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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21
Farm Bureau Notes.

Some of the things the farm bu-
reau has accomplished in the last
year:
We have held twelve demonstra-
lions in the field and in the towns
and schools.
We have had twelve meetings at
demonstrations with attendance OF
,634 people present to listen to
| talks given by specialists from the
department.
We have spent 2S days in the field
on seed corn work.
We have spent s u days in the
field on club work of various kinds.
We have spent one day in work in
| field relating to hessian fly pest OF
wheat.
We have spent eight days in field
on membership campaign.
We have spent six days on poul-
| try meetings in various places in
Worked three days in field in
shipping out car of wool.
Worked seven days in field in re-
gard to the increased acreage OF
wheat.
Spent five days in field in COM
batting grasshoppers and making
demonstration of the application OF
poison bran mash.
We have spent two days in field in
the eradication of blister rust on
white pine trees.
We nave spent ten days in field
and office on farmers exchange list,
and one day on soil erosian work.
Also spent ten days in booster meet
ings and balace OF time in field and
office.
We have been instrumental in $40
farmers picking and oe caring agrn for "a
We have been instrumental in
bringing buyers from distance for
two cars OF cattle and four cars OF
hogs to members and others the o YAK
We have visited Psi different
farms. We have had 1,O44 callers
in the office of the county agent;
held % meetings with total attend
ance of 1,75S persons.
We have. a total membership OF
269. We have an organization OF
canning and garden clubs that were
organized in schools, with men,
bership of 81.
We have written 1O6 articles for
publication that were OF vital inter-
est to farmers.
letters. We have assisted 61S far',-
ers in securing seed corn and 7OS
farmers in locating seed wheat, all
of which saved money for both buyer
and seller.
In the acreage of wheat sown
there has been an increase approx
mately 5000 acres over and above
what the county has grown hereto
fore (meaning on 20 bushels aver
age estimated $4,000 bushels extra
for next year or enough to supply in
flour for one year $4,000 persons. or
practically four times the population
of Decatur county. This will mean
lin revenue increase over normal
times $64O,O0O or near 100000
for 1919 crop of 2O,OvO acres on
wheat alone for Decatur county.
Wouldn't you like to help, in
some of these activities Wouldn't
YOU like to become member of the
farm bureau? Call county agent or
E. H. Sharp and Join now. Whv
can't we hold a farmers institute:
Why can't we hold poultry show?
Why can't we hold a corn and stock
show? We can get state aid on a.,
these things if we can get small
membership and get busy. Come on
let's go
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21
New Buda.

Cliff Wheeler and family spent
Sunday at Bert Kauffman's.
Emery Wilson and wife spent
Sunday at the Perry Latta home. :,
Harold Hagen and Floyd Carroll
spent Sunday at J. F. Hagen's.
Jake Snethen is sick with the in
fluenZa.
Esther Brammer went to Grand
River Friday to visit over Sunday.
Everybody is rejoicing over the
war being over.
Jake Hagen visited Sunday with
his parents J. +. Hagen and wife.
Roscoe Mcdaniel and family Wis
tied Sunday with his mother Mrs.
3. f. Mcdaniel. 1884,.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21
HIS DREAM SHATTERED
CONTINUED from Page I

and despite his withered arm was
able to take personal command of
his racing yachts, and sail them with
considerable success. He spent much
time at his palatial hunting lodges
and it is reputed to have been the
point of game killed. It was stat
that the emperor had killed 61,73O
pieces of game, more than 1000 of
which were stays.
He was a great reader-his priv
ate library in the imperial palace at
Berlin before the war was becoming
one of the most interesting coilec-
ed as a dictator in music, painting,
poetry and acting.
At one tine it was announced that
he had composed the libretto of a
ballet to be given in celebration of
his birthday. A private perform
said to have been given in the Pots,
dam palace without notable effect
upon the musical world.
Physically Unimpressive.
Physically unimpressive- he was
short and inclined to stoutness-
william liam was fond Of being phot o.
veil the deformity Of his left arm, a
Disagreement with which he was
born, and of which he was extremely
sensitive. He blamed his English
mother for living life of self-indul-
gence and cursed her repeatedly as
beng responsible for his deformity.
No description of the emperor's
personal appearance will be com
plete without mention of his full,
bristling mustache. His photo
graphs, which he distributed with a
lavish hand, showed it with enus
twirled up at belligerent angles.
He married Augusta Victoria, old
est daughter of Grand Duke Freder-
lex of Schleswig- Sonderburg-Augus-
ttenburg, on Feb, ~, 1881 i'; + 49,, They ey
whom Prince Frederick is. the eld-
est. With the crown prince, his
father clashed frequently and on one
occasion virtually exiled young Fred
erick to Dantzig but soon recalled
him and restored him to favor.
German mothers who wrote to
the emperor of the deaths Of their
sons killed in battle elected from
him no word of sympathy. He re,
garded their deaths as GLORIOUS
Yet his own six sons, though, holding
his commands, were so protected
that the imperial family stood pracc-
tcally alone in all Germany in ward
ing off the clutches of death.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21
Orphan Ridge.

