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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
GERMANS BOAST
OF OWN CRUELTY

statistics are a most useful warning to
the neutral countries.
IF there are any still thinking of
siding with the allies let them take
warning from the fate of Others"
Boast Also Of Cruelty.
1t Is claimed also I'm this document
that more than $4,000 British have
been made prisoners. and in this con-
nection the following statement is
made:
although to these figures the Eng
lish oppose 124.SO6 German prisoners
taken by them on the western front. 1t
must be remembered the English treat
their prisoners with notable kindness
(blandura nOtOria), while the regime
imposed on the English prisoners by
the Germans Is one of extreme rigOr,
so that the Germans, with small
number Of prisoners. have secured q
much superior moral effect.
Besides. to the 2.264 officers and
81 .325 soldiers. must be added the sew
erai thousand English prisoners that
have died in consequence of disease,
scanty food and other accidents IN
German concentration camps"
The figures regarding British pris-
oners. 1t is explained, refer to the total
prior to the recent drive In Picardy and
Flanders.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05

Neutrality-suspicious. shells are
everyday. everyhOur experiences In
the lives of all soldiers and Y. NJ. c.
A. workers anywhere within % miles
of the BOche guns. DR.. George Louis
Meylan, who has just returned from
France where he was engaged In rec
reatiOn work for the Y. NJ. c. A.,
threw some strong light on the con-
ditiOns under which all persons back
of the trenches live-and die. He had
been asked to tell some specific in
stances Of "Y" workers under fire In
first-line trenches.
"ThOse over here who have not been
i'm the war zone must forget their old
time ideas Of warfare and its dan
gers" said Doctor Meylan. Forget
this old idea of open fighting. with
troops battling across plain the size
of a large athletic field. Modern ar
tillery shoots for miles and is always
shooting. Every person within 20
miles Of the trenches is under fire
practically all Of the time. yet the re-
ports do not call this battle. The
reports announce The artillery was
active and that means shells any
where five to twenty-five miles back
Of the trenches.
EARLY in April the Germans made
night raids and their airplanes were
active In bombing. Two of my or
ganizers were visiting camps eight or
ten miles back of the frOnt-line
trenches. The Germans kept up the
bombardment for three days during
which time those ~ men were dOdg-
ing shells constantly.
ION the second day they were in a
Foyer de SOldat-One Of the soldiers
recreation huts provided by the French
with " men in charge-when. within
five minutes two shells struck, one a
few yards away, the other hitting the
hut. The " men were thrown down
by the conclusion. 1t seemed a
miracle they were not hit. for soldiers
were killed and wounded all around
them.
ut is strange that although we have
only about one woman worker to every
hundred men workers. not a single
" man had been killed up to the
time I left France, whereas Hun shells
had killed two of our women workers,
Miss Crandell and Miss WinOna Mar
tin.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
NOTE ALL FARM HAPPENINGS
Records Make Reference to Them
Easy and They Become Valuable
When Memory Fails.

<Prspared by the United States Depart
nent of AGTlcu1furo.)
Simple Accounts q he every-ooV
happenings on the farm will often be
found Of great value. Every farmer
makes q note when a calf is born or
sow farrOws. Many do so mentally
only, but 1t Is none the less q note. II
such notes are written down In q way
that makes reference to them easy.
they become Of much use in supplying
needed information when memory
fails. Notes recording other every
day happenings often prove useful.
Among these may be mentioned the
dates when animals are bred. men
hired or discharged, accidents occur,
pasture season begins and ends, first
and last frOsts occur, incubatOrs are
set, spring work begins and fall work
ends, seed time and harvest occur, etc.
Such notes as these when systemati-
cally recorded and constantly referred
to are of much value. They enable
one to take proper precautions as to
feed and care Of animals prior to the
birth of young. thereby often saving
both mother and offspring. Disputes
with hired men as to wages are avoid
ed by recording when they are hired, a
wage agreement, and all amounts sub
sequently paid them. Accident rec
ords are of value when seeking redress
for damages, pasture data when figur-
ing on feed supply. and frost and other
weather data In planning the years
work.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
REFOREST BARE HILLSIDES
Scarcity Of Timber Moves Mining
Companies In Pennsylvania to
Take Action.

