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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-31
RELIGIOUS OBJEcTOR IN l.. S. Y.
II e :, TROOPS. ,E, -,

Baton 'Rouge,. La, Aug. 2S.LA con,
scientious ,objsctor, claiming. TO- b ra4
iigiously opposed to killing even Cert
mans but also asserting; that he is. Of
German extraction, has been found
anonGr the soldiers at Louisiana, State
University. .sr s;irs{t5s a-s4i ,ys.t 2
q When Captain Langley, commander, Is
the dstashment of soldiers at the luni4
vetsity, asked the men, if there werg
any among them whoi were opposed \.
wsr, sPrivste Peter Lowen, formerly sff
Lake Charles, La,' and originally from,
Houston Tex, stepped. out of the. rapxA
and otated that 2he wag az Mennonits
and was opposed to fighting Of any kind.
At the time Captain Langley. ,addsessed
the, men Of his command and particularly.
Lcwen % the harm such principles -as
those possessed by Lowen would do ths
army Of the United States. ss.+ss.4rjt
The whole detachment was highly in-,
dignsnt at the attitude Of Private .Lswens
and refused, to, eat Or ,slssp withc a.
we'll a. associate with him An any wayl
Orders were sent ont by csptain Lang,
10y 10 have Privste Lowen ,qaartssed 10
himsslf. Some time .latss Lewsn, an,
nounced' his religious seTsplss sgainst
fighting and was ready TO shouldei arms
in defense Of world liberty. His changs
Of front, however, was said to be only
'',,,,s: s;,s:l ss::lHa!gjr|!Hi&3::: H.f.:hll
.titsdkI ldiAln 'htSklH aikset that
u ise&n hsl jamk Hssiell H)d ent Al
the other men receive, although he Is
to bs iselassd. Iowes ,at present So nos
drilling. However, owshg TO- his at.i-
!ude he is not receiving ahe moral treat
ment that the other men. get. It is an
,oynsed BY Cappini Langley that tall
lumorsi of III treatment which Low.s
3 said to have, received at tie hahsI
# the men of the detachment are utt
terlyl false.i Captain Langley was re-
:ieent al, to what disposition he viii
make Off the man. 80
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-31
losses without a whimper.

losses without a whimper.
''In some places, notably Metz, quar-
rels arose between Prussian and south
German troops, and it is significant that
even the Socialist press now warn the
people that they must hold fact, and that
if they fail to do so absolute ruin will
be their portion. The Literary Digest.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-31
BOYS WORKING RESERVE.

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27

Black frocks embroidered in gray
yarns and black embroidered in sill
yer are among the foremost successes
In the seasons showings of new ideas.
1t is sedate combination even when
the embroidery Is elaborate and in.
bold pattern, and it proves to be as
effective when very dark blue-called
night blue-is used instead of black.
The lovely gown shown in the picture
above employs this deep blue in dress
that is rich enough for the opera and
quiet enough for anything else. Cos
tuners are giving much attention to
gowns Of this type, for their task is to
achieve designs that couple distinc-
tiOn with quiet colors.
In the gown pictured there is an
underbodice and a skirt of night blue
satin with a bodice Of georgette
draped to simulate belted coat and
waistcoat, over it. There is a soft
girdle of the georgette and, at the
left. side, an unexpected and pretty
touch in two long ends each Of narrow
MORE ribbon.
Much Of the embroidery, which is
an important feature on this seasons
DIRE ses, Is done in long stitches and
ca y worked. The effect is good
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
CHAPTER XVI.
All Quiet tY on the Western Front.

All Quiet (2) on the Western Front.
At brigade headquarters l happened
to overhear conversation between our
G. o. G. general officer commanding)
and the divisional commander. From
this conversation / learned that we
were to lombard the German lines for
eight days. and on the first Of July the
big push" was to commence.
In few days orders were issued to
that effect, and 1t was common prop;
erty all along the line.
On the afternoon Of the eighth day Of
our "strafeing," Atweu and were sit
ting in the fsont-lira trench saas king
Tags and making out our reports q. tAe
previous nigAs's tour Of the tEsnchuR,
which we lad to turn in to hssssGuar
tiers the following day, when az erdss
was passed down the trench that Old
Pepper requested twenty volunteers to
go over on a trench-raid that night to
try and get few German prisoners for
information purposes. l Immediately
volunteered for this job. and shook
hands with Atwell and went to the
rear to give my name to the officers In
charge Of the raiding party.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
(rO BE CONTINUED
Is Anyone Old in New York;

