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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Full Value of the Silo

Cutting corn for the silo before it is ready is too general a practice, warns the United States department of agriculture The full feeding value of the crop cannot be obtained until the soft dough stage is reached The lower leaves will then be dead, some of the husks will have turned brown, and the ears will be hard, but the stalks and upper leaves of the plants will still be green and succulent. Cut ting before this time is like market ing cattle or hogs before they are fn- iShed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Cooling Meat to Keep

Slaughtered animals must be cooled soon after they are killed and yet they must not be allowed to freeze In the winter a day for slaughtering should be chosen when there is a prospect Of coo.ing the carcass before the surface freezes. The most desirable tempera- t,lre for cooling meat is S4 to s, de- grees Fahrenheit and an approach to these temperatures will give good re- suits.
 In summer it is best to dress the ami nal in the evening, leaving the carcass in the open air at night and carrying 1t to a cool, dark cellar before the flies are out in the morning, There should be no fresh paint. tar, kerosene or slmi- lar substance near as freshly killed meat absorbs flavors readily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Close Behind the Tick

The cattle fever tick is entitled to think that the worlds energies have not been concentrated on the western battle front. The tick is having rather busy time for July. like June, set a new record in the eradication work of the bureau of animal indus try In July the number of cattle dipped for ticks totaled 6,6S0, 232- more than were ever dipped in any single month since the work began in 1906.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Rat Eats 40 Pounds a Year

As one rat will consume between 90 and 70 pounds of food in year, ac- cording to the experts. a good way for all stay-at-homes to help win the war is by killing rats. To supply the food destroyed annually by rats in the United States, the estimators discover, requires the continuous work of about 150.000 men with farms and implements. It is evil dent the rat is too costly a neighbor to tolerate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

The 1919 agricultural appropriation biu inst nassed by Congress, contains an fen, expected to be of great importance in inc federal and state campaign 10 eradicate tuberculosis among cattle and swine It provides that the federal gov ernn,ent shall pay indemnity to owners whose cattle are slaughtered because they have been found infected with tuper- culosis. 4o ,,,,
 The department of agriculture IS 10 pay one-third of the difference between tue onnraised value of the cattle anu tne saixtaoa value of the slaughtered ahl- nnals provided that the state, couits o,. ,,3t,nicipality in which the cattle are ou,ned and kept is cooperating In sle tuharcuIosis work and pays at least all enl,aI amount to the owner. Tn no case ie inc federal government to pay more tn tha owner than is paid by the state conntv or municipality No pashleht ps inc federal government is to pc iliole tban s95 for any grade animal or more than s5o for any pure-bred animal, ana no nayment is to be made unless .ne owner has compiled with all quaiai'i'ie egulatons, 1 . ,a,,o,,e
 This provision is expected to renloS : n.ucb of the opposition among ca'eie ouners that has hndered tupercuiosis eradication work. Through It the leu aral government, the state county V, ,,,rieinal governments and the owners af cattle will share in the loss resuieis sron, slauehtering infected animals
 tha nrotection of other animals not m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
AcCREpITING s9 RULES ADOPTED

Another important development eXpece- ed to hasten tuberculosis erdaclatloi Was the unanimous adoption by preeaers anu live stock sanitarians of national fepu- ta +3op of regulations for accreditng pure bred herds of cattle. This acton, taken last December. marked the co-ordina- ton of efforts of individuals and .he state and federal governments for the suppression of tuberculosis in pure-preo animals. o. i,
 On July the department issued us first list of herds officially accreoiesu as fraa from tuberculosis. The herds n,,p,hered on that date approximately 24n They must pass another annual test successfully before being placed on the accredited list.
 The annual loss from tuberculosis among cattle and hogs is reckoned at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
RE AT sIlsST,
DROPSY

All distressing symptoms rapidly dis appear. Liver and kidneys act better. General Improvement is realized. send by mail a trial treatment absolutely FREE. Try 1t. Never heard of anything tts equal for dropsy.
 Writc to DIR. THOMAS K. GREEN
 Daak BIdg.. Box 70. Chatsworth. Ga.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-13
BACK TO FARM!
Aggie Dept Official Would
Close Industries Is Days.
Says All Workers Not Making
War Supplies Should Go!

