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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-15
Farm Machinery in the War.

There is a world of significance in the figures
from the National Department of Agriculture to
the effect that last year the countrys farm horses
ate grain enough TO feed forty million people, al
most one-third of the entire population. No one
grudges Dobbin his corn and oats, which he earns
far better than do many of his more pretentious
and betrousered fellow mortals their three full
plattered meals day. But it is obvious that if his
sumo the great essential of war sinew and
cerned-especially if the substitute will work,
rain shine heat or cold, twenty-four hours
day, without tagging.
Motorized machinery, as keen students of farm
business realized long ago. affords the simplest
luton of the rural labor problem we'll ef-
fective of saving grain. farm tractor
renders the service of several and several
teams, and it doesn't lay off Monday. For a
number of years past, Georgia farmers have
been employing machinery more and more extern
siveIy in crop preparations Like their colleagues
throughout the country, they will find the practice
more than profitable and indeed necessary,
that the strictly Industries, together with
military service, are draining the fields of labor.
England solved what might have become
fatal problem at the height of the submarine men
America and setting them to work in organized
rowed land. BY somewhat similar methods this
country increase its productive acreage and at
the same time economic grain to the extent of
millions of bushels at time when both these re-
suits are imperatively needed
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-15
A Georgia Farm.

Commenting on the recent sale at forty dol
lars acre of a Sumter county farm which was
bought two years ago, with the same buildings
and virtually the Improvements, for ten dol
lars an acre. the Waycross Journal-Herald observes
that the high price of cotton had little or moth
ing to do with this impressive increase in value
In 1916 excessive rains almost ruined the Sum
ter cotton CROP and last year the boil weeviI re-
duced it to fraction of the normal output. The
true explanation of the jump from ten to forty
dollars an acre lies in the fact, as the Journal
Herald. says, that the farmers "have learned that
there is profit in raising corn and feedstuffs
and cattle and hogs than there is in cotton:
Land that had proved not to be worth
than ten dollars acre as one-crop
cotton land, under new system of farm
ing has proved to be worth forty dollars an
acre, and the price will gradually increase as
the Georgia farmer learns better crop diver
sification and stock raising"
Agricultural methods undoubtedly have as
much to do with land values as the soil ITSELF and
in some instances even more. The one-crop sys-
tenn exhausts the soil of its productive elements;
diversification, together with stock raising makes
for continual enrichment. farm which is cult
waited on scientific lines after having borne the
strain OF long years of the Affection plan will be
easily worth thirty dollars an acre more, if its
location is at all advantageous. And what we'll
balanced system of agriculture does for the indi-
vidual farm, it will do for the State and for the
Nation. / Georgia's permanent prosperity and
growth depend largely just the methods that
upbuilt and enhanced the value of this Sumter
county farm.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-15

President Wilson and Mr.. Lloyd George have reas-
sured the rank and file in the Allied countries that
their Governments contending for nothing more
and nothing less than justice and freedom. 1t
hoped that those sincere and liberal statements
would be of service to the German people WELL by
showing them the way to a peace that would be
fair to all nations and world-bessing for all time.
But yet there is evidence that Prussianism's
power over its subjects is breaking, though strong
elements of discomfort undoubtedly are at work.
Hohenzollern Germany, it appears. will fight
more desperately than for its plumber and its
schemes of world domination. But it has failed in
its farreaching designs against the Allied morale.
1t has met diplomatic disaster that foreshadows
its defeat and ruin.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-15
Germany'S DipIom attic Disaster.