Barlean brothers and A. C.-Braz-
elton delivered hogs Saturday to G.
M. Axes at Leon.
Several of our most prosperous
farmers are done gathering corn.
Those who spent Wednesday even
ing at the Barlean home were Don
Barlean and son George and daugh-
tiers Ruth, and Lee Davis and wife.
There was not as much vlsltlnr
the rain.
Fletcher Honn has rented the
Harve Piper barn and remodeled, it,
and moved into it and will make that
his future home.
A c. Brazelton and son Amos
returned Monday from Ridgeway,
Mo-, where they closed a. deal for
24O acres of land for which they
paid 500 per acre. They will move
March LIST. d A
Ernest Easten has.lrented a farm
two miles east of Blockley and will
move the first of March.
Earl Johnson is gathering corn
for G. E. Leahy this week.
Ike Manchester and wife and Miss
Ollie Parson went to Garden Grove
Monday to visit relatives.
w. NJ. Barlean was a passenger to
Leon Monday.
We understand Hi Manchester
Robert McNelly was working for
A. G. Brazelton the past week. H.,
A. J. Fulton caught fine string
of fish out of Jimmie creek last Fri
Amos Brazelton and son Raymond
spent Friday evening at the Barlean
home. .t a.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21
The Word
CATARRH
las NO DEFINITE MEANING

HAS NO DEFINITE MEANING
AS an example,: - In nasal catarrh'
one form, hypertrophy, enlarges the
structures and more or less closes
atrophy, causes too much opening.
Both are catarrh but need different
treatment.
Chronic IIhinitis, Adenoids, Oezena,
IHldoS 'lunldaS p99V!A9U !dAIod
Spurs, Sinusitis are all catarrhal fac
tors and headache, deafness, dizzi-
ness, bad breath are some results.
These are durable with proper
treatment. What is necessary is
proper treatment for that particular
form you are afflicted with.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-07
At the Palace,

AS the feature on the new vaude-
vile bill starting at the Palace
theatre, Moline. tomorrow mat
inee is the beautiful production OF
the Hawaiian night at the Pan
anna Pacific exposition. presented
by KulOIia's Hawafians OF seven
real Hawaiian8, including five men
singing real Hawaiian songs and
playing the native instruments,
while the girls give the famous
Hula hula dance. Bobby Hen
shaw. the merry mirthful mimic.
whose Improvisation, imitation
stand ont as a goal for all otherH
10 look forward to. Charles j.
Harris and Co. vii, present
George AIDES comedy. THE Mayor
and the Manicure" an act that IS
sure fire from start 70 finish:
Mowatt and Mullen. the +Sunbrite
Pair" two clever chaps with a
wagon full OF comedy: Wright and
Earl, the acme OF class song and
dance. Will complete the vaude-
Vile portion Of tins bill. The third
of the official allied war reviews
which have proven SO popular wifi
supply the picture portion Of the
show.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-07
At the American.

