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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
WESTERN CANADA'S
CEREAL CROP
One of the Best Ever Harvested.

The cereal crop of Western Canada
| for 1917 was the most valuable one
ever harvested; the returns from all
| classes of live stock have been equally
satisfactory. The wool clip was not
| only greater than in any previous year,
| but the price obtained was double ihat
| of 1916, which in turn was almost
double that of the year before.
AS was the case in 1915 and 1915,
many farmers were able TO pay for
their land outright with the proceeds
of their first years crop. Further evil
dence of the prosperity of Western
Canada is shown by the fact that one
In every twenty of the population is
now the owner of an automobile. If
the farming community alone Is taken,
1t will be found that the proportion ot
automobile owners is still greater. The
bank clearings of the leading cities of
Western Canada were consistently
higher than they were in the CORE
spending periods Of 1916, and then they
were higher than the year preceding.
In Winnipeg S500000000 more was
cleared in the II months ending No
vember 80 than in the same months
year ago.
The entry of the United States into
the war has strengthened the bonds
between that country and Canada. We
are now working together for the
same ends. Those who are not fighting
are promoting a greater production Of
fnoHgtrpTs Tn,
Canada offers a wonderful opportu-
nifty. Not only can larger quantities
of staple foodstuffs be produced. but
the cost of production is lower and the
remuneration greater than where land
Is more expensive. Notwithstanding
the fact that the price of farm prod
ucts has doubled during the past three
years, there are millions of acres OF
arabic land in Western Canada which
can still be bought at a low price.
Western Canada has. an enormous
acreage prepared for seeding to wheat
in 1918. 1t is larger than in 1917, and
will probably surpass the record area
put into crop in the year 1915, when
The largest crop ever known in the
West was harvested. The year 1918
should also see further increase in
lire stock activity.
Farmers have been investing consid-
cradle sums in cattle; the high prices
secured for wool and mutton have
opened the eyes of Western farmers to
the possibilities of sheep, and such was
the demand for breeding animals last
fall that it was impossible to meet 1t
adequately; the campaign for greater
hog production is expected to yield an
increase of between - and 80 per cent
in 1918.
Those who are contemplating coming
to Western Canada cannot do better
than come early In the spring when
they can put in "A crop and harvest 1t
in the fall. In this way they will be
able to achieve something that will
not only be of great benefit to them
selves, but also to the great cause for
which the Allies, including the United
States, are now fghting.-Advertlse-
ment.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
C0NVlCTS KEEP THEIR WORD
Warden Lberates 40 of Them for
Holiday, and All Return to
the Prison.

Railway, y. J. -- Warden Frank
Moore Of the state reformatOry ex.
perimented during the holiday In per.
hitting prisoners after receiving their
word of honor 10 return, to spend
Christmas M home.
He liberated 40 of them and they
oil returned within the agreed time.
BARRY the Buster" who is clever at
Jail deliveries. was one of the forty.
Another was a young man who took
Il large turkey home to his mother.
His friends bade him good-by as he
left Christmas night believing his
story of having business elsewhere.
They did not know.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
FIND GUINEA EGGS IN SNAKE
Setting Hen Finishes tire Job BY
Matching Out Seven Little
Guineas.

Moulirie, Gu. Seven young gulnens.
pl christcned "Jonah," because they
spent part of their prenatal period ia
The stomach of n reptile without harm
10 themselves or the snake. until the
hitter WINS unhappily cut open, are the
proud possession of l.. d. Afford OF
Colquitt county.
While picking cotton early this fan
Mr. Afford noticed 4 snake lying Ia n
cotton row In torpid state with its
body considerably swollen. Killing
the snake md cutting It open, Afford
found seven guinea eggs inside Of 1t.
which had recently been stolen from
the nest Of setting hen Placing the
eggs under setting hen IN his nearby
harn. Mr. Alford wns oyerjoyed few
days later to hnd seven little guineas
hatched OF; nd happy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
BIRDS EAT BOIL WEEVILS
Yet There Is No Legal Protection for
Insect Destroyers in the State
of Georgia.