The past week will go down as momentous pc
Rod in the diplomatic history of the war. The
speeches Of the American President and the British
Prime Minister, warmly Endorsed as they we're by
the French Premier proved the unity of thought
and of purpose that binds together the Allied Gov
ernments. Still more important, the popular re-
Spouse which those speeches evoked in England,
France and Italy as we'll in the United States,
proved that the Allied peoples also of mind
and determined to fight until Just and dur
able peace is achieved.
The demonstration of these conditions in the
face of Germany's ambitious peace maneuvers
counts for as much a smashing blow against the
Raisers military front, and in some respects for
more. There has been no serious doubt of the
French and British armies being able to hold their
own, and with the deepening of winter the Italian
situation has lost its peril II against the peo-
pie rather than the armies OF the Allies that Hohen
zollern Germany hoped to prevail. That the ul-
innate aim OF its latest peace stratagem If it had
succeeded in confusing the minds and breaking the
morale of these laboring millions, all the heroism
of the armies would have been unavailing; an in
conclusive IL not actually Hohenzolern peace would
have resulted mere interlude of preparation for
another terrible war.
In this crafty attempt the Potsdam intriguers
have failed utterly as far the militant democra-
cies are concerned, and it may yet turn out that
they have failed in Russia we'll. OF that bewil-
dered country. any prediction would be hazard
Gus; but at least, the possibility of its being made
an effective base for trecherous peace movement
against England and France and America has van
ished. Indeed the glazing duplicity of the Hohen-
zoIlerns in their parleys with the Bolshevki have
shown those nations more plainly than ever before
that peace conference with the unvanquished and
unsobered German militarists would be perilous
farce The Kaiser's ENJOYS entered the Brest-
LitOvsk conference in the guise of concliatory in
tentions; they disclaimed Overreaching ambitions
and professed belief in the principle of peace
without annexatiOns indemnities.' But once
fairly into the discussion OF terms. they dropped
their smiling mask and demanded what would
amount to a permanent surrender of Russa's most
valuable provinces and her economic, if not indeed
political, enslavement to Prussian Overlords.
1t is manifest that the German rulers. in their
present frame Of mind would deal Just as falsely
and oVerbearngly with the Allies IL the latter al
lowed themselves to be drawn into uncertain negO-
tiations. This fact borne home the minds of the
French and Italian and English and American peo-
pies, has broken down Potsdam dipIomacy's drive
for tricky peace. Furthermore, the straightfor-
ward. explicit statement Of war aims made by
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-15
The Great Soil Builder.

The value of animal husbandry as a rebuilder
of impoverished agricultural resources is interest
ingly set forth in article in the Savannah Morn
ing News by Mr.. c. P. Goodyear, of Brunswick, who
takes as his principal illustration the record of
Iowa's exhausted wheat lands. Although for up
wards of half century Iowa has led the States in
livestock industries she was originally as much de-
pendent upon wheat for her agricultural income
any part of the South ever upon cotton. Year
after year she chung to the one-crop plan; and in
seasons of propitioUs weather and favorable mar
kets she Jared prosperously indeed. But the time
came when Iowa farmers found their soil losing its
growing power. Between $50 and 1860 their wheat
harvest fell from fifteen million to eight million
bushels.
Facing this grim problem--the result of the
one-crop system--they turned to animal husban-
dry for salvation In 1860 their livestock amounted
in value to about three million dollars by 1870 1t
had increased to sixty-sx million dollars; by 1880
to one hundred and twenty-four millions; by 1890
to two hundred and six millions; by 1900 to two
hundred and seventyeight millions; and by 1910 to
three hundred and ninety-three millions. This ex-
pansiou of the States livestock industry would have
been remarkable enough within ITSELF but its reflex
influence upon agriculture was hardly less i'm
portant AS Mr., Goodyear states it,
Iowa had now ceased to regard cereals
her money crop, and stock raising became her
chief industry and her leading money crop
But in spite of this the end of the first decade
of cattle raising showed her wheat crop in
creased from 8, 900 900 bushels to 31,UUO,000.
The total of all cereals in Iowa in $50 was
3625OOOOO bushels, in 1900, 594,O0O,OOO
bushels The average value of Iowa's farm
lands in 1900 was $3S per acre, in 1910 was
sS2 more than 90 per cent increase in ten
years Value of all farm property in Iowa,
1892 ST. 800 900, 900; in 1909, $3,746,O 900 900.
Value all crops in Iowa excluding livestock,
1899 s195, 500, 900; in 1909, $314,5 900.
Correspondngly favorable results will follow
the development of animal husbandry in Georgia
The raising of hogs and cattle and sheep will
add intellectually to the States agricultural power
as we'll as to its wealth through the livestock in
dustries themselves
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-15