Washington, March 13.-Closing
down of the less essential industries
for fifteen days during the spring to
enable workmen to go to farms will be
necessary in many places to meet the
farm labor shortage, the senate agrf-
cultural committee was told today by
Clarence Ousley, assistant secretary of
agriculture.
There is not an industry not en-
gagged in actual war work which could
not afford to close down for fifteen
days" Mr.. Ousley said.
The closing could be arranged by
the local communities. Mr.. Ousley
said, and he asked that members of
congress communicate with business
men in their states to urge that this be
done. Other steps must be taken be-
fore the numerous farm problems are
met, Mr.. Ousley said, including the
employment of women to do some of
the light work now performed by men.
Mr.. Ousley said he was confident
there would be a greater acreage in
1918 than in 1917
The question of exempting farm
hands from the army draft is one for
local communities to solve, Mr.. Ousley
believes. He said the term skilled
farm labor" could be interpreted lib
orally. 1t cannot be meant to include
only graduates of agricultural schools
he said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-13
T. R. "Ex-CITED".
Also "De-lighted" Over Son
Winning French War Medal.
Archie Hit by Shrapnel and
Arm Broken in Battle.

New York, March 1S.-'By Georgel
1 am intensely excited and delighted"
shouted Colonel Roosevelt over the
telephone today when informed by the
United Press of the decoration of his
son, Capt Archie Roosevelt, for gal
lantry in action in France.
This is the first news of any kind
have heard of Archie SSor long
time. We cabled him three weeks
ago of the arrival of baby son but
we haven't heard from him. We
don't know that he received our ca
BILE"
The cable received by the United
Press was read to one of the Roose-
welt household. A few minutes later
telephone.
What is this L hear about my son
Archie being decorated with the war
cross? he asked excitedly.
Is Captain Under Pershing.
When the cable was read to him he
shouted:
by Georgel that's fine. I am i'm
mensely excited and delighted This
is our first news of Archie"
The colonel was like an excited boy
who has just been given a ticket to a
circus.
This is absolutely the first news we
have had of Archie and 1 want to
thank you It's great. l thank you"
he cried.
The colonel declared Archie went
OUT as a second lieutenant and in De-
cember was promoted to a captaincy
by General Pershing for good con-
duct in trenches"
Young Roosevelt Wounded.
New York, March 13.-Archibald
Roosevelt, a son of Theodore Roose-
welt, has been wounded in action with
the American forces in France. A ca
bleSram was received today at the COL
onels office here. Young Roosevelt
is q captain.
The message came from Theodore
Re osevelt, Jr., a major with the
American expeditionary troops 1t
reads:
Archie wounded by shrapnel
slightly in leg. Arm broken but not
badly. No danger. Ted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-13
BOOSTS SUFF CAUSE
Wilson in Telegram to Texas Urges
Full Rights for Women.

Austin, Tex, March 13.-President
Wilson il. a telegram to Mrs. Eliza
beth Potter. vice president of the
Texas Equal Suffrage association
read in the Texas senate today, eX-
pressed. the earnest hope that the
legislature of Texas may see its way
to adopt a statute which will give
women the righ. to vote in the prl-
mar'cs.'
The president stated further that
"tne Democratic party is so clearly
committed to the principle of wo-
mans suffrage that l feel it my duty
as the leader of the party to urge
this action by the legislature. And it
also Is a privilege which 1 value much
to yield to my own personal convlc-
tions in this matter and urge such
action on its merits. ! sincerely hope
that the measure may become a law.
Bill Passes Texas House.
Austin, Tex, March 13.-The house
suffrage committee today reported
favorably a bill whcih would permit
women to vote in prir-ary elections
and participate in nominating von-
VeQti OQS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-13
But Do Not Venture Near Heav-
lily Defended Towns.
Wander AbOut for Hours; Drop
Bombs on Farms.
WOULD RAzE 400 TOWNS
Demanded as Reprisal for Seiz-
ure of German Ships.
"Better Destroy All London
Than Sacrifice One German"