Savannah, Ga.--When Robert Can
non found the crop of quail that he
had killed loaded with boil weevils he
Immediately conferred with county au-
thorities To ascertain If he could keep
hunters off his land, which is not
fenced. He was much dsappolnted
when informed that he could not DO
so.
On farms in this part of the country,
where the quail and other insect-de-
stroying birds have been protected. tn"
boil weevil is seldom seen, while on adj
joining farms, where the public Is per
mitted TO hunt. cotton crops have been
practically devastated.
A concerted movement is on foot
among the farmers TO conserve the
quail. The matter will In all proba-
bilty be brought to the attention OF
the legislature.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31

woodwork hoping to gather up the
rnindrops
Then they broke up the water keg,
and licked the inside, which they found
saturated with moisture, and delicious.
AT 3 p. IN, on Monday land was sighted.
but II was n long way off. and by the
time they drew near darkness and a
heavy northerly swell made landing
Impossible. They lay to, and during
n squat their mast carried away at the
heel, but that did not matter much, for
II acted as sea anchor
Al daylight on Tuesday they were
sighted by II couple Of fishing boats
which towed them into port. The baby
lived for some time after being landed.
The linen keeper died rs he was being
lifted from the boat Two of the crew
refused to leave the boat having gone
mad trimmer died from gangrene
two weeks later.
The chief officer remarked 81 would
like to testify to the excellent behavior
of the boats crew throughout our pc
Rod of eight days hardship and ex-
posure."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31

lyzed The government was forced TO
accept the socialists demands as to
food, communal woman suffrage and
nonmiitariSm of war industries, and
thereupOn most Of the strikers return
ed to their work. The trouble was
only partly allayed, however. and the
radicals made further demands and re-
iterated their call for general peace
by understanding.
The Austrian masses are determined
that at least peace shall be made with
Russia and If this is not done their
words and actions betoken a revolu
ton that will remove the dual mon
archy from the alliance OF the central
powers. Germany is awake to the
danger of this detection and the mill
tariSts there are manifesting great fri
tation toward Austria because they
think Emperor Charles and his govern
ment have 'ostered democratic inter
natiOnalism
The troubles Of Emperor Charles
realm are aggravated by the attitude
of Bohemia. At a great meeting In
Prague resolution was adopted de-
handing independence for Bohemia.
Hungary also, is doing its Bit In the
general upheaval, having absolutely re-
fused to give cereals to either Austria
or Germany The Roumanian stocks
Of grain are exhausted and the food
situation in Austria IL most acute.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31

London. has been written
about the hardships endured by the
crews Of vessels sunk by German sub
marines Here are some particulars
dealing with the pucky deeds per
formed by officers and men belonging
10 all branches Of the sea services,
naval aud mercantile.
The first case IN that Of a passenger
steamer which had been torpedoed on
u Monday, without warning as usual
IN the Atlantic, 800 miles from land.
The chief officer took charge Of No
2 lifeboat. whic. had on board - per
sons, including two women and a baby
four months old.
bad weather prevailed all that day
and throughout the night, increasing
The plight Of the miserable people. Pro
, ,iUns. too, were scarce, but what ex-
i.ied was taken charge Of by the chief
officer, who doled out hair dipper
(half-plnO of water to ench person
night and morning
They had been barely twenty -four
hours In the boat when the horrors OF
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
HOLD LIBERTY BONDS
People Urged to Retain Them as
Permanent Investment.
Government Dteourages Practice Of
Merchants in Accepting Them in
Exchange Tor Merchandise

United States treasury officials are
Seeking 10 discourage DE practice fol-
lowed by many merchants Throughout
The country Of Offering 10 nceept Lib
erty bonds Of the first and second is
sues al par and 10 some cases ~ a
premium, IN exchange for merchandise.
They hold that such practice defeats
tie primary object Of the sale Of Tie
bonds. dlsc0nraglng the general thrift
movement and increasing expenditures.
thus depnYing the government of Ia
Dor aud material Aeeded FOR var pur-
poses
",, lille ! have no doubt that mer.
chants are actuated by patriotic mo-
nyes, said Secretary Of the Treasury
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
Opens Schoo, of Commerce.

