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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-13
SPECIALISTS IN FOOLISHNESS.

Wallaces Farmer: There is a
charming innocent chap connected
with the Department of Agriculture.
They call him specialist" and his
object SCENE to be to think up things
to tell the farmer. Three or four
weeks ago, he got to thinking about
the poor seed corn, and he prepared
circular telling all about how it
should be planted. He said that if
the seed corn tested 80 per cent. the
farmer should plant six seeds" to
the hill, increasing the number per
hill up to eighteen seeds if the
corn tested as low as so per cent.
The specialist" forgot to tell where
he got planters to plant eighteen
seeds" in a hill, or how to thin out
the surplus.
When he had gotten this corn
planting matter off his mind, he got
to thinking about other things. and
suddenly the awful thought occurred
to him: What if the farmer forgets
to fill his silo? So he sat down right
away, and wrote up special circular,
which he sent out a couple of weeks
since. We quote from this circular
as follows:
"In every case, the specialists say
a sufficient acreage to provide crops
to fill the silo should be provided by
beef cattle feeders. This will assure
that the silo investment will yield its
proper and annual return and prevent
losses coming from giving the cattle
more expensive feeds"
In other words. if the farmer
should happen to forget to plant
crops to fill his silo. he will not have
anything to fill it with, and if he
does not fill it he will not have any
feed in it when winter comes; and
if he has no feed in it. he will not be
able to feed any out of II. and. of
course, if he does not feed any feed
out of ii. then he will not get :ny
good of his silo this year. and will
have to feed something else. We
| trust none of our reeders will be so
careless as to forget to fill the silos
they have built. If they do forget.
the specialists say" the silo in
vestment will not yield its proper
annual return" 1t is a great thing
to have specialists" to explain these
matters to us. d.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-13
WILKERSON NOMINATED IN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY

j. n. Wilkerson, of Villisca axe
murder fame, was nominated for
county attorney of Montgomery
county Monday by a two-to-one vote
over his republican opponent, Oscar
Wenstrand
Because he had not been admitted
to. the State bar, Wilkerson's name
was eliminated from the ballot. Sup
porters surmounted this obstacle for
the filling in of Wilkerson's name by
pencil.
Whether Wilkerson can qualify
for the office if he is elested, and of
this there is little doubt. remains for
the state supreme court to decide.
Attorney General Havner has filed a
remonstrance against the admittance
of Wilkerson to the state bar on the
grounds that he has brought dis
credit to the bar, and would not be
true ito the ethics of the profession.
The detective came into promi-
nence in Iowa when he Investigated
the Villisca axe murders shortly after
the Moore family and Stilinger girls
were killed in 1912.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-13
THE DEPARTMENTS
SERVICE FLAG

In front of the main building OF
the Department of Agriculture hangs
a big service flag with the numerals
81 ,196." Since the flag was made
the number of former regular MEM
bers of the department now in the
Army or the Navy has risen to 1,537.
In addition, 4,5l1 employees. in
Guiding 95S women. have been lost TO
the department in other ways since
the declaration of state of war with
Germany. Most OF the 6,O4S who
have left the departments service
are experts in their fields and were
performing important duties in the
department which required long
training and peculiar qualifications
some of them special technical quail
fications. The department has been
in the position of having 10 increase
ite forces greatly to perform its
old duties and meet the wartime de
mands for extended operations while
at the same time il has been losing
large numbers of its most effective
and trained employees. The diff
culties in securing men of the requi-
site training and of retaining those
already in the service have been very
great
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-13
THE PROMISE OF IMMORTALITY

A mound of earth, its ugly outlines
hidden in flowers; flag-draped cas-
ket above the open grave; a man OF
God with outstretched hand. solemn
ly intoning Dust to Dust, ashes to
ashes; a file of soldiers at attention
mourning family seeing nothing
but a manly young form cut down in
the strength of youth, now forever
invisible except to the eye of love.
But. winging it's silent flight in grace
full curves above the flowers, circling
the head of the minister, lowering
over the grave, then wheeling along
the line of soldier comrads, over the
heads of the mourners and away into
space, a golden butterfly fluttered
its message of hope in resurrection
whispering that the beloved dead had
burst the cocoon of earth into wider
freer life. And not alone for this
man did the butterfly watt its mes
sage of hope, but for all the soldier
dead about whose graves in sunny
France it shall not be our privilege
to gather, it spoke to those who saw
the divine assurance that the grave
is not the end. that death is but the
bursting of the prisoned soul into O
more glorious life.-Exchange.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-13
OF INTEREST TO ALL
REGISTERED MEN