Heart throbs and thrills are
numerous in the third episode OF
the thrilling serial Hands Up,
released by Pathe- The title Of this
episode is The Phantom and the
Girl" II VIII be presented to
morrow at the American theatre
La the second episode % 'Hands
Up, q mysterious, dark-robeG
rider Of the hills kidRaps Echo
and bears her away, followed BY
Hands Up his cowboys and the
swift Inca riders. With the COM
ing Of dawn the SeaTchers are seal
tered and the pursued are lost 10
sight Of cowboys and Inca Indians
The high priest Of the Incas &C
costs Hands Up and says: "Eye=i
though your quest be successful,
none other than the prince Of the
Incas may wed the sur virgin
Take heed and do not endanger her
life and your ownI" Hands Up
fearIessIy repIies- q expect 10
marry the young woman l
shall marry her within "A hours.
The man who tries to stop me will
be taken with his hands upi" His
words are overheard by JudTrn,
who loves the cowboy hero and
who has aYcwed to do away with
Echo. The phantom rider carry
ing Echo approached q giant rock.
He presses a secret spring. The
wall opens and he rides into a cav
I ern which is palatially finished
and there he demands mat Echo
| promise not to wed Hands Up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-07
T III E a r T.

SIN" Mr.. Brenon dealt with themes
OF deepest tragedy, but IN Inc
Lone Wolf" he has q story OF en-
tfrclv different character to depict.
Ii relates the adventures Of Il mas
tea. craftsman known to the police
as the Lone Wolf. This man be
comes a crook through his adoption
i'm his boyhood by clever cTinl-
fral, who was killed through teo
freachery Of one OF his accom-
iDlioes, Against this accomplice
named rekstrura, the boy swears
i ven Rvsncn and when, IN later years,
/ he comes across the trail Of this
| Imam, he pursues It with an intieN~
/ fbie purpose, The trail leads him
into a series of highly exciting i'd
| ventures with gang Of crooks
/ known as the pack,
/ In the course OF these adven-
f1Y,ps he meets q wonderful girl
who, he believes Is herself crook,
but who I'm reality IL u secret SER
ivfce agent, The Lone Wolf saves
/ her from the pack and they escape
from France to England IN an
aeroplane, after several stormy
scenes in which they pass through
many thrilling peTfls, In the end
tho girl discloSes her identity bui
lets the Wolf escape under the
urumfse Of reformation, and 1t Is
LEFT to the spectators to imagine 2
subsequent reunion of the couple
under happier and more tender cir
cumstauccs,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-07
At the Colonial.

The remarkable cast OF "a Fight
Tor Millions" yftagrapn's latest
adventure serial, the first episode
Of which will be seen in the Col
onisl theatre tomorrow has no
more fearless player than Edith
Johnson. who has the role Of Jessh
Benton, the heroine. Constantly
narassed and pursued by outlaws
after her great properties, she is
called On in every scene to perform
SOME feat Of skill and daring to es-
cape them, She measures her
wits and strength and daring
against the best Cowmen in tho
southwest, and never fails to reg
lister most effectively, William
. Duncan plays the leading male
role and directed the picture, and
others in the cast are Joe Ryan
> tShoestring} s. Il, Jennings, Leo
: ATaIIoney, Willie Gales, Walter L,
/ Rodgers. Vincente Howard,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-07
AZ fhe Columbia.

The first girl act Of the season
makes its appearance at the Column
bia theatre, Davenport, starting to
morrow afternoon, IL is Peppe
end GTeenWald's fanfare Of song
and dance entitled "Hello People,
hello" There are ten people in the
company with Adele Jason and
Patsy Shelly as the featured play
eFs. Beautiful girls, beautiful cos
tunes, elaborate scenic effects and
almost a dozen Of the latest song
numbers should tend 10 make tbs
Offering one that Will prove royal
" entertaining.
James II Cullen, d refund com
edlan, who calls himself 1.-THE Man
from the West" makes his annual
visit. Cullen became a great favor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-07
YANKEES ABROAD
MAKING STUDY OF
FRENCH HISTORY

HeadquaEters American Trooos
With the British Forces in France
Correspondence Of the Assoclat.
cd ssJ.-Ameriean soldiers dur.
ing their brief leisure moments. are
wandering through ruins and over
fields made familiar 10 students Of
history by centuries Of wars and
revolutions. Some Of them have al.
ready fought on the scene Of some
OF Napoleons operations in the re-
gion Of the Marine.
Some are training over ground
where the sNormans fought the
French and where the French
fought the Spaniards Later, they
viii. perhaps, be marching IN line
of battle over the country where the
French and the Germans have
fought again and again and where
they will help the French and The
British and the last Of the wars u
devastate the smiling valleys q
France for centuries ~ come
Nearly the entire history ~
France is pictured all over tha
areas occupied hy the Americans ID
ancient churches which, along with
object lessons in history will give
the attentive soldier an enlarged
appreciation Of art and .arehitec-
( ture.
Asked TO what extent the men
we're profting from these oppor-
/ tunities, an officer of the American
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-07

