davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-02
RUZNE ZPRAVY z NASICH
VLASTl.
Ceskoslov. Tisk. Kane.

L ONOhOoAOFs. lSAs 1AQllNs
Husa "a 48O korun. V Mia
de Boleslavi prodana byla husa
vazici 16 liber "a 48O korun.
Led v 6ervnu. v Pisku. v jiz-
mich Cechach zacatkem cervna
ma rece Otave bylo videt led.
Mrazy v noci byly velmi slime
la poskodily valne lrodu v jiz-
mich Cechach.
Bursaci zas provokuji. W.
DAMN vladnich narizeni, jimz
roztrhano Ceske Kralovstvi,
znamenite posililo Nemce v je-
jich drzosti. Vidno to take
toho, ze &C po celou dobu val
ky nemecti STUDENT nesmeli v
Praze nosit odznaky a sve po-
vestne cepice, v posledni dobe
je opet oprasiii a chodf Mich
vyzyvave po Prikopech. Patr-
ne Sc jedna % provokaci nasich
a o plan NemcI, ably mohli "a
Sc strhnout pokrik, jak jsou v
Praze utiskovani.
Valeeni uprchlici ' Cechach.
Techto je 65,723. DIE narod-
nosti jsou to Nemci, Ukrajinci,
Polaci, Rumuni, Vlasi, Slovinci,
Chorvate a hlavne - polsti III
de. V poslednf dobe Sc tito ste
huji = rozkazu vlady - "a
Sc do Halice.
Ccsti umGlci nesmi koncerto-
vati ma slovanskem Jihu. Olga
Valouskova, znama pevkyne
Narodniho Divadla skladatcl
Jaroslav JeremiaS z narizeni
vlady vratili Sc do Prahy. Nell
koncertovati v Rjece, Zahrebc,
Dubrovniku a Terste, ale kon-
certy ty zakazany. Pred tim
Sc skvelym zdarem vystoupili
" Lublani, Zadaru, Splitu a ST.
beniku. Vlada zakazala kon-
ccrty "protoze Sc zvrhly v poll
ticke manifestace".
Pro Narodni Divadlo v Brine.
Pri slavnostech Narodniho Di-
vadla Praze navrhl DR.. Kra-
mar, ably Sc lined podnikly
sbfrky pro zffzenf Narodniho
Divadla v Brne. Sebrano jiz
!. nekolik set tisic korun a Mora
va Cechy Sc predstihuji v
. sbirkach. Vybor pro sbirky v
Cechach ustaven byl takto :
Pfedsedou DR.. Kramar, cleny
; vyboru: A. Svehla, "a stranu
agrarni, poslanci Klofac Ha-
herman zat socialisty, poklad-
nikem jmenovan znamy "vele-
zradce riditel Zivnostenske
Banky DR.. Jaroslav Preis. Jed
nateli zvoleni dramaturgov6
, Jar. Kvapil a V. Stech.
Zakazana schize. Poslanci
Klofacovi zakazana sch1ze v
Prerove ma thema: Cesky ma.
rod socialismus.
Pozar tvrze u Olomouce. -
Olomouc, byvala Eevnost mo.
ravska byla "a valky opet opey
nena vnejsimi polnimi opevne.
: mimi. We tvrzich chovany vel.
ke zasoby stfeliva. We Chval,
kovicich, jedne tvrzi wink
pozar, pri cemz vybuchly vel.
ke zasoby ekrasitu. Cele obce
musely Sc pro pozar ten vyste
hovat, zvlaste ale Chvalkovice
!: Pavlovice Tynecky.
Jak sc krade tabak. V Pod
moklech postavena byla vojer
ska straz k vagonu tabakem
nebot Sc stavalo, re ma nadraz
sc ztracely zasilky pfekot
y Nez ami vojenska straz nepo
mohla. Prihnala sc. lokomoti
:. va nadrazni zrizenci zaprahl
:. il do vozu tabakem hnali $,
- pryc. Vojin myslil, ze jde ,
!. pouhe presunuti vagonu ma il
:: nou kolej a proto trp6live ce
= kal. Nez nedockal Sc. Druh,
!" den nalezen zeleznicni VII,
: prazdny...
o SINH posadkami americkou, an
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-02
CESl MA SLoVENskU.