To all District and
Local Boards in Iowa:
The following telegraphic order,
No. b 1890 from the Provost Mar
shall General, is published for the in
formation and guidance of all con-
cerned.
please Immediately expedite COM
munication of the following to all
Local and District Boards and give
to the press for publication June s:
'One year ago occurred the first
registration for military purposes of
the young manhood of tho Nation.
Ten million men responded in a sin
gle day. The accomplishment was
nothing short of marvellous. The
task of utilizing this enormous force
seemed unachieveaable.s But the
work of classification of this great
mass of man power in such a way as
to permit of it's organization and
moulding into an effective army was
entrusted to 4,663 Local Boards and
1876 District Boards constituting a
force of nearly $4,000 of the leading
citizens of every community who
were assisted in their work by more
than 100000 equally patriotic vol
unteers who have performed work
that challenges the attention and ex-
cites the admiration of all our peo-
pie.
well may we pause today. while
another million of our youth enter
the lists, and survey the results of
the years work. Each registrant has
been examined and his availability
for military service has been deter
mined. In other words these mil
lions of men have been classified in
such a manner that the nation may
now call for them to come forward
into the army. No call can be so
large that it will not be filled i'm
mediately whether the number be
such as may be filled by those who
have been found to stand in the first
rank of availables or so great that
men standing in the second, third or
fourth ranks of availability must go
forward In other words. all these
millions of men who one year ago
were an inert mass have become a
mobile army. Each has found his
place and each in his proper turn
has marched or awaits the order to
march.
utSe TeSullS COulu uOt nave Dccn
accomplished except through the de-
voted ard unselfish labor of patriots.
The Local and District Boards have
scored an unprecedented triumph
and have earned the undying graft
tude of the nation. Their achieve
ment is one of the great successes of
the war. They have already sent in
to Camp. including those under order
for June mobilization, an army of
more than a million and a half men.
They have already produced as sol
diers one man out of every six reg
istrants and the world stands in pro-
found establishment as ii views this
accomplishment.
Statistically stated the Local
Boards have sent and are sending
their registrants to camp in the fol-
lowing numbers: September Gener-
al 296. 67S; October General 1854;
November General 1921; Decem-
Der General 20,320: total furnished
to January /, 1918. 516,363. Janu-
uary specials 2,204, General 21,264;
February General 7S,672, specials,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-13
COUNTRY TO HAVE
AN ENORMOUS CROP

The second largest crop in the his
tory of the country is in prospect for
this years harvest. The department
of agriculture by Washington for
cast a total of 931 100000 bushels of
winter and spring wheat combined.
That is only 100000 bushels less
than the 100000 ,00O-bushel crop
the government had hoped for and
continuation of the ideal growing
conditions such as have prevailed
during the last month might yet
produce a harvest of 1,000,0O0,0 900
bushels.
The estimate is an increase of IA,
461,000 over that of a month ago
for winter wheat and the estimate
is 100000 above the ten-year
average.
Winter wheat condition June l was
S3S per cent of normal. Spring
wheat condition was 95.2 and the
acreage 22,4S9.000.
Production of oats was forecast at
1,5OO,O0O.00 bushels, 204 100000
above the 10-year average, the
acreage 5,000,and the condition
1872
Barley production 5000, 900
bushels; acreage 9,10S,0O0 and con-
dition 9O.5. Yield last year, 200.
100000
Rye production S1,OOO,OOO BUSH
els and conditions S3.6. Production
last year, 60,145,000.
Hay production 1O7 100000 tons,
conditions $50; pastures, condition,
92.5
Apple production 203 100000
bushels; condition 69.S; yield last
year, 100000 bushels.
Peach production 42,90O,000 bush
els; condition $40.
Winter wheat condition and pro-
duction forecasts by principal states:
Ohio condition, ST; production 49,
$4,000 bushels.
Indiana, 81 and 5O.SO9,OO0.
Illinois, 95 and 1,553,000.
Missouri, SO and 49,999,000.
Nebraska, 20 and 43.O49.0OO
Kansas, IS and 97,114,000.
Oklahoma, "a and 32,267,OOO.
Details of spring wheat by princi-
pal states:
Minnesota Acreage. 4.038, 900;
condition, 9S; production forecast,
65, $4,000 bushels.
North Dakota-Acreage $780,
900; condition. SO; corecast. 92.247,
600.
South Dakota Acreage, 4,243.-
900; condition, 102; forecast, So
100000
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-13
j. M. FULTON, M. ID.
Physician and Surgeon