In Bruce Barton's novel, ''The Maxi
ing of George Groton," the author
says: "No one is old in New York.
They drain in every year from oil.
parts of the country-million of men.
young and vibrant. They stay and
work, and grow into middle age; and
then suddenly they vanish. One may
walk for blocks on Fifth avenue or
Broadway and hardly see anyone over
fifty. Where do they go to? No one
seems ever to die; no funerals clog
the traffic. There are plenty Of fu-
nerals, of course, but you don't notice
them as you do in little town. l
have wandered for hours in the big
woods, wondering where the birds so
when they die; and never yet have
l run across the body Of dead bird.
What becomes of old birds? What be-
comes of old New Workers? These are
twin mysteries to me. 1 cannot unravel
them"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27

able to tape. These guns command the
sector where two of our communica-
ton trenches join the front line, and
as the brigade is to so over the top to-
morrow morning want to capture two
or three men from these guns crews,
and from them I may be able to obtain
valuable information as to the exact
location of the guns, and our artillery
will therefore be able to demolish them
before the attack, and thus prevent
our losing lot of men while using
these communication trenches to bring
up re-enforcements."
These were the instructions he gave
cs:
"Take off your Identification disks,
strip your uniforms of all numerals,
Insignia, etc., leave your papers with
-FOUR captains, because don't want the
Boches to know what regiments are
against them as this would be valuable
Information to them in our attack to-
morrow and don't want any of you
70 be taken alive. What want is two
prisoners and If l get them l have q
way which will make them divulge
all necessary information as to their
guns. You have your choice Of two
weapons-you may carry your per
suaders' or your knuckle knives, and
each man will arm himself with four
Mills bombs, these to be used only In
case of emergency"
A persuader is Tommy's nickname
for club carried by the bombers. 1t
is about two feet long, thin at one end
and very thick at the other. The thick
end is studded with sharp steel spikes,
while through the center of the club
there is q nine-inch lead bar, to give
it weight and balance. When you get
q prisoner all you have to do is just
stick this club up in front of him, and
believe me. the prisoners patrictisLz
for Deutschland ueher Allies" fades
away and he very willingly obeyg the
orders of his captor. If, however, the
prisoner gets heightened and refuses to
follow you, simply persuade" him by
first removing his tin hat, and then
well, the use of the lead weight in the
persuader Is demonstrated. and Tom
my looks for another prisoner.
The knuckle knife is a dagger affair.
the blade of which Is about eight
inches long with heavy steel guard
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27

and the work goes quickly, but the
wide bands on the handsome gown
pictured are not embroidered in this
way. Many Of the stitches are short
and set close together. This pattern
is striking and exactly suited to the
yarn used for working it out. The
dress is simple in design, and needs
to be, since the things to be empha-
sized in it are the lovely color combina-
ton and the bold and rich en-
broidery.
A dress of this kind calls for hat
that will play up to it, and broad
brimmed model, in velvet, or velvet
and georgette, of the same dark blue.
can hardly be too simply trimmed.
Such hat is shown in the picture
and might be in black with as good re-
suits. The pumps are Of black pat
ent leather.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27

Only a few of the coats and wraps
for fall and winter lay claim to novel
designing. For one thing, designers
restrict the amount of materials to be
used to definite lengths that do not
allow anything for merely decorative
additions to these wraps, and for an
other-simplicity is the fashion; the
public generally likes it.
One exception to the rule that al
lows scant measure of goods for a
coat appears in the handsome model
shown at the right in the illustration
above. This is heavy, castor-colored
garment, of pom pom cloth, with
shawl collar and deep cuffs of otter.
II is made with the approved double
breast, fastening to the left, near the
wafstline, with handsome buttons.
These are square and match the coat
in color, with rims in the dark shade
of the fur. Four of them are set on
each sleeve and one on each pocket.
The coat is straight, but is drawn to
the figure at the waistline by soft
girdle of the cloth. The designer
might have considered the coat COM
plete if nothing more had been added
to it; but there was the temptation to
add the charm of the straight panel
and the smart suggestion of military
cape all at one and the same time
and it was done. Therefore there is
long. narrow cape, banded with fur
and finished with buttons, which puts
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27