London, March 1S.-Three Zeppe-
Inns participated in last nights air
raid on England. Lord French, COM
mander of home defense forces. an
nounced today. OF these, only one
ventured to approach a defended dis
trict
Four bombs were dropped at Hull
A house was demolished and a woman
died of shock.
The other air ships wandered for
hours in remote country districts,
dropping bombs in the open country.
The Germans have sustained such
heavy losses in Zeppelins that they
have employed them only at infre-
quent intervals in the last year for
raids on England substituting air.
planes. The last previous Zeppelin
raid on England was on October 1e,
1917, when "a persons were killed and
Sc wounded. On returning, the Yep
pelin fleet was put to rout by the
French, five of the dirigibles being
brought down.
Raze Town for Every Ship.
Amsterdam, March 13.-Destruction
of 400 English towns by German air
planes is demanded by the Berlin
Tages Zeitung as a reprisal for the
action of the allies in confiscating 400
German merchant ships. In a long
article on the subject the paper says:
IF we are in a position to destroy
the whole of London it would be more
humane to do SO than to allow one
more German to bleed to death on the
battle field. To hesitate or surrender
ourselves to feelings of pity would be
objectionable.
More than four hundred merchant
ships have been stolen from US by
Great Britain our answer should be
that for every German ship at least
one English town should be reduced
to ruins by our airmen. Far better
were it for us that Great Britain
France. and the United States should
call us barbarians than that they
bestow on us their pity when we are
beaten. Softness and sentimentality
are stupid in war time
Only One City Attacked.
The following official announce
ment was given out:
--latest reports indicate that three
enemy airships crossed Yorkshire
coast between $50 and 10 p. m. last
CONTINUED on Page TWoJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-13
Square Hit on U-BOat PeriScOpe
Did the Business.
DestrOyers Deadly Enemy OF
Huns in Plunger Zone.
SELDOM ARE ANY SURVIVORS
After Being Crippled, Subma-
rines Serve as Death Trap.
British Destroyer Ariel Has
Sunk at Least Two.

London, March 13.-The British de-
stroyer Ariel recently overpowered and
DESTROYED a German submarine and
captured eight of the crew. The Ariel
was on patrol duty when she received
a report of a submarine in northern
waters.
Sighting the periscope of the sub
marine at a distance of nearly a mile
the Ariel made for the enemy craft,
firing as she approached. The peri
scope of the submarine was struck
fairly. The Ariel then attempted to
ram the German and passed over her.
The submarine was damaged and
came to the surface.
Crew Shows Fight.
The crew of the submarine attempt
ed to use their gun on the destroyer.
After two or three shots from the war
ship, however, the crew of the U-boat
began to appear on deck with their
hands above their heads. Several
boats were lowered and eight men of
the submarine crew were rescued.
Near Blacksod Bay, on the western
coast of Ireland, an armored patrol
steamer was victorious in a fight with
a German submarine. While the
armed steamer was in B1acksod Bay,
word was brought that a German
submarine was firing on merchant
ship just outside Achillhead. The
patrol steamer went out and an hour
later sighted a submarine about two
miles off. When the patrol steamer
was about 200 yards off she began
to use her guns AL. the shots were
effective and the submarine attempt
ed - get away.
Sinks With All Crew.
Suddenly smoke was seen coming
from the aft side of the coming
tower of the U-boat and it stopped
and began to sink. Soon the coming
tower disappeared and only the fore
part of the U-boat was above water.
After a moment the submarine dis
appeared entirely, leaving large
cloud of smoke. The patrol steamer
waited about the vicinity for two
hours. but saw no further trace of
the U-boat.
The British destroyer Ariel early
in March, 1915, rammed and sank
the German submarine U-12. Ten
members of the crew of twenty-eight
on the U-boat were rescued by the
crew of the Ariel. The U-12 had
taken active part in German opera
tions against British shippings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-13
Meeting of MOtOrmen and Con-
ductOrs Tonight.
First Organization of Its Kind
on Topeka Lines.
7 MEETS NO OPPOSITION
Company Will Make No At
tempt To Fight 1t.
Nearly 13O Men Are Affected
by New Plan.