Consul Arthur Mclean reports from
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, that
school of commerce has recently
been opened in Santiago de los Cabal-
leros by the Association of Commercial
Employees The school is open to men
and women. and It's classes are held
both in the day and evening. The new
commercial practice. bookkeeping,
grammar, and commercial correspon-
dence.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31

stimulate the energy Of the people are
eagerly promulgated such as those Of
enormous submarines of dreadnaught
type, OF guns that can shoot 90 kilo-
meters that are soon to be used against
the allied armies"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31

Roumania is one OF the elementary
conditions Of a Just and lasting peace.
Great Britain, France and Italy are
pledged to restore these PROVINCES to
Roumania.
II admire too much, also. the moral
greatness OF the American soul, not
to know that the American people are
bound TO us by the most sacred ties,
and that their high sense of Justice
and duty Will prompt them to raise
their powerful voice In behalf Of our
little Kingdom at that conference OF
peace"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31

mia, NJ. Jonescu declared the Rouma
Man people would remain faithful q
the entente allies until the end, "what
ever that end may be-"
He added THE consequences TO the
entente allies of the failure OF Russia
have been enormous, but to Roumania
the results of that failure have been
almost tragical
The union OF Roumanian provinces
now under the domination NJ Austria
Hungary that nation so guilty Of the
proyoCntion OF the WARMTH free
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
Germans Threaten Quick Attack
When the Russian Delegates
Reject Peace Terms.
DEMAND BALTIC PROVINCES
proIetarist OF Austria Hungary on
Eve of a Revolt-Turks Lose Two
Big Cruisers-Secretary Bak-
er's Management Holly
Criticized by Senator
Chamberlain.
BY EDWARD w. PlCkARD.

Encouraged 10y the growing strength
Of the Fatherland party, the pan-Ger-
mans have thrown aside the mask they
have worn in their dealings with the
Russians and shown their true face.
AT the last meeting of the delegates
AT Brest-litOysk before adjournment
80 January -. General Hoffman told
the bolShevid frankly that Germany
must have COurland and all the Baltic
PROVINCES and that If Russia did not
consent The German armies would
move al once and within week would
occupy Reval When asked about the
territory south Of Brrst-Iitovsk HOff-
man replied that Germany would set
tie that only with the Ukrainlans. The
request Of the Russians for recess
that they might consult on the Ger
man terms was grudgingly granted
with the assertion that no further post
ponements would be allowed
The Russian delegates thereupon
voted unanimously to reject the Ger
man terms and departed for Petrograd
to submit the question Of peace or war
to the congress of soldiers and work
mems delegates, with which the final
decision rests
That the Germans are able to carry
out their threats against Russia there
can he little doubt. The bOlshevki
leaders realize their helplessness and
have issued "to all" an official wall
telling how they have been deceived
and how monstrous are the demands
Of the Germans. In Petrograd and
Moscow the bolSheviki are struggling
to maintain their power, putting In Jail
large numbers of their opponents on
charges Of plotting a counter-revolu-
tion, and taking any other coercive
steps that promise to help them. If
they can prevent il. they do not intend
that their principles Of "Selfdefinition"
and personal liberty shall apply at
home. They promptly dissolved the
constituent assembly because they
could not control its deliberations.
So loud has become the popular out
cry against the rule OF the bolsheviki
and so great the disorder I'm Russia
that German parliamentary leaders are
seriously questioning whether II is
wise for the central powers 10 nego-
tiate further with government that
may be swept away any day.
Tho UkrnnianS. according to late
dispatches, are proceeding amicably In
their negotiations with Germany and
Austria and are about ready TO sign Il
separate peace.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
HAS CONFIDENCE IN AMERICA
Roumanian Statesman Satisfied His
Country viii Receive Proper Con.
sderation at Peace Conference.

Take Jonescu, one OF the leading
statesmen Of Roumanla and vice pres.
ident OF the council of ministers.
whose resignation from the cabinet
King Ferdinand recently declined TO
accept. talked with the Associated
Press rbout what TINT country would
expect as q condition ~ pence.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
Women Conductors Quit.

