an assured fact, or re
turned should the pipe line project
fail. The Coline people have now
received the government permit and
another refinery is to be added to
Ardmore's list Of industries. The
Real Oil Company is an Oklahoma
City concern, capitalized at $780,
900.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-24

Gypsy Oil Company's Lindersmith
No. , in section IS 2s5w is on a gas
sand at 1905 feet and is moving the
boiler back preparatory to drill
ing in.