Office in the OverholtZer block,
upstairs. All calls attended to day or
night. Office phone 4S.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-13
FARM ACCOUNTING MEETING

W. l.. Harter, government spec
ialist on Farm Management. held a
demonstrative meeting at the court
house Monday morning. He took up
the matter of farm accounting show
ing those present just how to keep
their farm accounts. He dealt more
especially with the method of records
on each particular enterprise on the
farm and showed how to figure gains
or profits from the records of the
farm bushes.
At this particular time reliable in
formation on the cost of production
is urgently needed by the govern
ment Congress has been seriously
handicapped in matters pertaining to
Agriculture because it has not had
available acurate statements on &C.
onomic conditions. The farmer is in
a position to furnish the necessary
data to the Government.
1.-The farm business represents am
investment of capital almost equal
to that of the average country town
bank. said Mr.. Harter THE bank
er would not think of conducting his
business in the usual slip-shod man
ner ais does the farmer" Mr. Harter
Oui INC btutAlNS Va tit hNNP
ing of farm accounts to the farmer,
indicating just how valuable rec
ord of the business for one year
would be in figuring up the years
profits. in getting an accurate state
ment for the income tax and in point
ing out which enterprises on the
farm were returning the most profit.
The County Agent invited over
one hundred men to come to this
meeting. However, owing to wealth
err conditions, a number of men were
rightfully busy in their corn fields.
Any time any one wishes assistance
or suggestions on their records or
accounts he will receive help by call
ing Paul NJ. Wolf, the County Agent,
at the court house. Audubon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-13

$40; total S3,779. March General.
121,915, specials 1860; total 1872
asa April General 166,343, school,
1894, specials 700; total 174,377.
May General 345.S62, schools. TO-
Total furnished to June 1, 1918,
1,303,354. June General 252,46S,
schools 25.073, specials 14,S13; total
292,354, for grand total of 1886
7OS.
Compensated poorly if at all, ex-
cept by the gratitude and affection of
their neighbors and of the nation at
large the Boards have labored inces-
sanity through the enervating heat
of last summer only to find still
greater task awaiting unceasing de-
votion throughout the rigors of the
following winter. Then having accom-
plished the classification they find
themselves confronted with the mob
ilization of millions of men and ac-
curately and promptly have they per-
formed and are performing this la
Dor. Much work yet remains. To-
day the new men of twenty-one are
being registered and must speedily
be classified. On the first of next
month the Local and District Boards
will be invested with the still further
responsibility of preJ ,nting idleness
and of unproductive employment
which is not effective to the nation,
in the emergency. Some Boards will
review their work and correct those
inequalities which have been I'M
avoidable in so tremendous an under
taking.
The nation, however. with full
confidence in the men who have per-
formed these great tasks in the past
face the future without foreboding.
The splendid work of our Local and
District Boards and of the other
great volunteer army of assistants
has filled us with admiration. They
have been tried and found true and
30 long as this war may last our
people are happy in the complete as
surance that. this great organization
will not fail the nation" (Signed.)
"Crowder."
Respectfully,
GUY f. LOGAN,
The Adjutant General.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-13
TO PROTECT ARMY STORES
FROM INSECTS

Millions of dollars worth of food
and clothing intended for use over
seas and stored in the Government
ware house at the Bush Terminals,
New York. will be protected from
damage by insects through arrange
ments whereby the War Department
will use the knowledge on stored
product insects in the possession of
the Department of Agriculture. The
stored supplies originated in all parts
of the world and are likely to contain
insects that will multiply and cause
great damage in storage, particularly
during the summer. To search out
and treat infestations in the early
stages may save millions of dollars.
DR.. E. A. Back of the Bureau of En-
tOmOlogy has been placed in charge
of the work, in cooperation with the
War Department.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-13
LARGE SUM Is RAISED

