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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15

Many of the middle western states
have a greater proportion of German
population than the New Eng and state
but the feeling in that section against
the nse of the German language is
stronger than in the East. Gov. Hard
ing of Iowa goes so far as to forbid
conversation in German over the tele
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15
Pudding with eru..

The rice pudding with rsisins In had
appealed especially to the little three
year-old Ruth. who passed her plate
for q second helping. Mamma" she
said. Il want some more pudding with
the bugs In It"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-15

1t is we'll to think 1t is divine to act
well.-Horaee Mann. Nss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02

An expenditure of $230.0oo has be decided upon by Anderson, Claytonl Co, Houston, Tex, for constructl compress, warehouse and boiler bull ings for cotton compressing and st{ ing plants
 silicon alloy will be manufactured I the Chattanooga Electro Metals col pany, Chattanooga, Tenn, organiz with sSoO,ooo capital.
 A s200,O00 laundry and mower nla for the army will be built at Car Sevier, near Greenville, $. C.. by t war department.
 A $200,000 appropriation for the w department will be expended for bull ing balloon school at Lee Hall. V the plants providing for 50 buildings
 A $1S0,000 laundry for the army W be built at Camp Gordon, near Allan by the war department.
 A $173,o00 laundry for the army W be built at Camp Pike, near Little Rot Ark. by the war department.
 "A Sl5O,00O laundry for the army VI be built at Camp Jackson, near ColuE bia, s. C., by the war department A s150I000 laundry for the army W be built at Camp Zachary Taylor. Lou Fiiio, KY, TOT the war department.
 A $l50,OOO laundry for the army w be built at Fort Joseph E. Johnstt near Jacksonville, Fla, by the W department.
 A S15O,0O0 laundry for the army VI be built at Camp Sevier, near Gree ville, $. C.. by the war department.
 Knit goods will be manufactured the Pee Dee Knitting Mill Cheraw. C., incorporated with S100,O00 capital
 Cotton cloth will be manufactured the Calhoun cotton mills, Anniston, i corporated with $100,000 capital.
 An electric plant will be ,built the Seminole public service compar Shawnee, Okla, incorporated with S10, GOO capital.
 Grain will be milled by the Upchur Milling company, Gastonia, N. C., i corporated with $100,000 capital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
MARKETING HAY TO . GOVERNMENT DIRECT

A number of inquiries have been re- ceived in regard to the proper manner to proceed in order to sell hay direct 10 the government.
 Bids may be submitted to the chief or forage branch, quartermaster corps, Lyt- ton building, Chicago, H., or to the camp quartermaster of each camp. Such bids must be submitted at the time and in the form required
 Requests for full information regard ing the requirements of the various camps anl methods of submitting bids, should be directed to the above addresses.
 Bids arc usually requested on No and better timothy hay, No. light clover mixed hay, No 1 clover mixed hay, standard and better alfalfa hay, No. Johnson grass hay, and No. oat, wheat and rye straw.
 All hay purchased shall be graded ac' cording to the rules of the National Hay association and subject to final inspec- tion at destination, except that which IS inspected by a duly authorized official in spector as the bales are being loaded into the car All cars should be loaied to their maximum capacity, and must De loaded to their minimum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
Fertilizer Tag Sales

The sales of fertilizer tags and feed stamps by the Alabama department Of agriculture and industries for the season of 1916 IT and 19171S make interesting comparison. The tag sales for the period ending July l, 1917, amounted to S62, 100; for the same period this year the sa les amounted to $S6,5So, showing a gain ot s24,4S0 in the sale of fertilizer tags. The feed stamp sales for the same period in 1917 totalcd S2S,41S while the sales in 1915 up to the same date amounted to $206B, showing decrease of $7,775.
 In weight figures the fertilizer sales in 1917 were PCT 900 tons. as against 2SS, ,5Oc tons in 1919, which shows that the Ala bama farmers used S1,600 more tons of commercial fertilizers this year than last to increase their crop yield, and on the other hand, over 25 per cent less commercial feeds were sold this year than last, which shows that Alabama is con- suming less commercial feedstuffs and growing more feeding crops at home If the figures of the various feed mills over Alabama were available, we believe they would show considerably more mill feeds shipped out of the state than were shipped in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02