Hazelton. Pa.-The scarcity Of lum.
Der for mine pillars and other mine
uses has led to the creation of q for.
estry department by several of the
large mining companies. one of
which has just reforested Bear Creek
watershed with 5000 white pine and
5000 Norway spruce trees.
Thirty thousand more trees are in
process Of cultivation at Hugo. Pa. in
the Panther CreeF valley. When tim
her is ready to cut in the vicinity Of
the mines troublesome waits and long
hauls will be eliminated.
More timber in the anthracite region
would stop floods. add to the water
supply. reduce the drought periods
and enable the anthracite industry to
add to its output. Many thousands Of
acres are available about the mines
for refOrestation.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
MARKET DEMAND FOR
STRAW FOR BEDDING
Commodity Will Now Bring Good
Margin of Profit to Farmer.
Large Number Of Horses and Mules
In Army Camps Has Materially
Increased Prices for commod-
ity-Bale All Surplus.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Nearly q third of q million Of
horses and mules have been removed
from farms and ranges and placed in
army camps. This has increased the
market demand for straw for bedding
several hundred tons per week.
The prices at army camps and large
markets have naturally Influenced the
price Of this commodity on local mar
kets, and the straw that was formerly
burned or allowed to be trampled
down by stock will now bring enough
on the market to leave a good margin
Of profit to farmers over the cost Of
baling and shipping. The market price
Of straw is now between IS and $50
per ton, and there is a good demand
for almost any kind of straw.
Formers who are not in the habit
Of selling straw, but who can adyan-
tageOusly do so. should bale their sur
plus or arrange to do SO during the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
SHARE DANGERS
WITH SOLDIERS

I'm a certain woods the shells were
dropping so thickly that the French
commander ordered our men to aban-
don their huts. AS the order was not
received until evening. " man Of
my acquaintance decided not to leave
until next morning as he wished to
take his stuff. Next morning he was
approaching the hut when a French
officer stopped him to exchange fare
wells. This took little more than a
minute. and the Red Triangle worker
started on his way when a shell ex-
ploded on the path near the hut at the
point where he would have been had
he not been detained.
Close Calls Every Day.
"Some " workers are having hair
breadth escapes every day. not every
man every day. but each in his time
with a regularity to justify saying
some men every day. Eight Of our
men with the Canadians have been
killed, and We cannot expect to escape
unscathed. They work from six
o'clock in the morning until eleven
o'clock at night, seven days a week.
with week OF every three months
and many never take their week of.
On one occasion of which I know the
workers were up at three o'clock in
the morning with hot coffee to warm
the French soldiers coming in after
q three-mile wade through mud and
rain. Those Poilus appreciated that.
Many Of orr workers slept on the
ground In zero weather this winter,
with nothing but blanket between
them and the frozen earth. and with
no shelter but a hut made often Of
green lumber which warped. letting
in icy blasts. A test for real man.
II went forward toward the
trenches to meet the American SOL
diers coming back after their baptism
of fire ut Chemin des Danes and they
were all eagerness for more. The
Germans had sent picked troops
against them, their strongest men in
brand new equipment. to impress the
Americans that Germany had an
abundance Of everything. material
and robust men. Quite a contrast to
the ill-equipped emaciated men the
French had taken prisoners. The
Americans gave such good account Of
themselves in this fight that the
French could not praise them enough"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
POINTS ON MARKETING EGGS
Refrigeration Maintains Quality
Weight, Fresh Appearance and
Higher Food Value.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
A stale egg pleases no one. Heat is
the fresh eggs enemy. Cold is its
friend.
The shorter the time and the more
direct the route of the egg from the
nest to the packing house. the smaller
the opportunity for loss.
The sooner the egg is put under re-
frigeratiOn and started to market. the
finer its quality when 1t reaches its
final destination and the higher its
value. Don't give the eggs hot time
In the old car.
To make a good. marketable prod
uct. cracked eggs, extremely small and
dirty. as well as turkey and duck
eggs. should be removed from the
first grade and packed separately as
seconds.
Keep eggs cool. Cool the egg and
cash the check. Goodness and cleanli-
ness mean more cash.
Refrigeration during transit main
tains quality. weight. fresh appearance
and food value II retards loss Of
quality. shrinkage. "blOod-rings" and
loss OF food value. II enables the de-
livery Of a high quality, uniform
product.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05