At 9:45 that night we reported to the
brigade headquarters dugout to receive
instructions from Old Pepper.
After reaching this dugout we lined
up in a semicircle around him, and he
addressed US as follows:
Gall want you boys to do is to go
over to the German lines tonight, sur
prise them, secure couple Of prison
ers, and return Immediately. Our ar
tillery has bombarded that section Of
the line for two days and personally l
believe that that part Of the German
trench is unoccupied, so just get cou-
pie Of prisoners and return as quickly
as possible"
The sergeant on my right, in an I'M
dertone, whispered to me:
"Say, Yank, how are we going to get
couple of prisoners If the old fool
thinks personally that that part Of the
trench is unoccupied. '-soundS kind OF
fishy, doesn't 1t mater"
had q funny sinking sensation in
my stomach, and my tin hat felt as If
1t weighed about a ton and my enthusi-
asm was melting away. Old Pepper
must have heard the sergeant speak
because he turned in his direction and
in laundering voice asked:
"What did you say7"
The sergeant with scarlet look on
his face and his knees trembling,
smartly saluted and answered:
Nothing, sir"
Old Pepper said:
"Well, don't say it so loudly the next
time"
Then Old Pepper continued:
"In this section of the German
trenches there are two or three ma
chine guns which our artillery, in the
last two or three days, has been un-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
Cot AIono Without Metals.

The cliff jewellers knew nothing Of
the use of metals. Their knives were
made from the bones of the deer,
highly polished and very sharp. Their
household utensils consisted IF pot
terry jars and casks made of fiber and
covered with a substance resembling
modern varnish. Although the earliest
cliff jewellers were prehistoric. cave
livers have existed In almost every
age Of the world.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
,G.A. 2z55aAz
capes Are Stylish.
match il

Capes are very desirable and very
stylish. But If girl can have but one
wrap outside of the regular raincoat, a
warm wool coat is the best choice.
Those for this season are. for the most
part, belted, double breasted, having
patch pockets, collars which can be
rolled high and the coat reaches the
edge of the dress at the bottom. Ma
terials are much the same as they have
been in the last two seasons; wool We
lours, duvetyn or other woolly sur
faces. Bolivia is beautiful material,
but its wearing qualities are somewhat
doubtful.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27

cover with a sprinkling of salt over
night. Peel and slice one dozen small
onions and treat in the same way, but
do not mix them. The next day drain
and squeeze dry. Scald the vegetables
in a pint each of water and vinegar.
then drain dry again. Now take quart
of vinegar one cup of sugar, one ounce
of celery seed, three teaspoonfuls Of
mustard seed, two teaspoonfuls of
white pepper; when boiling hot put in
the vegetables. Just let them scald,
but do not cook, then seal in jars while
hot.
chutney.-Chop one dozen apples,
two green peppers, one onion and one
cup of raisins; add two cups of vine
gar, one cup of sugar, the juice of one
lemon and half tablespoonful each of
ginger and salt. Cook all together two
hours.
Marion HarIand's Relish.-Cut the
corn from twelve cobs break into flow
erets one head of caulifiower, cut into
half-inch lengths one bunch of celery.
seed and chop fine two green peppers.
uuu lHlCC VI SAT-, OAO
and one-half pounds of brown sugar
and three pints of vinegar Add the
sugar to the vinegar and when scalding
hot pour over the vegetables. Now
cover closely and cook ten minutes.
Add a tablespoonful of mustard and
seal in jar. Wrap in papers to keep
the mixture a good color.
Tomato Conserve.-Cook until thick
five pounds @of ripe tomatoes, three
lemons, juice. pulp and rind; two
pounds of sugar, one cup of shredded
citron; when thick add one and one
half cupfuls of seeded raisins and one
cupful of walnut meats.
Ripe Cucumber chowder. = Crate
twelve large, ripe cucumbers and three
onions; press the pulp dry, then add
one chopped red pepper; salt and pep
per to taste, with vinegar to make the
mixture as thick as prepared horserad-
ish. Seal for winter use.
N... m.<..0
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27