New York The success Of the ex-
pertinent by the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit company of hiring women conduc-
tors is seriously threatened. Three of
the first ten women employed have re-
signed. Two resigned because of sick
ness and the third said the work inter
fcred with the care of her five chill
dren
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
GIVES HUSBAND AND
3 SONS FOR COUNTRY

Lingle. Wyo.-A husband and
three sons for Uncle Sans lib
orty forces is the contribution
of Mrs. John NJ Bennett, Of
this town.
With all The male members OF
her family preparing I'm various
trnining camps for the fight for
democracy and humanity, Mrs.
BENNETT and her two young
daughters spend "a great deal OF
heir leisure doing Red Cross
work.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
For Pimpiy Faces.

To remove pimples and blackheads
smear them with Cuticura Ointment
Wash off in five minutes with Cuticura
Soap and hot water. For free samples,
address "Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston"
At druggists and by mail. Soap Is,
Ointment % and 50.-Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
No Figure of Speech.

"Jaggs told me new light broke
on him last night"
the lamp he had just bought on his
head"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
Ones Convictions.

"What is your definition of phi
losopher?" asked the old fogy. "A
philosopher" replied the crouch, SIS
man who studies and analyses his
own weaknesses and makes other men
wonder how he discovered their weak
nesses. "-Cinclnnat Enquirer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31

"The ticket man seems to have lot
of old railroad tickets there"
Must be for places that are seldom
called for
yes, I'll bet he'd sell some of those
tickets cheap to close 'em out"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
Deported Men and Prisoners Are
Driven Into Slavery by Ger
man Authorities.
MAKE STARTLING DISCLOSURE
Eollsnder Tells How Deported Bel
gians and French Prisoners OF
War Are Compelled to Work
in Munitions Factory
in Essen.
BY w. ]. l. KEEL.

Correspondent Of the Chicago News)
The Hague. Holland.-A Nethe;land-
or who until four days ago was en-
ployed at Krupp's munition works In
Essen. Germany makes the startling
disclosure that some 1000 Hollanders
are working AT Essen In the munitlon
ind war material factories. Most Of
these men get there through the machi-
nations of what this escaped" Hol-
lsnder calls observation-disclosures
x Ossendegner OF Rotterdam. who
seem to act az agents for supplying
Germany with greatly needed labor
Eighty or ninety men a day generally
find their way across the border by
means of their agents. lurcd by the
prospect of very high wages and good
food. What they find IN reality and
how next to impossible IL is made for
them to return to their own country
is thus told in the Hollaudcr's words
NO Return Pass Given.
"When this firm OF agents secured
my services they did not mention war
work" he said. 81 was given Ia under
stand that field labor and trade work
was required Also was promised
that | could return any Saturday to
Holland 10 stay through Sunday. The
promised wages were high and food
was said to be plentiful. / accepted,
but did not know that the signatures
and viSeS required for my return to
Holland had been omitted, ms they al
ways are In the passes given by these
agents. no doubt because they know
perfectly well that after week In
Germany no single Flollander would
ever think Of returning there after his
weekend in Holland.
Soon after my entrance upon Ger
man soil at Elten, where ! found sew
eral compatriots like myself, we were
met by an agent from an 'arbelts bu-
reau.' who secured our services for
shellmaking at Krupps by telling us
that food was good there and wages
very high. He said That in other
branches of labor food was but indif.
ferent and the wages nothing like
Krupp's, 50 we men went to Essen.
How good the food was there you can
Judge Of by the fact that my weight
was reduced by - pounds while there.
For breakfast We received two
slices Of bread without any butter or
fat whatever. For dinner potato soup
TINT left rs hungry an hour after
eating. Then in the evening again
two slices of breaU IKE mt breakfast.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31

TO keep clean and healthy take DIR.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regu-
late liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31

ON the sea the Turks suffered a con
siderable disaster in the loss of the
cruisers Medulu md Sultan Sellm,
formerly the Breslau and Goehen.
These vessels emerged from the Oar
danelles TO attack certain British mon
tOrs hut were seen and nj once en-
gagged by British destroyers and driven
into mine fields The Breslau was
blown up and sunk and the Goeben,
badly damaged. was run aground Mt
Niagara point, where for several days
and nights II was subjected 10 bomb
ing by British mir craft and rendered
useless. The British lost two moni-
tors.
The number Of British vessels sunk
by submarines In the week was given
as only six large and two small ships.
In It's efforts 10 supply tonnage to
meet the submarine deprndations, the
United States scored a point by get.
ting large number Of vessels from
neutral nations, especially Sweden. for
use in American coastal traffic. This
brought forth howl Of "unneutrality"
from Germany. coupled with n threat
to sink all such vessels that ITS sub
marines could reach.
NN
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31