SOucaSCl rise VcIkOmOTdVSke.
Ma hrade Nitre sidlil sloven-
sky knize, oddany knizeti vel
komoravskemu. Nejmocnejsi
knize velkomoravsky byl Svato
pluk, jehoz vrchni moe uzna-
val cesky knfze Borivoj, a tax
zili jsme cd Sumavy az "a Ia
try v jednot6, pod jednou vrch-
nj knfzeci moci. Morava byla
jako telo, Cechy Slovensko
jako mocna kridla. Dobre nam
tax bylo pohromade.
MaRari risi velkomoravskou
rozbili. Cechy a Morava Sc po
zd6ji spojily, ale Slovensko zd-
stale cd mas odlouceno.
Slovaci "a teto odloucenosti
zili v duchovni tine. Neznali
pisma, nemeli knih. Byli OBJ
klopeni rdznymi narody po-
dobalo Sc, re vyhynou. Pomoc
prisla cd zapadu, cd CechGv.
Husita Jan Jiskra z Brandysa
byl r. 1440-1462 spravcem
Slovenska. Privedl s sebou &C.
ske husitske valecniky a w.
manil Slovensko poslusenstvi
koruny Uherske. Hustle pri-
sli ma Slovensko rodinami,
pfinesli tam narodni vedomi,
novou viru move nabozenske
obrady, nabozenskou vrou-
cnost a nabozenske knihy. A
tax prvnf knihy ma Slovensku
byly ceske. Ouch cesky spoil
Sc Sc slovenskJm a hned vzna-
la Sc doutnajici jiskra sloven-
ska: Slovensko pocalo ziti du-
chovne.
| Ia valky tricetilete utikali
ma Slovensko Cesti bratri d ce-
sti evangelici, opet S nabozen-
skou vroucnosti, opet S kniha-
mi. Temito ceskymi pristeho-
valci Ease pribylo Slovensku
Ivzd6lani, ovsem tez vrouci
zboznosti a mravni cistoty. HUI
site, bratfi a evangelici obratili
mnozstvi Slovakdv ma svou Vi
ru. Jet ma Slovensku ma 7OO,-
900 evangelikdv a to jsou dedi-
ci' ceskych vystdhoyalcI. Slo-
vensti evangelici .byli povzdy
lpestiteli vzdelanosti a vine, re
2 Mich vysli Kollar, Safarik,
Hurban, Stfr, Daxner, Toma-
six mnoho jinych vynikaji-
cich muz1. Husitsky a cesko-
bratrsky duch zije ma Sloven-
sku dosud, sill SIovaky stale a
Jim hlavne Slovaci vzdoruji
pomadarsteni.
Povim vam pfihodu re sve
cesty.
R. 1901 cestoval jsem po sto-
lici Sarisske, o niz jsem, uz v
pfedu pravil, je tam lid velmi
zanedban. Lide. neumeji cist
psat, desetilety synek neve-
del ma priklad, kolik je dive a
tri. Najednou Jsem potkal
,hlapce, jktery rozumne roz-
pravel: 'Jsi evangelik?' otazal
;sem Sc no. "Ano, son." odpo-
vedel. "Vies nieco O Husovi?"
Chlapec trhl hlavou, pohledl
mi do oci a pravil dirazn6
"Viem, boil upaleny." "A pre-
co bol upaleny?" tazal jsem Sc
dale. "Pre pravdu, pre- cistt
krestanske ucenie." "A vies
tiez Ceskych hratoch, o Ko.
menskom?" "Viem, boil z Via.
, sti vyhnani." "A preco?'
"Tiez pre- ciste krestanske uce.
ME-"
Ami vam nemohu povedeti
jak mi bylo milo ma takove du.
chovni pousti slyseti ia dive jmt
! ma: Hus Komensky! 'Vyciti
q jsem,. jak velkou silu davajf ta
, to dive jmena pronasledovanyn
Slovakum, trpicim pro pravdu
totiz pro svou zdedenou narod
: most. Rozjimal jsem, jake tt
; hylo pro Slovaky stesti, re se
3 Cechy duchovne sdruzili! Vsal
y stesti pro Cechy, uz ma pfi
: klad proto, re nam Slovenskt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-01
MAJOR LEAGUES
CALL MEETINGS
Will Decide in Cleveland Sat-
urday as to Date of
Closing Season.