tn HOUGH you may not suspect it, there is
a direct relation between the amount of
water you drink daily and your ability to
do your daily work well.
Many people, believe it would be safe to say
most people-drink too little. Some do not drink
even single gassful with each meal.
Whereas the rule ought to be to drink daily
not less than eight glasses of water. Ten would
be none too many.
Only people who suffer from any dropsical con-
dition whose hearts are weak should limit
their daily consumption of water to a small
amount. If heart patients drink much water the
increase in their blood supply may give their
hearts too much to do.
All others will profit from adopting the eight
or ten glassfus rule. They will gain alike in
health in efficiency, and in good looks.
By drinking water freely the skin will be
the little vessels near the surface will be in
creased.
Impurities will be washed out of the blood
products of oxidation will be dissolved, the action
ton will be less likely to develop.
AS a result the quality Of the blood supply to
the brain will be improved. With this improve
ment in the brains nutrition definite enlarge
ment OF mental power will be obtained.
Concentration of attention will be easier, and
it will not so soon fatigue. Ideas will flow
more readily A check will be put tendencies
to mental drowsness
Test this for yourself, if you not
liberal drinker of water Increase the amount you
take daily and note the results. You are likely to
be gratifyingly surprised
Do not be afraid to drink with your meals.
Much has been said alleging the harmfulness of
drinking with meals. But as stated by George D.
Bussey in his recently published and admirable
Manual Of Personal Hygiene:'
Recent experiments tend to show that drink
ing water at meals is a good practice which i'm
proves both the appetite and the digestion. Some
authorities recommend glass two, and others
much pleases.
Care should be taken not to wash the food
down 1t is not well to take any liquid into the
mouth while it contains food this favors fast
eating and allows Jumps to be swallowed
Beware, moreover, of overindulgence in ice
water. little ice water will do harm if the
ice is pure. But don't get into the habit of drink
ing only water that is iced.
And do not drink any cold water the last thing
before going to bed. Cold water in the stomach
sometimes has the effect of preventing sleep
Otherwise you drink water whenever you
please between meals we'll a with meals. And
do make it point to drink water often, for your
health's sake and the sake of your efficiency.
Copyright, 1918, by the Associated Newspapers.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-15
A BOOK TO GIVE A SOLDIER
BY DR.. Frank Crane

There are all sorts of books that have been
printed for the benefit of soldiers The presence
Of an immense army of young men entering mill
tary life has called forth large crop of soldier
books. The best that have seen is 1.-THE Canton
ment Manuel by Major Kilner and Lieutenant
MacEroy. 1t contains world of useful informa-
ton, it is written with the man in view who is
entering service for the first time and it costs
a dollar.
1t covers briefly but clearly the entire field of
military training 1t describes in detail the setting
up exercises, manual of arms, squad drill ETC.
One chapter is devoted to signaling Valuable adj
vice is given on the care of clothing, equipment
the rifle the mess kit, etc There is also hrief
many other things that soldier ought to know
In one section the book emphasizes the char
acter1stics of a good soldier, and the list might
well be learned by any man.
First comes obedience, without which no organi-
cation Of any kind is possible.
Then courage, which implies not only facing
danger without finching, but also knowledge of
what to do in an emergency.
Determination. A practice of sticking to a
thing until you have mastered it, and doing this
regularly every day, is the best preparation for
success in crisis.
Initiative, which implies using ones common
sense in the carrying out Of orders and in in
stances where no specific order is given.
Alertness good soldier is always on guard
Cleanliness. This is not only demanded by
selfrespect, but soldiers efficiency depends upon
his health, and health is largely a matter of
keeping clean.
Cheerfulness. This not only contributes to the
success Of the individual soldier, but it is mighty
contagious
Comradeship One Of the greatest privileges
of the army is the opportunity to make friends
And friends in common danger the strongest
Courtesy This is not merely a matter of
appearance, but it is essential to the smooth work
ing of the military machine.
Ambition. One of the important eIe-
ments in equipping a for doing well his duty
is team work Success in battle depends OF team
work much success in a football game
Loyalty. This is the prime element of the
soldier. good soldier is loyal to his officers
to his comrades, and to his country.
In his address to the national army President
Wilson said:
THE eyes Of the world will be upon you be-
cause you in some special sense the soldiers
of freedom
This little manual not fail to be of heIp
to any new recruit that will study it carefully.
Copyright, 1917, by Frank Crane.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-15
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-15
WATER AND EFFICIENCY
BY H. Addington Bruce

