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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

W. G. Livingston and family left
Saturday on a motoring trip to Kan
sas City, Mo. The trip of 600 miles
will be covered in three days enroute.
They will visit the oldest daughter,
Mrs. Bess Morrow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07
A FALSE REPORT.

VIM. Prideaux informs us that the
report of the death of his son, Grant,
in Texas, is false. Grant is training
horses in the army n a letter FIJI
day said his health was good.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

Early threshing reports are that
some a fields are going as high as
so bushels per acre.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid meets
with Mrs. VIM. Harberts Wednesday
this week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
HURLEY OF U. s. SHIPPING BOARD IN STATEMENT Says Great Fleet Will Not Be Used For Trade Con
 quest After War. GERMAN PROPAGANDA
 SEEN IN STORIES Circulated Among Allies to Create Dissension Among
 People.

Washington, Aug. 23-German pro- paganda designed to create dissension among the Allies with stories that the United States will use it's enormous fleet of transports and food ships for trade conquest after the war was the subject of statement today by Chair man Hurley of the shipping board. He said every nation lined up against au- tocracy can be depended on to detect the source of these suggestions and discount them.
 Tn building her merchant fleet America plans first of all to win the war and after that to overcome her own neglect to provide ocean trans, portation for her own trade" said MT Hurley. ITO this end the people ot the United States are preparing to de velop transportation for their owr trade routes, without disturbing the trade rights of other nations. It i: unthinkable that a nation fighting shoulder to shoulder with the othel democracies should turn it's resource! after the war against them for trade conquest, the nature of which wer' largely instrumental in causing thu war"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
AID RUSSIAN OFFICERS HERE.

Washingon, Aug 23.---More than 100 Russian army and naval officers now in this country, ranging in rank from Lieutenant to Major General and from ensign to commander, practically find themselves in a "can't-work- cant fight class. They came to the United States In various official capacities for the old Russian government under Czar Nicholas but with the fall of his empire their official positions likewise perished.
 They now find themselves as men without a country, their old land in turmoil, and their funds though many of them were rich in Russia almost exhausted. Many of them are military and naval specialists, having been sent to this country as inspec- tors and buyers of arms and muni- tions.
 Their plight has been called to the attention of officials of the United States government, who are seeking to place them in government work, it was said recently. Private concerns also are employing the men, getting in touch with them through the Rus- sian Embassy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
'CAUSE.E EXALTED
 BUT IN DANGER"
 vON H|NTzE

Amsterdam, Aug. 23-"Our cause is an exalted one, but 1t is in great dan ger," Admiral Won Hintze, the Ger man foreign secretary, told confer ence of German journalists in Berlin. according to the Cologne Volks Zei- tung. He asked them to cooperate with him.
 "You-will hear nothing but facts from me, but I cannot always give all the facts" he said. "The entire truth at certain times does not serve, but harms, the public interest"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
POINTS OF INTEREST.

All sizes and widths are included in the lines of women's finest quality pumps and oxfords that have been reduced to $5, at 1928 Main street Women who have narrow feet have an opportunity for special bargains through Mollan's summer sorting ot lines.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23

At the urgent request of the Meth erlands government, a cargo of 10000 tons of cereals will be carried from this country to Holland on the Dutch steamer Nieuw Amsterdam.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23

Vice Consul Imbrie at Petrograd has closed the consulate and ordered Americans in the city to leave because the Bolsheveki government declared war on the United States.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-28
THE NEW BOOKS
In THE FOURTH YEAR