Generations hence some French man
or woman ctainent In art. literature.
commerce. religion. politics or other
lines will publicly testify that he or
she was sustained back in 1918 as a
child by the generous action Of some
American soldier.
Thus the United States Is welding
indissOluble links of friendship. not
only In France. but In Italy. Great
Britain, Russia. Serbia, Greece. ROu-
mania and all other allied countries.
If our soldiers and sailors, already
pledged to give their lives for their
country, are willing also to share their
small pay with the needy civilians of
France. Belgium and Italy. the people
safe at home will amply support the
next Red Cross fund campaign for
S1OO.OOO,OOO in May.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
ADOPT war ORPHANS
American Soldiers Plan to Help
Destitute French.
Interesting Sidelioht on the Fine Spirit
Of Our Army In
France.

Washington. - Soldiers are to
adopt" French war orphans and chill
dren Of families made destitute by the
war. through plan proposed by the
Stars and Stripes. the soldiers news
paper over there. and approved by the
American Red Cross.
While full details of the plan are
not available. it is interesting as a
sidelight on the fine spirit of our army
and undoubtedly will have u most pro-
found effect upon French public opin-
ion. The men will find the money they
put into this service the sweetest sac
rifice Of their military careers, for
they are now where they can see the
full measure OF suffering France has
borne.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
STOP WEEDS
FROM SEEDING

prepared by the United States
Department Of Agriculture)
Most persons do not realize
what AT enormous number Of
seeds are produced by weeds.
The number varies with differ
ent species. most kinds produc-
ing from one hundred to several
thousand seeds per plant. Some
weeds. such as wild carrot. bur-
dock and SOW thistle. are capable
Of producing 10000 CT more
seeds to the plant. Moreover,
not all weed seeds terminate at
once. but delay sprouting for q
period, some Of them for several
years. This Is the basis Of the
old saying. Zone years seeding
makes seven years wedding"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
INCREASE SUPPLY OF HUMUS
Winter Cover Crops Now Extensively
Grown to BE Turned Under
Early In Spring.

There are many well-known meth
DDS Of supplying the necessary vege-
table matter to the soil. Crop residue
Is usually the basis Of more hamus.
Grass or sod crops are the most valu-
able In this respect. Stable manure Is
also of great value In increasing
humus. Winter cover crops. such an
annual clover, vetch or rye. are now
extensively grown to be turned un-
der In the early spring.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
SQUADS TO HELP
SUPPLY OF MEAT
Pigeons Produce Rapidly and Can
Be Made to Add Substan-
italy to Food Stock.
Good Pair Of Breeders Will Raise Six
or Seven Pairs in Year-confine
Flock to Prevent Any Seri-
Gus Damage.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
For food purposes pigeons are
usually classed with poultry. Cultural
ly they are i'm class by themselves,
producing meat only, producing II
very quickly, and able to produce
well under conditions that do not adj
NIT of growing any other creature
used for food.
While the ideal arrangement for
pigeons is to have their house on the
ground, and small covered yard.
called fly" connecting with it,
pigeon keeping may be carried on
quite extensively in upper rooms, or
lofts. with or without open air fiys.
Many fiOcks of pigeons are kept in
large cities in quarters provided for
them in the lofts or on the roofs of
buildings used for mercantile and
manufacturing purposes.
Space for Breeding.
A space six feet square. and high
enough for the attendant to stand
erect, will accommodate eight to ten
pairs of pigeons for SQUAD breeding.
The birds mate and begin breeding
when six to seven months old. Two
eggs are laid by the hen. Then the
male shares with her the duty Of in
cubatiOn. The young hatch In about
seventeen days. At four weeks old,
average coed squads will weigh about
three-Quarters Of a pound each. Some
Of the larger ones will weigh over q
pound at that age.
A good pair of breeders will pro-
duce six or seven or more pairs of
squads year. As many as eleven
pairs of squads have been produced
by one pair in a year. When produc-
ton is high the female lays and be-
gins incubation while she has young
still in the nest. leaving the care of
them to her mate.
Pigeons on Farms.
Raising squads has greatly in
creased in cities In recent years. On
farms the tendency has been the other
way. On a farm q flock of free
pigeons. if not kept down by killing
off the increase, soon becomes a
nuisance. destroying grain and doing
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
Champion Whittier.