CHICAGO. Aug. l.-Pres't Ban
Johnson of the American league
Wednesday night called a specia
meeting OF the organization TO be
held in Cleveland Saturday, definite
ly to decide on the proposed early
closing of the season and the stag
ing the worlds series prior TO sept
f. in compliance 10 Sec'y Bakers
work or fight order There also vii.
be a special meeting of the VA
tional Baseball commission in CleVe-
land at the same time
Although the club owners Of the
National league are scheduled 10
meet i'm special session i'm New York
on Saturday, Pres't Johnson was
advised by August Hermann, chair
man of the national commission
and owner of the Cincinnati Ma
tionals. that he would attend the
Cleveland meeting instead and that
two or three other National league
club owners would accompany him
johnson Favors Quitting Aug. 20.
Pres't Johnson said ne wa
strongly opposed 10 continuing base
ball after Sept. 1. as he believes 20
play after that date would oe
direct violation of the war depart
ment's orders Six of the eight
clubs i'm the American league he
said have approved his suggestion
10 close the championship season
on or about Aug. 20 and then stage
the worlds series and exhibition
games in the n days remaining UNI
I'll the first Of September
1T would De selfish 10 take ad-
vantage of Sec'y Bakers order. This
is no time TO force recreation on
the public when Americans are Civ
ing up their lives on the battledelds
OF France" said the statement is
sued by AIR Johnson Wednesday.
The American league executive is
confident his club owners viii vote
unanimously 10 close earlier than
Sec'y Baker stipulated. Clark Grif-
fifth. manager and part owner Of the
Washington club, and Charles A.
Comiskey. owner Of the Chicago
Americans, are the only club own
ers opposed 10 the plan. Johnson
said. and added that Nj. Comiskey
had agreed 10 cast his vote with the
majority.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-01
DODGERS TAKE
DOUBLE BILL
Win From st. Louis 2 to | and
7 to 2-Cheney
BenChed.

BROOKLYN. y. r.. Aug 1.s
Brooklyn took two games from It.
Louis Wednesday. . TO and TO ..
The first went 10 innings, O'Mara
driving Zach Wheat home with the
winning run with long double
Each team scored in the first inning
and then battled evenly until the
18th. Cheney was put out OF the
game In the sixth for objecting 10
decision by Umpire Moran. Robert
son finished in fine style and gets
credit for the victory. The Superbas
Datted both May and Sherdel hard
in the second game. while Grimes
was effective. The scores:
First game
ST. Louis 100 600 600 600 OIL 10 /
Brooklyn 100 600 600 900 1-2 I3 o
Adams and Gonzales Cheney
Robertson and NJ. Wheat
Second game
st. Louis 1000 002 600 .
Brooklyn POO O20 500 "a .
May. Sherdell and Gonzales.
Grimes and Miller.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-01
GIANTS AND THE
PIRATES SPLIT
Divide Double Header Played
at New York Yes
terday.