ing great vari-ty OF cOmDlnhtouS.
Because of the lack Of acid in Its
composition it should be popular
breakfast fruit. The cooked banana.
even slightly cooked, is more easily
digested than the raw fruit. Simply
covering the ripe, thinly sliced fruit
with hot cereal will cook it sufficient
ly.
Banana Croquettes With Lamb
Chops.-Remoye the peeling and
coarse threads from five firm bananas;
cut the fruit In halves crosswise, trim
off the ends to make the halves sym
metrical at the ends; roll in egg
which has been beaten with a table
spoonful Of water, then roll in sifted
crumbs and fry In deep fat until
brown. Drain on soft paper. Two
minutes will be long enough for cook
ing. Serve with broiled lamb chops.
Compete of Bananas With Orange
Sirup.-Remove the peel and coarse
threads from six ripe bananas; let
stand covered with boiling water
minute, then drain and pile in the
form of pyramid on a serving dish
and pour over them cupful of orange
sirup.
Orange Sirup-Boil cupful of the
Juice and pulp of orange, the juice of
half lemon, one cupful of sugar and
one-quarter Of n cupful of water six
minutes or until slightely thickened.
Baked Bananas.-Pull down sec
ton of the skin of each banana, loosen
the pulp, remove the coarse threads
and return the pulp to the skin, lay
the fruit thus prepared in a saucepan
and bake in hot oven until the skins
are blackened. Remove the pulp
from the skins, bend in half circle
and place on serving dish. Sprinkle
with powdered sugar and chopped
nuts as dessert; or pour over jelly
sauce. Melt half cupful of currant
jelly, add half-cupful of sugar and
cook five minutes, then stir in tea
spoonful of cornstarch, made smooth
with little water; cook five minutes
and add a tablespoonful of butter and
teaspOonful of lemon juice.
Fruit Cocktails.-To six tablespoon
fuls of fruit juice add two tablespoon
fuls of honey, the pulp of two oranges,
three diced bananas, and four ripe
peaches, diced. Divide into cocktail
glasses and serve. This may be used
also as a dessert.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27

this extravagant and beautiful coat In
a class where it has few rivals.
For mild climates, or fall wear.
there are some scarfs and capes suited
to between-seasons that are often clev-
er combinations of two accessories in
one garment. The cape shown in the
figure at the left of the picture con-
trives to extend itself into a broad
girdle with sash ends that are finished
with a handsome yarn fringe. Fringe
is much coveted. decoration these
enriched by embroidered dragons that
match ii.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
Sure they of many blessings should
scatter blessings round,
AS laden boughs in autumn fling their
ripe fruit to the ground.
otis PIcKLIN' TIME"


D GREAT is the va
riety of relishes that
she is indeed hard to
suit who cannot find
some which her FAM
lily can enjoy.
Sliced Cucumber
and Onion Pickle
Take three dozen
large cucumbers, peel
and slice thin and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
n KITTEN HE
CABINE q

Despise not thou small things.
The soul that longs for wings
To soar to some great height of sac
rifice too oft
Forgets the daily round
Where daily cares abound.
And shakes off little duties. while she
looks aloft.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
Separate Skirts.

Separate skirts have hens Of CON
tracing material and color.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
BANANA AS FOOD.

ANANAS are a most
wholesome, nouYish-
ing food. Being de-
ficient in flavor 10
self, the banana ab-
serbs fiavors read
lily and presents a
good medium by
) which such fiavors
may be brought into
notice, thus afford
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
satins Will Be Favored.