IN HOUGH you may not suspect it, there Is
a direct relation between the amount of
water you drink daily and your ability to
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-15
Rural Georeia's Autom ObileS.

The fact that automobile licenses yielded the
State of Georgia revenue in the neighborhood of
quarter of million dollars last year is interesting
indeed. but not as much that this income rep
'sesented upwards OF seventy thousand automobiles
this year some seventy-five thousand cars will be
numbered The degree and growth OF prosperity
thus indicated is particularly gratifying because it
proceeds in so large from rural districts
A high percentage of the automobiles sold in the
United States during the last six months went to
Farmers, and this noticeably true in Georgia.
PIenteous food harvests enabled our planters to
JOY the good prices of cotton instead Of being COM
peIed as so often in the past to spend all the prof
its of that crop in buying food necessaries
To farmers thus circumstanced, the automobile,
far from being an extravaganza, is a wise invest
ment. As a time-saver trips to town. it has
equal. Not infrequentIy it makes possible the
kettng OF products which otherwise would never be
sold. Beyond this, it puts the farm family within
easy reach of school and church and neighbors.
This last is the automobiles valuable contri-
button to rural fe with its sociaizing influence it
viii do great deal to relieve the farmstesd Of lone
illness and turn the drift of population toward the
sose instead Of the city.
orgia's record of seventy thousand privately own
q automobiles last year and the prospect OF
ey-ffve thousand or in 1918. This is far from
impressive q showing as in some OF the grain
rowing States OF the West where there is an auto
obile 20 every eight ten inhabitants, but it is
evertheless remarkable.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-15

\ The summer at least has no coal problem and
etabIes viii fill the meatless days.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-15

The old-tashioned man who dined on lobster
orders ham and eggs at the same price.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-15

Generally two people are cheated when bride
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-15

A liar is an unprincpled and unskiIful dip
AIomat
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-12
LAKE COUNNY IS
SECOND IN LIST
Marion County to Have 2 or
3 Republican Delegates
and Lake 66.
TIMES BIT REAU
Ar STAT ECAPJTAI.

INDIANAPOLIS Ind March t.
Lake county VII have IS delegates in
The Republican state convention thai
Nli be hold this sumner at Indianap-
oils. This ia the largest number OF
delegates il ever has had IN any polit-
fcsl stats convention
Apporuonment or the delegates for
ell Of this ninety-two counties has been
made by J.. W. Hendey secretary OF
-he State Republican committee. in ac-
cordance with the Law and noces have
been sent 10 each county giving the
number or delegates 10 which it VIII
be entitled
The coming convention VIII be one
- the largest ever held IN no state
by the Republicans The toatI Or sal
o5E votes cast by that party IN 1916
hiss been exceeded only twice II his
tcry OF the state Once was n 1904.
when 56S.229 votes were counted for
Theodore Roosevelt and ia 1898, when
7ts.sss votes were cast Cor the first
TAFT presidential eleetor.
In the convention or 1915 there were
1.1ss delegates In the convention OF
1918 there Will be 17o2 delegates Lake
county viii rank second to Marion
county with Sc delegates. followed by
Allen county with 81. Nandevburg with
SO. Yigo with As and St Joseph with
40 Ohio ana Brown counties come
AZ the bottom or the list With three
delegates each.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-12
BAKERS TRIP WAS
ON U. s. CONVOY
10000 u. S. Soldiers Go With
Secretary of War
to Paris.
tBy untsd Pres. cAbisrram)