Big Flat, Ark.-W. ]. Sword Is
ninety years old. yet he holds state
championship. Sword Is champion
whittier Of Arkansas. He challenges
all Corners. With trusty pOcketknife
he began whiting on drygoods boxes
fifty years ago. Now he carves out
bird houses, hoe handles and little
windmills.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
Buckshot LEAGUE Busy

Beaver, Pa.-"Warning to the kali
ser's friends: Keep you're mouth shut
or you'll be next. BY order of Squad
A.. Buckshot League" This warning
on a placard adorned an image pre-
sumed to represent pro-German that
was suspended by a rope from a pole
In front Of the Bridgewater postofice.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
Bet $40 on Who Will
Kill the Most Huns

Wilkesbarre, Pa.-TO settle
bet of $40 as to which could kill
the most Huns. Alexander Cor
mack, twenty-eight, and John
GOrinski. twenty-three, enlisted
In the United States ermy here.
1--WE have arranged % carry a
stick over with us" said Cor
macki, land every time one Of
us knocks a Hun over a notch
on the stick will go to that mans
credit. We trust each other.
When the war is over and we
come back the man with the
most nOtches wins the bet"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
OUTBREAK OF LATE BLIGHT
Might Diminish Potato Production At
Rate Of 100000 Bushels Daily
Plan to Prevent.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
A widespread outbreak OF late blight
throughout the important potatO-prO-
ducing districts (Which. fortunately,
rarely occurs except in restricted
areas) might diminish potato produc-
ton ut the rate Of 100000 bushels
a day during August and September
If prolonged warm and rainy weather
should occur. This disease can be pre-
vented by spraying and early prepare
ton should Be made to combat II Wig
orOusly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
Gets Long Lost Watch.

Easton. Pa.-Twenty years ago
William D. Evans lost watch in
Washington township. between Ban.
gOr and Centreville. He took no less
than twenty-five bicycle trips between
these points in searching for the time
piece. but to no avail. Several days
ago Evans was talking about the Incl
dent to friend at Centrevi;le. As q
result Of the conversation. ii was
learned a resident Of Cent, evillp had
found the watch. and after explana.
lions the long lost watch WIS returned
to its owner.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05

a great deal Of damage, especially on
new-seeded ground.
The remedy for this is to keep the
pigeons under control. and use the
young birds, except the few needed
to keep up the flock. as fast as ready
for the table. BY establishing the
flock Of pigeons in an accessible place.
giving them a little food occasionally
In their loft, and keeping them shut
in and feeding them when they could
damage new-seeded ground, a farm
flock Of pigeons can be made to con-
tribute substantially to the meat sup
ply, and still be prevented from doing
any serious damage.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
Sells Short Pants: EnIists.

Steubenville. OF sold my short
pants at Newport News" writes Gil
bert f. BOycan. a negro boy aged If
teen. from somewhere in France to his
parents here. Playing truant from
school to see some selective soldiers
depart. the boy decided to join the
army and enlisted at Wheeling, w. Va.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
Thinks Mermaid Was Manate..