Satins promise to be the greatest
favorites among silks for fall.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-04-04
SWINE SEX CHARACTERISTICS
Strong Factors In Production Of De-
sirabIe Market Hogs-QuaIities
Of Brood Sow.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of A~griculture.)
In our breeding stock we should con-
slider sex characteristics. as they are
strong factors in the production of de-
sirable market hogs. The brood SOW
should be a good breeder, a good
feeder, and Of good type In order that
she may transmit these characteristics
TO her offspring. She should be short
faced and wide between the eyes. She
should be long. deep and roomy in
body, wide through the hips, large and
full in the heart girth. She should
have good quality, good bone, fine hair,
and be refined about the head and
ears. Her back should have q strong
arch, her rump should be level and
full, carrying It's width to the tail head.
Her neck should be light on top be-
hind the ears but blending smoothly
into the shoulders. Twelve wtll-devel-
oped teats on a neat, nearly straight
belly line should be found. The male
should be similar save the refinement;
that is, he should be heavier In shout
der and possess a rugged masculine
appearance. In neither male o fe-
male should the jowl be fiabby, coarse,
or wrinkled; II should be full, firm,
and compact.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-04-04
MARKET CROP GRADES
Bureau Of Markets Studies Grad
ing of Fruit and Vegetables.
Tentative Plans Worked Out for APP
Piles, Peaches and Strawberries
Uniform Results Obtained by
Use Of Machinery.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
Extensive studies in the grading and
handling of fruits and vegetables were
made by the bureau of markets
Of the United States department of ag-
riculture last season, and tentative
practical grades have been worked out
for apples, peaches. and strawberries,
according to Il recent report Of prog
ress from the bureau. The work has
covered the principal producing sec
tons Of the East, South and middle
West and also the more important mar
kets. 1t has included grading, pack
ing, packages, packing house construc-
ton and equipment, and the effect of
different methods Of handling upon the
physical condition of the fruit. The
operation of sizing machines and other
~labor-savIng devices also were studied
to determine their efficiency and practi-
cability.
AS q result of this work the depart
ment is now prepared to make definite
recommendations as to grading and
packing these crops. fruit packing
house plans and equipment, and gen.
eral handling methods. Special atten-
ton has been given to apples, peaches,
potatoes, Texas Bermuda onions, cnnta-
loupes, and tomatoes, and a study Of
the various operations Of harvesting,
grading, packing, inspecting, and ship
ping has been started on other truck
crops.
AS q result Of these investigations
the bureau of markets was able to rec
ommend Immediately, In conjunction
| with the United States food administra'
! ton, on the request Of the federal re-
serve board. potato grades for use by
members of banks when. in August, the
banks were authorized to make loans
against warehouse receipts for pota'
toes properly graded, packed, stored
and insured. These grades are de
scribed in a publication of the depart
ment, Markets Document z.
The tentative grades worked out II
1916 were put to q practical test by be
ing used as q basis for the actual felt
grsa!ns OF car lots Of onions and pc
tatoes to compare the movement ant
selling price of graded stock with tina
which had not been graded.
In this work experiments have beer
made to determine the efficiency ant
practicabillty of machinery for sizini
these crops. 1t was demonstrated tina
the work map be done economically
and with more uniform results by tn,
use of machines than by hand methods
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-04-04

W imperial Rome clothed in ermine
was the vision the vanishing year
of 1917 gave to a surprised popu-
lace. The Eternal city mantled
In snow was the unusual and almost
unheard Of spectacle which greeted the
Romans on the morning after Christ
mas, writes Alice Robe in the Kansas
City Star.
Those who woke to find the city
chastened with its white vestments,
lying peaceful and mysterious, felt the
spell of the unusual and wondered If
1t could be q sign Of peace.
Whatever private emotions surged
through an astonished people, the an
cient chroniclers announced that for
the first time in thirty years II heavy
snow storm had descended upon Rome.
There are those who record more re-
cent snow, but not of a similar heavy
fall. And snowstorms in Rome, gen.
orally occur in January or February.
This time for three days snow fell
upon the sleeping city and then dlsap-
peared with the suns rays at noon.
Not only the people regarded the phe-
nemenon with wonderment but the
tram lines and telephone wires were
so overcome by the strain that they
refused to operate.
city's Routine Upset.
The public conveyances were
stunned into helplessness. Roman cab
horses know nothing Of snow and Ro-
man cabmen are likewise afflicted.
Consequently the intrepid pedestrians
found themselves wading through deep
slush by noon In a cabless town. The
Piazza Colonna was, with the thawing,
like q lake of sherbet across which q
few venturesome scouts-generally for
eigners-were wading.
In the forenoon a group of Ameri-
can boys from the aviation camp at
Foggia--up for a holiday-hired a car
to take a trip out the Appian Way
but the chauffeur, despite the protests
and stronger arguments Of the avia-
tors, that a little dampness wouldn't
hurt a machine, had to renounce the
trip at the Catacombs. To such an
extent had the unheard Of snowfall