A new book by H. G. Wells is al
ways an event worth noting in the
world Of literary polemics. The
latest by the prolific and picturesque
Englishman is in the. Fourth Year"
OF it the New York Times reviewer
says:
Mr.. Wells book is chiefly concerned
with the idea of a League of Free
Nations as the outcome OF the war
and the surety of continued peace aft
er the war. He discusses the nature,
as to the representatives which would
make 1t. of such league. its powers,
monarchy and imperialism in their re-
fation to 1t and labor's interests in
connection with it. and urges the
necessity OF beginning to prepare for
its formation and its program. He
believes that, aside from the winning
OF the war. the furtherance of this
saea is the most important thing be-
iore the world today Today" he
: says. after noting how utopian the
soea would have seemed in 1913, "The
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-28
FIRST-THE SCHOOLS

"The chief business of life is the
rearing of children" So said DR.. Ly-
man Abbott in the Outlook few years
ago.
That the United States is now busy
winning a great war does not lessen
the obligation we owe to the children
who are to be the men and women of
tomorrow. They must be cared for.
Food conservation must not deprive
them of the kind and amount of nour-
ishment that is necessary for proper
development Care must be taken that
the demand of other affairs does not
take from the home those features that
are essential for normal development
of children. Most of all the schools
must be made to meet the needs of
the home.
The demand of other callings is TAX
ing many of the best teachers from
the school rooms. The administrative
officers of the schools are so burdened
with war work that there is danger
that the schools under their direction |
will not receive their usual attention. |
With all eyes upon the happenings of
the war and the activities that are
incident to it we may not be able to
find time for personal contact with
our children.
That the homes do not become neg
lectful of the needs of our children
is a personal matter for each parent.
That the schools do not become in
adequate to the needs of the hour is
a personal matter for both patrons AMI
teachers. 1t is not only necessary to
prevent q decline in the effectiveness
Of the schools but to provide for Civ
ing the training that is necessary to
prepare the boys and girls of today
for the great work of reconstruction ,
that must inevitably follow the war ,
If democracy is to be made safe for !
he world there is no preparedness that :
Is SO much worth while as that which ,
has for its purpose the giving to the +
boys and girls of today the prepara- i
ion that is necessary to fit them 10. q
he responsibilities of tomorrow n
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-28

$1,000 maturity value costs In June
1894. You will get $1s6 interest on
January l, 1928. II you must have
your money sooner, the Government
will cash your Baby Bonds at the post
office at any time on 10 days notice.
This 1894 need not be paid In full
at this time, but the amount must be
paid in full by January 1, 1919. School
districts will get credit for subscrip-
tions made by their residents.
Don't delay placing your name on
record with Boone Coyhtians who
have backed the Government witn
War Stamps to the limit.
C. B. MILLER
w. J. HETZLER
W. B. NOVEL;. JR.
June Campaign COMMITTEES.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-28
ARE CORSETS ESSENTIAL!
Up to War Industries Board to Pass
Final Judgment

WASHINGTON, June 28.-Are cor
sets essential? This is the perplexing
question which has been put up to
the War Industries Board
The board has about decided the
case adversely to the corset manufac-
turers on the testimony of its steel
experts that a large amount of this
material goes into the support of this
article Of feminine attire. A delega-
tion Of corset makers came to Wash
ington and presented a defense OF the
corset. and now the War Industries
Board, in solemn conclave. will render
a final judgment.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-28
WERE THEY CALLAWAY MULESs

British gunners spotted a German
transport on the road in Flanders and
Immediately opened upon ii with high
explosive shells. The mules drawing
the transport kicked their driver off
the seat, turned tail. and rushed for
the British lines, bringing with them
wagon load of mail containing valu-
able military information. Perhaps
something in the roar of the shells re-
minded him of his masters voice in
the dog days of Missouri cornfield;
perhaps it was the reversal in the
drama and the recognition of the hero.
Let's bury the phrase "as stupid as
mule" and let's give him back his
bray. Surely. when he got to the
British lines he should have had the
right of free speech.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-28
THE OPEN COLUMN
Music or Torture.