A large and enthusiastic crowd
gathered at the Hunt school house at
Greedy No. Friday evening. A
musical program was rendered by an
orchestra and victrola music by Men
del Petersen. The object of the
entertainment was to- raise funds with
which to buy a sewing machine for
the Red Cross in the Home Comfort
Department. The net proceeds OF
the evening were $25.55 which has
already been turned over to the pro-
per parties. The people certainly
were generous in their patronage for
which those in charge of the enter
tainment are very grateful
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
REMINGTON ARMS
 GUARDS 60 OVER TOP FOR BONDS

Remington Arms Co. officials are proudly announcing today that the Guards attached to the plants have not only gone over the top with the Fourth Liberty Loan, but intend to go further than their objectives and up to noon they were still following the Intense barrage they had put out ahead.
 The total amount, to date, subscrfb- ed for by the Guards is 29,450, and more is expected to be sold before the end of the drive, as the same sort of rivalry is springing up this time as We had on the third loan; during the third loan drive one man from the U. M. c. Guard and one from the Rem lngton Guard began a rivalry, each one trying to out-subscribe the other; before that drive was over, one of these two men was the possessor Ot $7,300 worth of bonds and the other fellow owned $7,250,
 On top of their Liberty Loan activ- tiles, the Remington Guards have be- come known as the most persistent (and, incidentally, the most success ful) of war saving and thrift stamp sellers; up to the present date Sar- geant Minks 'fnsisters" have disposed of little more than 5000 worth of the stamps.
 In the recent q to 91" campaign the guards, as a whole, clipped in $6,100.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
LIBERTY BOND TOTAL REACHES
 S5,5OO,OOO
(Continued from Page 1.)

Ih the evening there will be a short street parade starting from The Strat- field to the corner of Main street and Fairfield avenue, and then back to the armory where the band will render a concert.
 Major s. L. Glenister, Staff Corps, South African Mounted Irregular forces, a veteran of four wars, who is to speak for the Liberty Loan this afternoon and this evening, arrived in Bridgeport this morning.
 Major Glenister is the only South African officer in the United States at the present time. During the present war he has fought against the Ger mans in German South Africa and later against the Tuetonic forces in Mesopotania. On the occasion of the entry of the British forces into the ancient city of Bagdad, he was se- verely wounded which resulted in the loss of an arm. Before the present struggle he fought in Matabeleland, in the Boar war and in 1912 he fought in the Balkan war. By a curious coincidence most of his fighting in the present war was against Turkish forces, and the major said today thai they have waged a fair and honora- ble war. even if 1t were in the wronq cause
 Major Glenister will be at the American Chain Co.'S plant this af ternoon and later to the Teachers as sociation at the High school. HI! plans for this evening have not beer completed, but tomorrow evening ht will address the audience at the ar mory in conjunction with the con cert of the Great Lakes band. While no figures on the subScrip tions obtained by the Mercantile Com mittee were obtainable. this noon, tn, committee has been working day an, night to put Bridgeport over the tol and this afternoon made public lis of Bridgeport concerns whose em | ployes have subscribed 100 per cent
 They are as follows:
 Lyric theatre, A. G. Leak Co.,, Wad ham Co.,, Van Dyke Tea Store, Davi iS Savard Co.,, Park City Sign Co Elm Auto Co.,, Sykes Motor Sales Go J. H. Cohen & Co.,, Gale Electric Go W. G. Jopes, Black Rock Garage Robert Olson, W. T. Grant, Edwar, Sasey, C. J. Mints, Paige-Detroit Mo tor Co.,, Detroit Cadillack Motor Go and Frank Schwartz.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
DEMOCRATS TO NAME CANDIDATES
 TOMORROW NIGHT