Louisiana is building every kind of ship except xarships, says a correspondent of the Manufacturers Record. shipbuilding is an old art here, beginning on the Tchefuncta river over a century ago, where the first of the schooners were evolved that have made this region fa- nous. squat hulls that blow the waves in fair weather and ride them in stormy, and later she devised the many storled river steamers that were the glory or the past generation, and later still the small power working boat. to carry com merce into the tiniest bayous and brins back the oysters and potatoes and other land and water foods.
 Today Louisiana is building submarine chasers, wooden ships, steel ships, seago- ing barges concrete barges, etc, and soon may be turning out concrete ves- sels
 In the shipping board district of which New Orleans is virtually the geographi cal, as 1t is the financial and supply center, 36 shipyards are at work on large vessels, while 20 more are building schooners and small craft for home use. Along ths gulf at least 25 yards are en- gagged in work for the federal govern menl, more than HaII III lHlS ulotiASt alone, a region that has timber enough to build thc merchant ships of the world, iron and coal enough to supply it with battleships, and men sufficient to build and man them all!
 At Violer, a suburb of New Orleans, the first steel ship ever built south was launched early this year. It is now on the sea, and another vessel has beeh launched while two others are building. One of the first, if not the first, wooden steamers ever built by the south was launched n year ago at Sliden. Over at Madisonvfle, on the Tchefuncta river, Ferris type freighter has been launched and others are on the ways soon to fol- low tho Bayou Teche to the seas. At an- other yard in Madisonville the largest steel tug ever built south was recently completed. The Algiers naval station IS turning out submarine chasers of the type on which falls most of the sea fight ing of this war, as French high com mander recently said here.
 But the factor that will put New Or leans farthest in the lead as builder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
Motor Truck Work Now
 a Big Business Factor

'The motor truck is becoming a great commercial transportation factor each day" said c. M. Love of Atlanta, a correspondent of the Industrial Index.
 ''Its popularity is increasing at an amazing speed, for it's manifold advan- tages are beingSdeeply appreciated these days of uncertain railway facilities. Business houses all over the country are pressing trucks into service for short and long distance hauls. Trips of 1000 miles are common feats for these
 Independent ins'-independent of steel rails and time table,.
 'In the east there is being introduced
 a network of these trucks operating be- tween New York, Philadelphia, Washing ton and north from New York to Boston. This form of delivery for merchandise is meaning a greater efficiency of dis patch.
 Trucks of one-ton capacity are being
 generally introduced on the farm. The farmer, business man, like his city brother, is quick to see the advantage,
 and what a factor the truck is to gener ! development and expediency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
Corporations File Papers

Montgomery, September 1.-(Speclai, Thirteen new corporations filed papers during the week, with total authorized capital stock of nearly half million dol. lars, records show at the office of me secretary of state. The concerns organ ized last week, with authorized capital stock, follow:
 L. Roserfeld Realty Co, Tuscaloosa, s40,00O; Mobile Cooperage and Manufac- turing company, Mobile, $50,00o; Calhoun Cotton mills, Anniston, $1o0.C00; Gunters vile Gin company, Guntersville, $l0,0oV; Leven Graphite company, Ashland, S1GJ. GOO; Colonial Realty company, Mobile, ss5, 600; Fox Henderson Mercantile company, Troy, S2jc0; Majestic Amusement com pany, Florence, 5000; Pine Lumber com pany, Jasper. s5o00; Ford's Flaming Mill company, Jasper, s500O; Mack Lumber ai,d Transfer company, Jasper, $50o0 City Garage and Sales company, Jasper, slO,- 0O0; J. S. Eolten Lumber company, Mo- bile, S10,910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
Expenditures on Industrial
 Enterprises Total Big Sur