Zane Grey'B drama OF the plains,
''itidera Of the Purple Sage" show
Ing at Spencer Square. is a thrill
ing picture. II concerns the hero.
Lasslter, who, IN search of his sis
Ter, meets with danger from time 10
time. 1t tells OF his meeting with
Vendors, whom he befriends; his
love for Jane, the daughter or q
" eaIthy cattle owner; his finding OF
the grave Of dis dead sister. and
finally his melting with masked rid
er. Who eventually turns out 70 be
Bess, his sisters child, and finally
brings TO n happy conclusion the
love affairs OF Bsss and Vendors
and Lassiter and Jane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-07

tie with Columbia audiences and
lie is bound to provide 20 laughing
minutes.
Done in Oil" is the title of q
screaming business comedy offered
by the Cliff Dean Players, q COM
pany OF three The act is said TO
be one Of the most timely bits Of
farce now in vaudeville
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-07
sslemc al Size Illinois.

ae1aF7AA4e Has aAARr
At last
Rock Island Is TO see the cele-
Rr-tct dance OF tsse eeven wells,
.Artar wears Of unreQui,ted cUrios-
+v. sacve5orcd by weird accounts
~ .ts performance and Punishment
4s tia east. and uurturcd by a scar
g-t-ssra-s Etcture og the EfraEO hero
sae tsat 3 as Wild as only Wllae
..-- -azrs It. Rock Island picture
.st-@ IRE ID zaza en- the Evrat41E Sa-i
ra-.z in q rrauac far more E1agnts-
.--s fea- Afforded HE the dramatic
Ill crrratEc stage, where alone Sae
l.s a~r5afarc been pcrsoui1ed.
ra Rzra. ctejgor cS ero0c ilg-
a ra tHe screen comes 70 I'e
Ell -ote for six SaowfIEss starting
--zssv Afternoon. Sept y, %
,y--g5ee her vlIeS on HeCod and
tar- Of his circle useful 70 her IN
.s-ta-sr.a a MAGNIFICENT production
sss completed in southern oat'5of-
@ N~ UHHa0 Fox -n wslcA the
.rs--zars-s 81 aa b. C.. IS faithfully
.--zFec1E- Ola biblical prints
ez as Il scenic guide and as 70
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te zreat -
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s1e sa-e.t1t Fefs a,-7 '-..-' H..
l "a Eta - e,~an
N@s -sa '+"~- -, ,,,-f--
wells was rst presented ~ ~ 49,
81 tse oEeFaSle Flt'.l -, 80, =,
1u1e- being ne 1'~>->-
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-07
ISLAND LAY OFFS
DECREASE DURING
BIG HONOR DRIVE

Since the opening Of the honor
flag drive on the arsenal island the
daily percentage Of absentees has
been reduced approximately so per
cent, according to this weeks Ar
sanal Record.
The average daily percentage Of
absentees prior to the opening Of
the campaign was 1913. Some shops
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-07

their salaries amount to $3.50, 600
a year or an average OF STD per
head
The amount spent in administra-
ton for the past six months was
Sd, 100000, and that spent on the
purchase of food $500 900, 600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-07

Owen and Moore who are aptIy
called THAT Smart Little Couple
from Broadway" entertain with
song, dance and jest
Greno and Platt IN an artistic
comedy novelty complete the bill,
which includes in addition the lat
est allied war review and a nifty
Christie screen comedy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-07

Iublin.-Dublin has been severe
~ visited by the influenza epidemic
which began in Belfast, There
have been nearly a thousand cases,
and The schools were closed. There
were extremely few deaths.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-07

have cut the percentage down as
low as 4.27.
Each department is putting forth
Efforts to hold the list at a mini
mum. and the flag novelty has
greatly increased enthusiasm for
7nbroIyen attendance. In some Of
tba shoDs. il is said, a list of each
laws absentees will be conspicu-
or7sIy ngsted. in order that the man
NAV know lust who is keeping the
shop from the front.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-07