Editor the Missourian: II number
OF instruments per capita counts
Columbia should be called the music
center Of the state. In one short
block Of fifteen houses there is the
enormous collection of sixteen pianos,
six victroias. four ukuleles, two vio-
Inns. violoncello. a guitar, a banjo,
mandolin and an organ. And the
worst of it is that they are all played
upon at one time starting about 10:3O
each night
When sixteen pianos In a block of
fifteen houses are going st once-a
nightly occurrence-and you must get
up at s the next morning, and il, per-
chance you have one morning in
which to sleep late and the in.tru-
ments Of torture start at $50, what
can a mere man dom.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-28
GIRL HAS ECLIPSE BLINDNESS
Miss Debyns Of Mexico Disregarded
Committees Warning.

The first case reported in this sec
tion OF the country of persons eyes
having been affected by viewing the
recent eclipse Of the sun Is that Of
Miss Alice Dobyns. Mexico girl, who
looked at the phenomenon without the
aid Of the smoked glass. Because she
disresarded the warning issued by the
committee for prevention Of blindness,
she may lose the sight of one of her
eyes.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-28
Boiled Fish in Potato Border.

Boiled Fish in Potato Border.
2 cups cooked fish, faxed
2 cups hot or cold mashed potato
Hard cooked eggs
l cup drawn butter sauce
/ tablespoon minced parsley
Flake the cooked fish. Press the
well-seasoned mashed potato through
a ricer, letting it fall lightly around
the edge of a fat baking platter to
form border. In the center of the
dish put alternate layers of fish, sliced
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-28

The picture show has become an
important educational force. While
its usual function is that of giving
entertainment its influence whether
for good or for bad cannot be avoided.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-28

After you have pledged your utmost
81 for War Savings Stamps and you feel
the need Of amusement. patronize the
Twilight Baseball League-the pro-
ceeds go to the Red Cross.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-28
Food Hint for Today
Leftover Fish.

Fish, like meat, is particularly at
tractive to flies, therefore any cooked
remnants should be carefully screened
while cooling. Fish should not be
placed in contact with butter or milk
in the ice box.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-28

Since convicts have proven their
worth as road builders at Mineola.
Boone County should welcome them
on the road between Ashland and JEFF
fersOn City.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-28

L. ". Wing In Aeronsutics School
Leon w. Wing, a former instructor
in dairying in the University. is at
tending the School of Military Aero
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-28

eggs, and sauce, sprinkle each layer
with a very little minced parsley.
Place in a hot oven until sauce bub-
les. Serve in the baking platter.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-28

nautics at Berkeley. Cal. He has ~.
instructor in dairying at the Or
Agriculture College at Corvallis n.s
for the last year. ore''
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-28
$1,000 PATRIOTIC CLUB
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
Membership on June 1 Was 167.

These are the people who have taken
the limit" in June. There should be
many more in Columbia and Boone
County who are willing to go over
the top" to help the Government:
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-28
Spiced Fish With White Sauce.

Spiced Fish With White Sauce.
Season highly any leftover boiled
whitefish with one Of the following, or
combination: Tomato catsup, an
chovy, Worcestershire, and a little
paprika. Make enough thick white
sauce to cover the fish, adding two
well-beaten egg yolks to each cup OF
sauce. Flake the fish, pour the sauce
over, and heat in oven.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-10
FARM LABOR

Through the action of the Federal Government what
promised to be famine in farm labor has apparently
been avered The work of the United States Employ
ment Service of the Department Of Labor is bringing
Lief to conditions that until recently were the Of
grave
Scarcity of farm labor may still be felt in
tons: Where this is the the greatest publicity
should be given to the fact that the Employment Service
stands ready at all times to cooperate with the farmers
in re1ledyng the trouble.
In any community suffering from scarcity of farm
labor application to your rural route carrier your
postmaster will bring blank form that, when properly
filled out and forwarded to Washington according to d
recons, will put that community in direct touch with the
Employment Service The heads Of this service wish the
country know that to date the Service has been able
supply labor to meet all calls and hopes to be able to meet
all future calls
Narmers needing help and unable to it, should
not hesitate to call upon this department. which
aea primarily for their relief The Government is urgent
ahat no land in the United States lies idle this
year if it possible to bring it under cultivation TO this
end farmers with the proper help would be enabled to in
their acreage of crops should avail themselves of
the Employment Service and exert themselves to the ut
most to produce bumper crops.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-10
Breeds Best Suited to Conditions
Where to Buy and How
to Select