Employees of the Topeka Street Rail
way Co, representative of the entire
payroll of conductors and motormen
will become affiliated with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor tonight. 1t
was announced this afternoon by
union labor officials and organized
Enrolment of the employees will take
place at meeting in Labor hall at
Sis O'Clock.
The men will organize, it was as
serted, -'in view of higher wages and
better working conditions Their af-
filiation with the unions follows close
" similar action on the part of en-
ployes of the Wichita Street Railway
company, also a part of the Mck1n-
ley interests. at Wichita last week
The action is also regarded as a re-
suit of the successful organization OF
employees in the Sa nta Fe shops by
labor officials here recently. More
than $500 shop employees, it is de-
clared. have become animated with the
federation of labor
They Worked Quietly.
Efforts on the part of labor organ
izers to whip the street car men in
line" have been under way for some
time. The work has been carried on
quietly The unions entered an 'inVi-
tation' in the form of a statement
that the employees would be wei
coined in" and then waited for the
railway men to announce their readl-
ness One union official stated this
afternoon that the action tonight
would affect total of 125 motormen
and conductors.
AItho the street railway company
has successfully discouraged organ1-
zation among employees for years, AL
bert Patten. assistant general manager
of the Mckinley. corporations in Kan
sas, said today that no opposition on
the part of the company would be
made to the organiza ton of it's en-
pic yes tonight. Labor officials also
declared that the step would not be
contested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-13
FORTUNE SMILES
Or MA BECAUSE
HORACE ENLISTS

Dallas Tex. March 13.-Horace
Lester negro. claimed exemption.
Il support my mother he told the
examiner
DO you give her as much as So a
month ?"
Yes. suht Some months 1 gives
her as much as 81"
We'll. Horace" the examiner ex-
planned. I'VE want you to take better
care of your mother. and SO we're go
ing to make a soldier out of you. We
are going to give your mother $40 a
month, and soon she will be riding
around in a limousine
Horace said he was ready to go.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-13
JACKIES HEROES
Jump Overheard and Rescue 8
of Torpedoed Crew.
Cited for Bravery by
Member of Parliament.

London March 13.-R. J. Fortescue
Flsnnery, member of the Madison di-
vision of Essex, announced this morn
ing that he would call the attention of
thu first lord of the admiralty today in
the house of commons to the remark
able heroism and seamanship dis
played by the American crew of the
destroyer Parker in rescuing nine
survivors, including the unconscious
navigating officer of the hospital ship.
Glenart Castle, sunk in the Bristol
channel late in February.
The member said he would suggest
that the admiralty suitably recognize
the skill of the navigator of the Par
ker and gallantry of the eight Amer
ican sailors who jumped into the sea
and SWAN to the rescue of survivors
on RATS and wreckage. The Glenart
Castle sank at 4 o'clock in the morn
ing of February 26. The destroyer. al
tho far distant, picked up wireless
message and hurried to the scene,
w. ere she searched the choppy sea
for survivors.
Too Weak to Help Himself.
The first one was sighted at
o'clock in the afternoon-a lone man
on a raft. 1t was impossible for the
DESTROYER to halt and launch boats.
She threw a line to the survivor but
he was so weak that he became entan-
gleG in the line and was carried astern
of the destroyer and severely cut by
her propellers- Ho managed now
ever. to climb back on the raft.
The destroyer circled the scene and
al it passed the raft again, Quarter
master ]. C. Cole jumped overheard,
succeeded in swimming to the raft and
brought the rlan back to the de-
stroyer. He was a fireman, who died
later on board the destroyer, which
continued her search. sighting three
more groups of survivors clinging to
RATS and wreckage, all of whom were
similarly rescued.
U-Boat Refused To Save Him.
In congra tulating the crew of the
DESTROYER, Vice Admiral Sims. COM
mander of the American naval forces
in the war zone, telegraphed: THE
work done in wintry seas and gales
by all the destroyers' crews has been
inspiring, but none more SO than the
Parker's."
One survivor said he sighted sub
marine while he was struggling in the
water The U-poat passed within a
few yards of him. There were two
&c, mans on her deck. He hailed her
and asked for help, but the Germans
paid no attention to him.
The official report of the sinking OF
the Glenart Castle, on which it is es
timated 153 persons lost their lives,
announced that survivors had been
landed by an American torpedo boat
destroyer, the name of which was not
given.
Nine survivors were rescued by the
Parker, of whom ene died on board
the destroyer. All were landed in
Wales.
List of Jackie Heroes.
The Americans who jumped into the
water in the course of these rescues,
in addition to Quartermaster Cole,
were:
r. E. Hoses, boatswains mate
David Goldman. machinist's mate
Jerry Quinn, coxswain.
F. w. Beeghley, yeoman.
w w. Mathews. ships cook.
J. Newman. seaman.
T. +. Troue, seaman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-13
TRAGEDY ON TRAIN
Kills Fellow Townsman, Shoots Wo-
man and Leaps from Train.