NEW YORK. Aug New York
and Pittsburgh divided a double
header here Wednesday, the home
team winning the first game by
score of 1 TO o, while Pittsburgh won
the second by TO , I'm the first
contest Causey won his sixth straight
game, defeating Comstock in a
pitchers battle i'm which the only
run was scored i'm the fifth inning
or Compton's triple and McCarthy's
single.
In the second game the veteran
pitcher Babe Adams celebrated his
RETURN 10 the National league with
81 well-earned victory. Pittsburgh
scored It's last two runs on squeez3
plays score.
First game
Pittsburgh 600 600 600 !
New York ZOO 01O 0O<-1 Q
Comstock and Schmidt, Causey
and Mccarthy
Second game
Pittsburgh 100 OIL 001-4 %
New York .002 GOO 600 I
Adams and Schmidt; Steele, De
maree and Rariden.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-01
TIGERS BREAK
WITH YANKEES
Each Team Takes Game of
Double Header at
Detroit.

DETROIT. Mich. Aus DE
troit and New York divided a dou-
bic header Wednesday. the visitors
winning the first game 10 and
the locals taking the second o TO ..
In the first game Kallio weakened
in the seventh inning. six hits net
ting four runs. Detroit punched
hits 20 win the second game. Score
First game.
New York ... 600 010 400 :
Detroit ....2I0 600 OOO-3 .
Thormahlen. Robinson. MogI idge
and Walters, Kallio Hall and stan
age
Second game.
New York 600 zoo 00o-2 4
Detroit 200 zoo 0e&-6 10 ]
Keaung Robinson and Hannah,
Bailey and Spencer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-01
6EERS AGAIN ~
DRIVES WINNER
ST. Frisco Takes Second and
Third Heats of ST, 200
Free-fOr All.

COLUMBUS. o.. Aug. Mabel
Trask did not come 20 the post
wednesday for her tuenty-second
free-for-al trouing duel with ST.
Erisco. and the feature event OF the
program lost some or its zest for
this reason. Tn Princeton was I'M
good form however. and won the
first heat from the Geers stallion
before the latter got goine Geers
took St Frisco out the second ana
third heats ~ faster clip and
never was headed although La
Princeton came i'm such "a rush n
the third mile that IT, ha4 to bee
stepped iu Z.UZ IA To- win
The other feature Of the -hird
days program was the 200 trot.
the Neil House stake purse So
600 The fodder although far
from being favorlte. went out
and won ina straight heats sum.
maries.
Frss- for-au trot three heats purse
S. Frisco (GeersJ .............. 3 I J.
Ia Princeton COX ........-....
Royal Mack MURPHY ..........
AAtles Harris .....-.-....-.---
2.0S pace three iu ave heats. purse
81 OG0-
no Stately valentine, ...... 8 I I /
/ombrinO Murphy .......... 8
Betsey Hamliu Cox .-...-.. Is
south Bend Girl sturgeon =
Robert +, Harvey X and Poorman also
ran.
Time. .O5L . .031t % .0f, . :0fa
g 90 trot. the Neil House purse. $500
he fodder tStinsonl ...-..... I /
Mack Forbes (AfeDevittI .--..... =
Bertha Mcclure fAckermanl .... . 3
Miss Perfection lNcMahonl -... 3 .
Wilkes Brewer. Kelley De Forest
Bresciam Lomrect and Bacelh also start
ed.
Time 2.OGl 2.o6lt 2.08L
. u pace. three no nve heats purse
81 COO
The Weed fErskiuel ..-... 1 . /
Flora Valentine ..-...
Baron Wood (Willisl -.... TO
Miss Able Brine Ray 49, . 3 . dis
Time 2104. 2.05h. 2,O9l4 2.0oi2;
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-01
ATHLETICS ARE WELL
BEATEN BY INDIANS