Hens of the medium-sized breeds
Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Rhode
Island Reds and Orpingtons--t.re best
suited to backyard conditions. Large
hens kept in close confinement are
likely to get too fat to lay we'll. Small,
nervous hens are apt to develop such
vices as egg eating and feather eat
ing. The bad tendencies mentioned
do not prohibit the keeping of large
and small breeds in small back yards,
but makes it necessary for the keep
er to use extraordinary care to keep
them in good condition and productive.
White and light-colored varieties are
not desirable for small back yards, be-
cause their plumage soils too easily.
Where to Purchase Stock
As rule it is most satisfactory to
buy hens of local poultry keeper or
dealer in live poultry. Desirable
small flocks are frequently offered by
people who are obliged by change of
work or of residence to sell their poul-
try. Dealers in live poultry every
where sort ont from their general re
ceipts the hens that show good breed
ing and quality to sell to back-yar
poultry keepers. When satisfactory
stock can not be obtained locally, the
advertising columns Of poultry papers,
agricultural papers, or newspapers
that carry poultry advertising should
be consult ed, and the hens bought
from the nearest breeder who can
supply what is wanted at reasonable
prize.
Select Utility Hens
For the backyard flock kept TO
produce eggs Only, it is not necessary
to have hens o. extra good standard
quality hat breeders of standard
poultry call choice utility hens are os
good as any for egg production ard
cost but little more than ordinary mon
grels.. Hens Of this grade in the medi-
um sized breeds are usually Iitllr
under standard weights, and have sd
perflclal faults, "s unsoundness of co.
or, or irregularity of n .rkings or Of
the shape of the comb, which in no
way affect their laying capacity, but
make them unfit for exhibition and
undesirable for breeding purposes.
Note Condition of Birds
When buying hens in person par
ticular attention should be given to
the general ondition-whcther the
bird seems vigorous and lively, and to
the appearance Of the comb and the
condition of the feet. Healthy hens
have bright red combs and bright eyes.
A slight palencss Of the comb is
simply an indication that the hen is
not laying at the time; but bird
whose comb has either yellowish or
a blush cast should be rejected, for
these are symptoms Of internal dis
and toes should be smooth, and the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-10
scales of the feet soft and free from
cornS.
-W-S-S-
Cultivate Enemies of Moths
Everything possible t

Everything possible to introduce
and encourage parasites and natural
enemies of the gypsy moth and brown
tail moth is now being done by the
bureau of Entomology Of the United
States Department of Agriculture, in
cooperation with the State of Massa-
chusetts. Several natural enemies, oc-
Cured from Europe and Japan since
1905, have become firmly established
in this country and are assisting in
bringing about the control of these
species. The most effective enemies
OF the gypsy moth and brown-tail
moth are the Calosoma beetle, tach-
i,na-fy, and minute four winged was
like parasite: Two tiny parasites of
the eggs of the gipsy moth also have
been colonized and are valuable addi-
tlons to the natural enemies Of this
insect. The records at the gipsy-moth
laboratory. at Melrose Highlands,
Mass, indicate that all of the species
of insect parasites mentioned have
been gradually increasing in the field
and that the results of their work
are very noticeable in certain restrict
ed areas.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-10

tions are such that the disease is Sc
we're, spraying does not control it suf-
ficently to give an appceciable in
crease in yield from spraying is not
sufficient to cover the added cost. Con-
sequently they maintain that spray
ing is Improbable at any time.
That thorough spraying will con-
troll late blight in seasons Of bad in
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-10