Town Chairman Hugh J. LAvery has called the delegates composing the town convention to meet tomor- row evening at the rooms of the Board of trade In the Newf1eld build ing. at s o'clock when candidates for representatives, justices of the peace, and other town officers to be named by that convention will be chosen. Fol lowing the meeting of the town oonventon the delegates to the 2Snd senatoral district convention will meet to select a candidate for senator from that district.
 Conventions for the nomination of senators in the 21st and Ssnd sena- torial districts, and for nomination of a judge of probate will be called for later in the week.
 Many of the nominations relating to the city and town officers to be voted for at the November election were named at the town and city con lveatlon held last June.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
RHEIMS IS FREE
 FROM HUN GUNS
(Continued from Page one)

issued at the War Office last night. The statement reads:
 North of St. Quentin the battle continued throughout the day. Be- tween Morcourt and Sequehart, our troops have taken Remaucourt, Tilloy Farm and many fortified woods and places where the enemy resisted with furious energy. They failed to check the advance of our troops wlo con- quered positions foot by foot and took many hundreds of prisoners.
 North of Rheims we have reached the Supiie at a number of points. German rear guards along the river to the south made vigorous resist anee and launched many costly at- tacks but our forces repulsed and in flicted many losses. We hold the southern outskirts of Aguilcourt and the village of Bertricourt, on the north side of the Suippe. Farther to the right, we have forced the pass age of the river to the east of Orain- vile and have taken Pont Givart. "Combats no less violent have talk en place in the region of, Bazencourt and Boult-Sur- -Suippe. These have permitted us to reach the outskirts of these villages.
 we have debouched from the viii lage of Betheniville, in spite of vio- lent machine gun and artillery fire and also have taken ground north ot St. Clement-a-Arnes. In this region our troops in the course of their ad- vance had to meet very strong coun- ter attacks. Our artillery fire caught enemy battalions and inflicted heavy losses upon them. They were forced to retreat in disorder.
 "Today's events have completed the delivery of Rheims.
 Thirty tons of bombs were drop ped on assemblages of troops, con voys and enemy batteries, and 1,7OC kilograms of projectiles were dropped on military objectives at Chatelot-sur
 Retourne, where a fire was observed During the day eighty-one machine.
 were shot down or put out of thu fighting"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
HUN PEACE OFFER TO SAVE GERMANY
 AT ALLIES COST

London. Oct. 7-Germany, in her latest peace offer, seems anxious to save her own skin, even at the ex- pense of her allies, said George Nieoll Barnes. member of the war cabinet, in a speech at Derby last night. The latest offer showed no change of heart and no change in the German system. The peace proposal only indicated that the Germans realized the change in the military situation and the shifting. of the balance of power.
 ''If anything could come of the overtures," he said, ''we should be foolish to deny ourselves that chance. But 1t would smooth and facilitate the path to peace if the Germans showed some evidence of work following their propositions of faith. sBy clearing out of France and Belgium they could save their own souls.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-07
LITTLE TOWNS VOTE TODAY ON
 LIQUOR ISSUE

New Haven, Oct. Twenty towns in Cennecticut's little town elections today voted upon the liquor license question. For many>years the number of towns voting on this issue was between seventy aled eighty.
 In view of the presidential order making the entire country ''bone dry" after July next as 8 war measure it had not been expected that the license question would come up in the towns today. The prohtbitory forces, however, conducted a. cam paign and the liquor men met them in some towns, so the net result was that fourteen license towns and twelve no-license ones voted on this issue.
 The "dry'' towns voting on the question are: East Granby, Manches- ter, Plainville, Suf1ield, Windsor in Hartford County; Griswold in New London County; Harwinton and New Milford in Litchfeld County; Haddam in Middlesex County; Ellington and Stafford in Holland County, and Stratford in Fairfield country.
 The wet towns voting are: Berlin, Pennington and Simsbury in Hart
 
 district) and Southbury in New Ha ven county; Stonington in New Lon don County; Newtown in Fairfield County; Killingly in Windham Coun- ty; Barkhamsted, Canaan and New Hartford, in Litchf1eld County; Kill ingworth in Meddlesex County; Bol ton and Coventry in Holland County.
 At present there are 68 license towns and 100 no-license ones. In many of those voting today the margin either way last year was very small.
 No predictions are made as to the outcome of the voting on this ques- tion today as many electors are now in the service and cannot vote. Aside from the license question the town elections are devoid of any striking features. Few warrants called for other than routine business in which \ Appointments are the chief elements.