CLEVELAND. o.. Aug. 1-CIeve-
land defeated Philadelphia 10 10 1
today. punching hits with bases on
balls. Morton was effective through
out. striking out six batters in the
second. third and fourth innings, five
OF them IN succession. One-handed
stops By Dugau and Turner featured
the fielding. Score;
Philadelphia 900 O10 900 1
Cleveland ..0 OPS 200 1910 10 I
Adams. Pierson and McAvoy;
Morton and O'Neul
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-01
WHITE S0X WIN IN
TENTH FROM SENATORS

CHICAGO. Aug. Triples by
Ainsmith and Johnson in the tenth.
following poor base running by
Chicago in the first. gave Washing
ton q 9 to victory Wednesday.
The game was a pitching duel be-
tween Shellenback and Johnson. the
latter striking out II men Score:
Washington 1O1 600 600 Is & q
Chicago 100 600 100 o. 2
Johnson and Ainsmith. Shelen-
bach and Schalz
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-01
BRAVES NOSED OUT BY
CUBS BY SCORE OF 5 TO d

BOSTON. Aug. Chicago beas
Boston Wednesday. 10 4. Hen
d~yN weakened in the eighth when
Boston made three runs Carter re-
lieved him and was in turn replaced
by Tyler Nann's batting was fea-
ure Rudolph's support was POOR
IN the pinches Score.
Chicago ...012 100 1O0-5 Q 3
Boston .-. 600 100 03O-4 .
HendryN Carter Tyler and XII
iifer Rudolph. George and Wilson.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-01
POWERFUL SEMI-PRO
LEAGUE TO BE FORMED
FOR 1919 BALL SEASON
1I-EvEr.ANn

CLEVELAND. O., AUG H.
Pittsburgh, Chicago, Detroit, Cleve-
land. Cincinnati. Louisville. Toledo
and ST. Louis or Akron. are 10 be
members OF a powerful semi-profes-
sional baseball league next year, TO
toe conducted by tine National Base
hau federation and sanctioned by
the United States government, IT,
was announced here Wednesday by
Clayton c. Townes, chairman OF the
committee on baseball equipment
for training camps.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-01
FRANKIINS LOSE.

In a fast game Of indoor base
ball last night the Olive ST inter
mediates defeated the Franklin in
termediates by a score OF IL 20 s at
the Franklin grounds Collmer
showed himself a heavy hitter when
he connected for three home runs.
The batteries We're Olive ST. Lott.
and CRUDE. Franklin. Barkley and
Barkley
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-01
RED S0X TRIM BROWNS
THIRD STRAIGHT GAME

ST. LOUIS. Mo. AUG. 1.-Bush'e
hitting was the main factor in Bos-
tons third straight victory over St
Louis Wednesday. The score was
g 70 e. Bush got two doubles. two
singles and a walk i'm FIVE times mp.
He drove iu four runs and scored
two himself Score.
Boston ...... COS 600 0f4-S TO .
ST. Louis ZOO 200 02O-4 10 4
Bush and Mayer. Gauia and Nun
amaker.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-01
THREE GAMES PLAYED
BY GIRLS ON KALEY
PLAYGROUND FIELD

The Haley Junior girls team de-
feated the Junior Washington girls
in a game of bat ball at the Haley
playground Monday afternoon by
the score of 23 to 10. Monday night
two games of volley ball were play
ed by the seniors, Washington win
ming two out of three games.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-01
RENIENIRER

When you paid from $50 10 81
for arr aluminium percolator or
double boiler Before the advance
o. prices on aluminium goods we
bought Up large quantity OF these
items and are now selling them az
S1-@4 each. They are pure aluminium
and unusual bargains. Get one al
Eeimolds az l25 y. Main St. before
The sale is eNha USED.
.g1-AIL
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-01
NEw INTERN ATIoNAL UMPIREs

NEW YORK, Aug. 1-Pres't
Farrell OF the new international
league signed two umpires Wednes-
day. who officiated this year with
the American association They are
Bob Hart who Will work at Buf-
falo Thursday. and William Finner-
an. who viii ofticiate at Syracuse
Thursday
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-01
League Standings
ANERICAN LEinIE.
NATIONAL LEAGIL.
WEDNESDAYS RESULTS:

American League.
Washington -, Chicago =. 10 innings
Philadelphia I Cleveland 10
New York = Detroit s.
New y Ork - Detroit a.
Boston s ST. Louis 4.
National League.
Cincinnati vs. Philadelphia rain
Chicago . Boston 4
st Louis II. Brooklyn -.
- Louis -. Brooklyn Z.
Pittsburgh %. New York l..
Pittsburgh New York -
GAMES TO-DAY
American League.
Washington at Chicago
Philadelphia az Cleveland.
New York at Detroit.
Boston at st. Louis
National League.
Pittsburgh at Boston
Cincinnati at Brooklyn
Chicago at New York
ST Louis no Philadelphia
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-01

O. y. Fassett won the weekly Thrift
stamp golf tournament at the Ccun-
try club against 50 entrants With
a handicap of IA, his net score was
IS. The stamps were donated by NJ.
r. Campbell.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-01
OLIVE II Girls WIN

The Olive 81. girls junior baseball
team defeated the J. d. Oily err sirls'
team last night by a score or IS
TO rs az the Olive st. grounds
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-26
STEAMER SERVICE, CHOPTANK
RIVER ROUTE

Steam leave Piers Light st. Wharf, weather
permitting
P M daily, except Sunday for Tilghman ISL,
Easton, Oxford, Cambridge and landings to
Windy Hill:.6 P. M.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-26
An American

(Author of "A Dream" Etc.
He said Mother, goodbye, 1 am
ready to die
For what 1 believe is right.
Don't worry bout me, I'm bound ov-
er the sea,
For Freedoms cause 1 will fight.
4 will do all l can to prove Pm a
man,
While I'm fighting over there,
For l have the grit and I'll do my
bit
Over there, here, or anywhere.
And III never stop till I'm over the
top,
Charging full speed ahead;
Then I'll soon be back, after taking
a crack
At Kaiser Wilhelm's head.
(His nut l should have said.
And when this war ends I'll come
back to my friends,
And back to Home, Sweet Home.
| will tell you tn estory. how | rails
ed Old Glory
Over the Kaiser's throne"
Milford Vane.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-26

lower is, and the fact that the Sal
walton Army combats these para
sites and struggles to turn them
back into clean, useful paths.
The Salvation Army is stationed,
like a sentinel of final reckoning,
lust outside the gates Of the can
,onments and camps in the United
SAFES. We are there for a reason.
Several other noble and splendid or
SaniZations are laboring within, and
vet. with their combined efforts. they
cannot reach OF influence vast per
rCGIdSp OF the men upon whom MI.
-'itiZen is depending in this war for
certain victory Uncle Sam says to
US: stick just outside that gate,
and fight the double fight Persuade
these men from straying from the
camps into deadfalls and consequent
troubles, and grab the camp follow
er. Yours is a real tight-a battle
for purity and honesty behind the
lines. Who would be left to do il
if the Salvation Army was not on
hand? Nobody"
And that is why the Salvation Ar
nv has the written approval OF
President Wilson Secretary of War
BAKER, OOuSISSSilldH 1lHhHdlll' III
has Just come from the trenches;
American Colonies, Majors and pri-
Yates in the army. That is also why
the Red Cross and y. NJ. G. A. have
written cordial letters of apprecia
ZION to the Salvation Army.
General Secretary j. r. Mott, OF
the Y. Nj. c. A. headquarters, in New
York. wrote on Dec. 20, last: There
seems to be, as far as l can learn
not only delightful unity and under
standing. but the absence Of dupll
cation"
The Salvation Army is not asking
and will not ask, for itself in thi:
war fund drive. 1t cannot cope, un
aided by the public, however, witt
| the tremendous task which the wal
puts upon it. We ask only that the
| hundreds of thousands of fighter:
who instinctively drift to us, ant
| who will go nowhere else, be not de
| MED their mede of comfort and en-
| couragement through any mistaken
| ideas that might innocently be cher
ished by the stay-at-homes.
Salvation Army War
| Service Fund Committee.
| Richard E. Holz,
Colonel Commanding.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-26
Money TO Loan