fection has been proven many times
in the past, and most recently in
Aroostook County, Me-, in 1917
Among other places in the county
this was shown conclusively at Aroos-
took Farm, where extensive expert
ments were conducted by the United
States Department of Agriculture, in
cooperation with the Maine Agricul-
tural Experiment Station.
Late Spraying Increases Production
From 26 to 36 per cent
In one block where test plots spray
ed with standard Bordeaux mixture
were interspersed with untreated
check plots, the average yield on II
of the former plots Was at the rate
OF 1872 bushels per acre, while that
on an equal number of untreated
plots was at the rate Of 1885 bushels
per acre. This was an increase of 37.7
bushels per acre, or more than 26 per
cent in favor of BORDEAUX mixture.
In another similar block the average
yield of five plots sprayed with Bor-
deaux mixture was at the rate of
nearly 237 bushels per acre, while
that of the four untreatcd check plots
in the same block was 174.3 bushels.
The gain here was 62.5 bushels per
acre, or about SO per cent, due to
spraying. Six applications were made
or all the aforementioned sprayed
plots.
On these experimental plots, spray
ing ought to have been started 10 days
or or two weeks sooner or by the end Of
the first week in July. In spite of
this fact, the yields given above in
|dicate quite plainly that spraying paid.
Moreover, many persons who saw the
plots during the latter part of the
season have testified to the striking
differences on sprayed and unspraycd
portions. On all the treated plots the
spraying was done with traction
sprayer which maintained good
working pressure of at least $50
pounds per square inch.
Early and Continued Applications
Gave Increases of So to
86 per cent
Adjoining one of the experimental
blocks was field where spraying
was begun earlier and eight or nine
applications were made. 1t was plant
ed with the same lot of the same va
riety of seed, fcrtilizcd the same, and
except for spraying, received similar
treatment in every respect. The
yield on the portion o., this field i'm
meflately ad joining one of the un-
sprayed check plots was 267.3 bush
els per acre. Comparing this with
the averages Of the unspraycd check
plots mentioned above, shows a gain
Of 1898 and SO bushels per acre, re-
or over sc and So per cent. In none
of the above figul es is any account
made Of the extra loss resulting from
Tuber rot in storage in the crop pro-
duced on the unsprayed plots.
Nineteen hundred and seventeen
was one of the worst blight years in
the history of the Aroostook potato
growing. The results cited above
show conclusively that, even under the
conditions that existed, late blight can
be controlled by grower who sets
out to do the job thoroughly. More
over, they indicate that it can be done
at fair profit when the cost is con-
sidered in connection with the value
Of the increased yield resulting from
the treatment.
These recommendation apply par
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-10

both
me Liberty Loan campaign
billions OF dollars
WV ~ -
not designed merely to
obviously
something with
chase as much goods and time then
mem Ihat was Lord ktchenes
Of
and at the time
oh II the people persist In needless
not
~ money wars are not fought with money-they
the goods and services that buy
successive Liberty Loans in campaigns at in
war savings campaign
u the war Is over aims
mako the sales OF stamps
Of
MS snare as well the quantity beYtv
Loan Donas iions who could in
VIII aole hep by investing War Savings
pashs ae IN reality only
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-10
POTATO SPRAYING PAYS
This is Shown by Cooperative Expert
ments Conducted at AroostOok
Farm in 1917

Some potato growers have express
ed the opinion that it does not pay to
spray potatoes for late blight. They
e;3aSn1 that when the weather condi-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-10
War Savings Stamps and Liberty
Bonds do Not Conflict

The Liberty Loan campaign and War
Savings Stamp campaign are not rivals--no
more than the super-dreadnaughts and de-
stroyers Of our navy are rivals
The Liberty Loan and War Savings
Stamps are two forms OF the same financial
operation Of the United States government.
They were authorized by the same vote of