PARIS March l2.-secretary or War
Baker came 10 France on a cruiser con
VoymG 10000 troops. a portion or which
were aboard a former German liner
The voyage was enlivened in mid
ocean by a submarine alarm it was
learned. There was considerable can
nonadinE before il was discovered that
the ''perioscope" was a floating spar.
Before entering port Sunday mornins
= wireless stated submarine was iutk-
ing near by The French sent out a
convoy OF OF hydroseroplanes and dilig-
bles The thoroughness or these Pre-
cautions greatly impressed the secre-
tary.
After landing Mr Baker spsrf forty
minutes sightseeing and visiting
French, naval and army chiefs
Secretary Baker issued a communica-
ton ne VIII visit the communica ton
lines after which he viii confer a.
length with General Pershing on every
possible phase Of the entire war outlook.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-12
ABE KLEMPNER
IS REMARKED

Last Wednesday az the Presbyterian
Mause. Indianapolis occurred the re-
marriage OF Abe klempner, son of Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. II klempncr. 4715 Magoun
avenue East Chicago. and Miss Helen
Kirk daughter Of q. L. Kirk. president
OF the East Chicago and Indiana Hsr-
Dor Water. Co, indianapolis. and Mrs.
Autie Kirk, East Chicago.
These young people were married So
cretIy a couple OF years ago but ohjec-
tons on the part or Mr. and Mrs.
TIempner resulted in the couple being
divorced.
Mr. and Mrs A Klempner have Sc
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-12
Sure Way to Get
Rid of Dandruff

There is one sure way that never fails
70 remove dandruff completely and that
is 10 dissolve H. This destroys il en-
urely. TO do this. just get about four
ounces or plain. ordinary liquid arvon,
apply it at night when retiring use
enough 20 moisten the scalp and rub it
in gently with the finger tips.
BY morning. most II not all. OF your
dandruff will be gone. and three or four
more applications will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and tracs OF ~. no matter how
much dsndrun you may hav.
You will find TOO. that all itching and
digging or the scalp will stop instantly.
and your hair vii be fluffy. lustrous.
glossy silky and soft and look and feel
a hundred times better.
You can get liquid srvon at any drug
store. 1t is inexpensive, and four
ounces Is all you viii need. This simple
remedy has never been known to fail
Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-12

State OF Indiana. County Of Lake, IS:
I, n. O. ReisSiS. Secy. and Treas. OF
the American Trust 4 Savings Bank, OF
Hammond. DO Solemniy swear that the
above statement is true
II O. REISSIG.
Secy. & Treas.
Subscribed ard sworn TO before ms,
this 18th day Of March 1915 Ny COM
mission expires Sept. 20, 1920
BERTHA WOODWORTH.
Notary Public.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-12
l2s
PUBLISHED STATEMENT
TRUST COMPANY

j.. j. SWANSON. President.
DANIEL BROWN. NIce-P President.
IL O. REISSIG. Secretary.
II. o REISSIG. Treasurer
Condensed Statement Of tho
condition Of the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-12

Gary, pursuant TO the call of County
Chairman L Miles Norton. Mr. Norton
wants the candidates to determine on
The date OF campaign opening. While
there are disaSreemcnts as 10 time II is
said the campaign will not open later
than April J.