The Journal Of Heredity rises to re
mark that the first mermaid in all
probability was not pure invention. In
all probability the mermaid story
started when some ignorant seafaring
man saw nothing. less than a manatee
dispOrting himself through the distant
waves. At some distance. the scienti-
fic periodical observes. the manatee or
"sea cow" does not look unlike hu-
man being. the shape OF its head and
facial formation when indistinctly
seen taking on the appearance Of life
closely akin In mankind.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05

present year. Since the war depart
ment naturally prefers to buy from
those who can furnish large quantities
regularly. individual farmers can
either sell their surplus through regu-
lar trade channels or unite with each
other and ship comparatively.
1t Is suggested that farmers consult
their county agricultural agents re-
garding the cost of baling and ship
ping. the kind Of straw in greatest de-
mand,. market grades and markets.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05

Here Is a little information which
will help you to solve the vexing prob
lem that il apt to be a hardy annual.
that IL. how much coal to order In
order to oil the bunkers, hut without
having TO put some in IN old barrel IN
the clubhouse. A ton Of egg coal con-
tains from thirty-two to thirty-eight Gu
bic feet. averaging about thirty-nve. BY
measuring the cubical contents Of your
bin you will be able to estimate how
much to order to All them. This may
be done by multiplying together the
length. breadth and depth of your bin.
Popular Science Monthly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
Is Chicks From IS EQQs.

New Castle, Pa.-James Woods
placed 10 eggs under a hen and 16
chickens were Matched. One of the
eggs must have produced two chicks,
he thinks. but he has not been able to
identify the "twins."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
Tell Neutral Nations How Church
and House Are De-
stroyed.
IS MEANT AS A Warning
Circular Recites Amount Of Booty
Seized In France and Belgium,
and Mistreatment Of English
Prisoners Of War.

Washington. Teutonic frightful-
ness as practiced I'm France and Bel
GUM has been made the subject of
German warning to neutral nations OF
the fate which they may expect if
they take up arms against the central
powers.
IF there are any still thinking OF
siding with the allies let them take
warning from the fate of Others" says
the warning. Ii IL In the form OF
circular. which recites the amount OF
booty seized I'm France and Belgium.
the number of churches damaged and
destroyed. the money wrung from the
stricken inhabitants and finally the
deliberate mistreatment Of English
prisoners of war.
German propagandists have flooded
Spain with this document printed In
Spanish. and copies have come into
the possession of the state depart
ment. Having established its German
origin the department made public
this translation:
Besides an untold amount OF war
material captured on the battlefield
the Germans have taken possession Of
incalculable booty in France and Bel
GUM, including:
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05

This amount includes fine Of 49,
600 pesetas imposed on the Alsatian
children who insist on speaking the
French language and refuse to study
the beautiful German language. These
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
Prevent BIG Bean Losses.

Bean losses from anthrncnose and
other diseases can be prevented to \
large extent by the use Of dissase-free
seed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05

''These figures show large in
against France I'm 1901.
"Punish Catholic Churches"
I'm Belgium, besides maay art
treasures, they have confiscated old
paintings valued at 3,OO0,OOO pesetas.
due to the treachery of Cardinal
MERCER and other priests. who did
their utmost to stir the priests
against the goOd-hearted German SOL
diers. they were forced to teach Sc
we're lesson to the Belgian and French
Catholics.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05

To remove paint from common
wooden chairs, scrub them with
strong solution Of washing soda.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05

Need You Worry About This5
The edges on the $40 gold pieces
wear holes In your pocket.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05

As q result OF the stupid stubborn
ness of the Belgian people In contin-
uing the struggle after their bloody
and final defeat on the battlefield. the
German officers were forced. against
their will. to impose punishments on
many rich individuals and wealthy cit
les. This has contributed the follow
ing amounts to the German treasury |:
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05

I'm Poland also a large number of
- been destroyed for mill
o1nUy ~ The figures concerning
,uG~eS6of yef been published.