Baltimore, September 1.-(Special Big expenditures on industrial enter prises for strictly private activities and for government needs in connection with the war are prominent features of the past weeks southern develop mental announcements As compiled by the Manufacturers Record the items represent a total capitalization of $36,- .772,o00, with consideration only for and more than that amount The gov ernment's plans and the expenditures of private companies for government purposes total $26,09S,000 of that s36.- 772,0O0
 A $13,000,000 locomotive plant is pro- posed by the American Locomotive com pany, New York, and it is probable that this big establishment will be located at St. Louis. A 200 to S00-acre site Will be required, 5000 skilled mechanics Will pc employed and the monthly out put will be 40 locomotives.
 southern graphite will be mined by the international Graphite corporation, Richmond, Va, chartered with s7,5OO,- ooo capital by Richmond capitalists.
 Recent reports that the government "iAt DuAio el Po,oVU,VuUr plant for n1anu- facturlng war materials at Clinchfield, Va, have been confirmed in an off cial announcement that the Interna tional Coal Products corporation. New York, will build big carbocoal plant at Clinchfield. This plant will be es tablished under the auspices of the government and the government will buy the distilled products. It's first unit will have an initial capacity of sey- eral hundred thousand tons of coal. and lit is intended that the eventual ca pacity will be 1,500,000 tons Contracts have been awarded for the machinery, which will distill coal in the recovery of tuluol, benzo1, naphtha, ammonia creosote, etc, the residue to be manu- factured into fuel briquets.
 An expenditure of s1,250,0O0 has been decided upon by the emergency fleet corporation for building a 10. .0O0- ton dry dock with accompanying facil- ities at New Orleans. The site for this new government shipyard is on the waterfront and the dock will be con structed in sections, so it can be used independently or as one unit for thf construction and repair of all steam. ships entering the port of New.Orleans Ihis p.ant will employ 400 men, A s444,000 contract has been award. ed by Poinsett County Drainage District NO. [, Harrisburg, Ark, for buildina It's drainage system.
 Marine construction is planned by the St. Petersburg Maritime and Construc. ton company, St. Petersburg. Fla. in. 'corporated with s250,000 capital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
Rapid Growth of the
 Velvet Bean Industry

The production of any commodity to the value of $56, ,250,000 annually may cor rectly be called an industry, says the Industrial Index. That is the value of the velvet beans produced annually now in the south, according to figures given at a meeting in Macon, at which an or ganization of Georgia bean millers was formed.
 It is stated that there will be mar keted this year approximately l,250,OO0 tons of beans, valued at about $45 ton.
 The development of the velvet bean industry in the south is like business romance The velvet bean first appeared in Florida, coming from some tropical region Grown with great success in that state, the cultivation of it has spread northward until it is grown in many states of the south. The velvet bean gives fertility to soil in which it is grown, and would be valuable in that respect if it was worth but little of itself But it is valuable for many pur- poses, and especially for fattening live stock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02

Large capital for industrial develop ment continues to come southward. In many states new enterprises of impor- tance were announced last week, but the hum of idustry is especially accentuated in the Birmingham district
 The Woodward Iron company's prospec tive steel plant to cost approximately s25,O0O,90O is naturally of interest to ia- dustrial circles, and to the general public as well. It may be two or three weeks yet before definite plans are announced, but when work does begin the expansion of the district as a steel center will be accelerated in high degree.
 The Baldwin Locomotive company may or may not build a plant here in the south. The rumor that it is figuring on Birmingham will not down. This district could furnish an ideal location.
 The water supply question does not enter into any of the large industrial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
Industrial Expansion in This
 District Continues on Big Scale
Prosperity Be thing Alabama Produces Will Be Urgent Demand Years
 Boom Confidently Expected

projects as determing factor. There is water enough here for any and every plant that has been mentioned. One or Birmingham's best engineers said yester- day that the Woodward company would have no trouble in getting an abundance of water either by impounding or by reaching cut for river.
 II is noteworthy fact that the Bir- mingham Water Works company is able to expand its plant and increase it's capacity on practically an unlimited scale. But if the time comes when Birmingham will have 10 or 20 times as many in- dustries as it has today or will have within the next F or IS months, the cost of bringing great flow of river wa ter to the district for manufacturing purposes would be comparatively small matter After leaving the Cahaba, we have the Warrior and the Coosa to choose between.
 In the meantime Birmingham is getting it's right stride. The future is not only
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02

full of promise, but it's continued de- velopment on a stupendous scale is ab- solutely assured.
 With the end of the war an era of pros- perity will set in the like of which had never been dreampt of. Locomotives, steel rails, steel cars and Lpher railroad equip ment will be in larger demand than ever before. The $1 100000 the government is now expending for railroad better ment is only a starter. Five or six bil- lions = dollars will be necessary to put the railroads in good shape.
 Concrete and steel construction will be in evidence in every part of the coun- try. We will have prosperity with a big P, and it will last for 10 years or more. Alabama will be drawn on for a great share of the building material that will be in demand. The one problem that will be perpiexing will be the labor sup ply. Every man that can do man ; job will be in harness and the cry will come for more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02


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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02

Louisiana Yards Producing
 AU Classes Of Sea Vessels

of ships is merely & it's beginning. for when the industrial canal is completed New Orseans will have not only short route to tic gulf, but 10 miles of ship building sites. Even before the canal is finished New Orelans win have in full operation two of the largest and best equipped shIIyards south of Newpor. News
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
LORD KNOLLYS.