FOOD OFFICE COSTLY.
London,.-The staff of the food
totals 1893 employees and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-07

Besco Waffle Syrup, BeardsIey's.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-09

boxes OF ginger snaps.
Curiosity later caused mo TO
hunt out Henry. my former of
flee boy. found him the center
OF a rmall group that was oper.
ating one OF tho automatic
rifles. Henry was handling the
trigger.
lie and his comrades had shed
their coats in the heat and en-.
element OF tho hour. and few
minutes before | got to where
they were a German shell had
hit only a few yards from them.
covering all Of them with mud
and dirty water.
But Henry was an cool as the
provcrbiai cucumber az he
pumped round after round into a
German machine gun mes, which
was his particular target
thought tina, iicnrys Ian.
Euage was a little too forcefui
at times. especially when he and
his fellows were forced Ia duck
their heads. but made no com
ment on this feature 90 the fight,
ing. knowing that there never
was a haiti. fought without con.
siderable profanity on both
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-09
FRANCE CHOPS
BREAD RATION

WASHINGTON. April s.--France
has cut her bread ration one-thlrd. so
that Americas wheat may stretch
farther, Food Administrator Hoover
announced today.
Daily bread allowances range from
81 ounces. allowed very small chill.
dren. TO II ounces for manual labor.
era.
Bread constitutes over one.half the
French diet. Il was explained.
Hooyer's wheatless diet In spread.
ing rapidly. according To reports re-
celvcd by the food administration.
Idaho is the latest state 10 pledge IT.
self not TO eat wheat In any form
until harvest. II necessary.
Colleges are going on tho wheat
less basis approved by first-class no.
tells: Drew Theological seminary.
Madison. n. j.. is one OF the first on
record as abandoning consumption
OF wheat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-09
BY J. W. r. MASON
Written for the United press)

NEW YORK. April s.-Von Hin.
denburg's slaughter of German man.
power to gain slight addition OF
territory in the Ailette river sector
is additional evidence that he feels
his position in that area to be inse-
cure against a major attack by Gen,
Foch.
After being near to Amiens II is
highly significant that the Germans
should have suspended operations in
that direction for the purpose OF en-.
gaging in new attack back to the
southern line of the old Hindenburg
line.
The kaiser has not consented for
nothing 10 such divergence OF Ger.
many's offensive power
Teutons' Plans Distracted
Gen Foch Internationally has sue
ceedei for the time being in distract.
ing Hindenburg's attention from
Amiens, He has done this at the
point farthest away from Amiens
along the original starting line OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-09
HURRICANE NOT
over YET,SAYS
LLOYD GEORGE

LONDON. Apru premier Lloyd
George declared In tho house Of com.
mons today that. while the most crit.
icai phase OF the war IL In n iuil. the
hurricane Is not yet over"
The fate OF tho empire OF Europe
and Of liberty may depend on the
success with which the final attacks
are resisted. he said. declaring IL viii
probably involve extreme sacrifices
by the people.
Untn the strain is relaxed. he said.
IL win BE- difficult 20 ascertain exact
~ what has happened. At the begin
ming OF the battle the German
strength on the West front. he said.
was about equal to that OF the allies.
The number OF prisoners and guns
taken By the Germans has been
grossly exaggerated by them. tho
premier said. They have been re
placed BY substantial numbers OF
guns and reserves.
He IL Confident
IT am confident IN. armies are
quite equal 10 the next attack. he
said
The appointment OF Cen. Foch 70
supreme command Of the allied STRAIT
egg Is tho most important decision
regarding the coming battle, accord
ing 20 the premier.
While the war cabinet has retired
Cen. Cough. IL Is unfair TO censure
him until all the circumstances OF
the retirement Of the Sixth army are
known. Lloyd George said.
CThe retirement referred TO was
from the 81. Quentin sector. whore
the initial major penetration OF the
British defcnses was made by the
Germans
Americans may determine the H.
sue Of the battle on the west front
Lloyd George declared In referring
TO the dramatic assistance rendered
by President Wilson.