Japan, which holds Itself responsI-
BILE for the preservation Of peace In
the IN East is ready 10 sake radical
steps to put m end 70 the increasing
disorders In Sihoria. according to Pre-
mier Tnrauci who addressed the open
ing session Of the Japanese diet. He
reiterated his country's absolute 10y
ATTY AMI fidelity 10 the allies and It's
determination not to Sheathe the sword
nDHl an honorable peace Is secured
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31

The Austro.Hungarian government
has been treading on thin ice for two
weeks. A great pence-demand wave
swept over the nation and more than
q million workers went on strike, the
war Industries being absolutely para
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31

In Finland there is growing dlsord-
or and The socialist red guards and
government militia have fought sew
eral considerable battles, notably at
Nihorg ana Davidstud The red guards
are nded by Russian soldiers while
the peasants are supporting the gov.
eminent forces.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31


Partisan politics reared it's ugly
head in congress last week and en-
tered into the discussion Of the con
duct Of the war So far Ii has done
little harm. and perhaps ii cannot be
kept down in an election year. Sens-
tors Penrose and Stone were the chief
offenders, the former attacking the ad-
ministration and the latter having the
effrontery-c considering his own record
to assal the patriotism OF Colonel
Roosevelt.
Interest in the doingS of congress
centered on the Chamberlain bill for a
war cabinet the introduction of which
was perhaps FASTENED, though not
caused. by the investigation of Secre-
tary Bakers department. The presi-
dent had forcefully, even angrily de-
clared his opposition to the measure
and his absolute confidence in Mr..
Bakers ability and efficiency, and the
defeat OF the bill was predicted, al
though it had the support Of many sen
ators of both parties
"a
cuSed Senator Chamberlain of making
IAN astonishing and absolutely unjus-
tifiable distortion OF the truth" I'm q
New York speech, in which The Ore
gon senator told of the failures OF the
war department. In replying to this
in the senate, Mr. Chamberlain reiter-
ated his charges and undertook to
prove them by citations from the In
vestigation by the senate committee.
The senator scored the war depart
ment numerically, and produced docu-
mentary proof that Secretary Baker,
when before the senate committee, was
ignorant Of the actual conditions In the
matter OF supplies to the army camps.
"The president" he said, did not
know the truth. and did. He must
have got his facts from his distinguish
ed secretary OF war and he In turn got
! them from somebody else and II those
who furnished the evidence knew the
facts, they lied"
In the course OF his speech Mr..
| Chamberlain read heartbreaking LET
| ter from father telling of the death
! Of his son In an army camp under most
/ astounding conditions Of neglect. Al
| terward Secretary Baker said o. this
! that II was not q singular case. that
| there had been several such due 10 the
lack OF nurses, and that each one had
| been rigidly investigated
The hot discussion over the inefi-
cheney Of our war preparations con
tinues undated and Is reaching the
stage where It becomes personal and
vicious. The thick-and-thln support
ers OF the administration declare the
critics Of some OF its acts are border
Ing on trenchery because they give
comfort to the enemy, while those who
criticize assert that only by letting the
public know the faults that are being
committed can those faults he correct
cd. Their course, they hold. is die
tated by the purcst patriotism.
General Tasker II. Bliss. chief OF
staff has arrived In Paris to represent
the American army In the supreme
war council. II is believed he will urge
that the allies rppa,,, ofnpct,,a ororo
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31

A New York hotel has roof gar
den for the dogs belonging 10 guests.
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6unoytapt TO Mothere
Best ThInQ TO Do.

"Glrlle you are neglecting your APP
pearance. Why is this?"
"Algernon doesn't care for me-"
"Well, don't bite off your nose to
spite your face. Powder is up and 20
after some other young man"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31

The earning value of ship IS now
from S400 to $500 day.