Money TO Loan.
Money to loan IN large and small
sums.-Lloyd Webster. Spring St
Adv. 8-25-tf. cod
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-26
Government Will Sell
The Farmers Wheat

Farmers and shippers of wheat
unable to obtain satisfactory service
from country dealers or commission
men may utilize the Food Admins
tration Grain Corporation. This ag-
ency is not DESTROYS of undertaking
to sell grain or enter the field of the
dealer, and offers its services as sales
agent only to cure dissatisfaction and
where fair treatment cannot other
wise be obtained by farmers. In such
cases where wheat is of carlot vol
ume the Food Administration will
find Il market at commission
charge of l per cent.
In cases of disagreement between
farmers and local buyers or between
country dealers and millers as to
grade, the zone agent of the Food
Administration is empowered to set
tie differences, and will render this
service when ? pound sample is
sent him for examination.
The zone agents of the Food Ad-
ministration Grain Corporation are
second vice7presidents of the Corpo-
ration and serve without pay. Like
other officials of the Corporation.
they have divorced themselves from
the grain business for the time of the
war.
The zone agent for Maryland is
Geo. S. Jackson, II South St, Balti-
more, Md.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-26
FREEZE DESTRUCTIVE
TO MUSKRAT INDUSTRY
Low Tide Causes Animals to Leave
Their Homes And Some Have Fro
zen to Death-Others Prey of
Hunters.

The muskrat industry of the East
ern Shore of Maryland and Della
ware, which brings to owners of
marshes and trappers in the two
States a revenue of probably $780,
600 annually, is seriously threatened
by the frost which has covered the
feeding grounds with ice and driven
them out into the woods and fields
for a livelihood. There they have
become the prey of the numerous
foxes which infest the woods and
marshes of the tidewater districts.
Many have gone out on the ice and
have been frozen to death. In some
cases the pelts have been obtained in
time, but in many others buzzards
! have seen the rats first and spoiled
the hides before the hunter could
procure them.
The meat, of course, was in all
such cases a total loss, and good rats
now bring thirty-five cents a pair.
The musk, or marsh rat, builds his
house with the upper part above
hightide, but the lower floor con-
I meets with waterway into which
the rat jumps and swims out to his
feeding ground. When freezes have
come in former years they always
have been at high tide, and the rats
have gone out under the ice to seek
the roots on which they feed.
This year the freeze came at low
tide, broke all known precedents, and
the rats were forced to come out of
the tops of their houses, something
they have never been known to do
before. Many have been caught by
hunters, who have gone out with dog
| and gun and cut them off from their
places of refuge.
AS high as three dozen have been
thus obtained by one hunter in a
single day-a good days work, with
the pelts worth from fifty to sixty
cents, and the meat of good rats sell
ing for seventeen cents each.
Dorchester county is said to lead
the other counties of this State. and
Delaware, with a crop valued at
$4,000 New Castle county, Del,
stands second, tho its rats are said
not to be of quite as high grade as
some of those in Dorchester county.
Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset, Tai
bot, Caroline, Queen Anne and Kent
counties, Maryland. and Kent and
Sussex counties, in Delaware, also
are large producers of rats.
Only in the last twenty-five years
! has the flesh of the rat been eaten to
| any great extent, and there was a
time when a rat could be bought for
| a nickel, but now a pair bring thirty
| five cents.
In the hands of a good cook, a rat
| can be made into a substitute for
diamond back terrapin, and men who
| have vowed never to eat rat have
pronounced them delicious when SO
! served.