st. Louis. March 13.-Max Sawyer,
of Roodhouse, ILL.,, was shot and
killed, and Mrs. Genevieve Clark. of
Roodhouse, was shot and seriously
wounded, by Dick Harris of Rood
near Whitehall, ILL.,, seventy miles
northeast of here this morning.
Harris escaped by jumping from the
moving train.
Harris boarded the train at White
hall and took seat behind Sawyer
and Mrs. Clark. After the train left
Whitehall, Harris stood up, and,
placing his revolver near the heads
of Sawyer and Mrs. Clark, fired
several times. Mrs. Clark is not eX-
pected to recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-13
Repeatedly Smash
Thru German Defenses.
Thru Again, at Different Point,
on TOuI Sector.
DESTROY BIG GAS WORKS
Five Groups of Projectors, Set
Up for Raid, Are Razed.
Deadly Yankee Aim Blows Up
Works Behind Hun Lines.
BY FRED S. FERGUSON.

With the American Army in
France. March 13.-American raid
ers in the sector north of Toul again
entered the German trenches last
night, at different spot than they
raided yesterday.
They found the German first lines
evacuated as in the morning attack
and took no prisoners.
The American artillery put down a
perfect barrage, simultaneously ham
mering the German batteries in the
rear. Machine guns whipped the
German trenches where the wire en-
tanglements had been cut.
Under cover of the barrage and
machine gun fire, the Yankee in
fantrymen enthusiastically went over
the top. They found portions of the
German trenches 1eveled and dugouts
smashed. Some pieces of bodies,
blown to bits by the American high
explosive shells, were discovered.
3 A few shots were exchanged with
the boches who were late in retreating.
The raiders returned within fifteen
minutes after they had left their own
trenches.
Oblitcrate Gas Works.
(By the Associated Press)
With the American Army n France
Tuesday, March 12.-There was
greater artillery activity by the
Americans on the Toul sector today
than at any time since they took pos
session there. American shells have
obliterated at least five groups of gas
projectors which had been set up by
the enemy in preparation for an at
tack. Fires back of the German lines,
also, were caused and a number of eX-
plosions were heard.
The American troops on the Toul
sector again raided the German posi-
ton, penetrating to the second line.
(COQfiuued on Puge TwO.0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-13
Diplomatic Circles Already APP
prised of ssPeace" Offer.
Gets Cold Reception; Appeal
Aimed at PacifiSt Crowd.
WILSON PLEDGE BLOCKS IT
Allies Will Not Permit Aut0c-
racy Grab in East.
Demand To Avenge Ravaged
Nations Stronger Than Ever.

Washington, March ia new
Germzn peace maneuver, dangerous
and, as heretofore. on German military
made terms. is apparently about to
be foisted upon the world, diplomatic
authorities believed today.
Rumors of it indicated that Ger
many will suggest retention of plum
der in the near east while she gives
up ner ambitions in the west.
1t probably will get stonier hear
ing than any proposal to date, tho
Indicate are that it will be so
framed as to stir up the pacifist re-
vealed to the background by the
aroused allied fightin5 spirit mere and
abroad.
Present Victor's Terms.
AS usual, it will be timed to follow
a German victory" and it will put
forth victors terms. according to in
dications.
If authorities here read the signs
ar.ght it will make an appeal to that
group which believes Russia should
be lei. to he- own fate.
Lloyd George practically washed
his hands of any responsibility for
Russia when she first began toying
with German peace; and the Rome
newspaper of Baron Sonrino. Italian
foreign minister, saw in Lloyd
Georges speech the thought that
Germany should be given a free hand
in Russia if only she would make GER
tain concessions in the west.
The idea. however, will have scant
support, especial. in the light OF
President Wilson's pledge of United
States aid to help free Russia of the
Teuton yoke.
Short Rations Ahead
The especially dangerous element il
any peace drive at this time. however
lies in the fact that the next two oI
three months will find the allies in
common with the central powers or
shortened rations and because of this
parifist appeal may have a greater
response than otherwise.
However, entente diplomats say al
lied discrimination is stiffer than ever
before and that the war spirit is
growing fast upon this country. The
picture of plundered Russia, of game
but helpless Rumania, of Armenia
blooC-soakcd and pledged by Ger
many to the Turk, of devastated Bel
Sium and France are now defeatins
peace proposals.