Viscount Kno1lys, first Baron of Gaversham, by common consent "Europe's most tactful man." was born on July 166, 1887. For over forty years he was private secretary to British Royalty, the friend and councillor of three monarches. It was often said of him that mo man knew so much or said so litt1e." The tribute was deserved, for Lord Knollys was always a human Sphinx. Shrued insight, unfailing tact and courtesy, and the rare ability to hold his tDn- que, enabled him to win and hold the esteem and respect of not only those he directly served, but of cabinet ministers, diplomats, and the people at large. Only the reporters disliked him, for never a word were they able to get out of him. It was in 1868 that Francis Knollys then merely a | 'Mr.''. entered the service of royalty as a gentleman usher to Queen Vic toria. Two years later he was ap- pointed private secretary to the Prince of Wales, later King Edward, and continued in that capacity until Edwards death. He succeeded to the same post under King George, who made him a viscount. Incidentally, the name "Knollys'' is pronounced to rhyme with poles" or "coals.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
CONSERVING FOOD

N HE EDUCATION of the future will embrace more com plete instruction in the proper of food. Men will know better what ea have discipline with respect to the quantity eaten.
 The United States through commission has established that average weighing 154 pounds properly sustained ration of 5000 calores day. and this might be reduced per cen for me without serious injury.
 Meat is not necessary part of the ie and may be used considerably proportion than at present The proens may replaced by those in milk cheese eggs cereals and vegetables
 tremendous waste of feeding materials takes place by nterposon of animal food than is necessary to sound ration.
 The Iowa Dairy Commissioner recently made up table 100 pounds feed given live stock produced in the of human ood and here is what the 100 pounds of feed gives pounds in the following forms Milk 18 pork 15 veal 8A eggs 51 poultry lamb 32 beef 28 and mutton 26
 production of foods wastefu in another way Only and there farmer feeds grain scientifically to ob tain the maximum of flesh for the minimum of grain.
 the production of fowl the first pound of flesh is pro duced for three pounds of an and the second with four pounds But to bring the chicken to five pounds of weight , will consume more than 40 pounds of grain.
 The Iowa estimate for poultry 100 pounds of grain for four and oneha pounds of flesh represents exceedingly wasteful use
 experimentation remains to be made to find out the point with the various flesh creatures when the most flesh will be produced for the least grain.
 There number of small creatures, such the Pekin duck the Belgian Hare which very economical of grain and other feeds.
 Where populations dense to absolutely demand procy the production of flesh foods the smaller creatures must be depended upon.
 They will provide great deal acceptable and pala able flesh the proceeds of acre. than can be from cattle.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
AMERICANS AT CASTLE THIERRY

HE GERMANS in the greatest drive they have attempted sent upon of infantry against the Amerl- cans at Castle Therry driven back half beyond their starting point and the Americans took more than thousand prisoners.
 This the record of achievement for any troops in meet ing the initial shock of first class German attack In pre- vous great have forward on the first day along every portion of the line attacked
 The valor skill of American soldiers IS by hls acuon thoroughly proved.
 The American exces the German in team work and equals him in the ability obey orders He will handle better than the soldier instrument of precision used Tn mod
 
 He will surpass the German soldier in hand to hand fight ing the phases of the battle that intervene from the time enemy barrage lifted to the instant when the fgn CTS come within bayonet touch.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-16
Only Two Mad Dogs
 Here in 10 Months

Only two cases of mad dogs have been reported in Bridgeport since last October, according to the records of Dog and Liquor Agent Joseph T. Coughlin. In speaking of the matter yesterday Sergeant Coughlin said that he was not sure whether it was the continued cool weather or the high price and consequent scarcity of dog meat which was responsible for the few cases recorded.
 Agent Coughlin said he had heard nothing further about the suggestion made by Commissioner of Domestic Animals WhittIesey, that all dogs in the state should be killed to conserve food. Such storm of disapproval followed the suggestion it is probable no further efforts will be made to get rid of the dogs.
 There are about $500 licensed dogs in Bridgeport and the percentage of unlicensed canines is very small com pared to the showing made. by other kcities.