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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
His Message To Troops.

Washington. = Secretary of War
Baker, row in France, is carrying
word to the American fighters that
the nation is backing them heartily
and that the War Department is doing
vast task to support them.
He will have personal talks with
officers and men and try to impress
them with the thought that the work
behind the lines is going. on as eara.
estly as the work in the front-lrss
| trenches.
Bakers visit will be brief, he an
nounced before departing. 1t will last
sufficient long, however, for him to get
complete view of how affairs are
progressing at the front and directly
back of the lines. He will have an
opportunity to see the Sammies in
| four sectors, and, more than likely, in
action. He is accompanied by Major
General Black, chief of engineers, and
Lieutenant Brett, ordnance indicating
that he intends special study of the
work by the engineer and ordnance
branches.
He will visit ordnance bases, in
spect docks, railroads and, construc-
ton projects. In addition, he will
have important confidential talks with
General Pershing and other officers
as to their needs and as to what, in
their opinion, the War Department
can do to further the task of beating
| the Hun.
| He may also consult the members
of the Versailles War Council, includ-
ing the American representative, Gen.
era1 Bliss. His mission is designated
officially as military, without any dip
| lomatic phases.
| The censorship on both sides has
kept some of the work hidden and
as result the matter of what the
other fellow was doing has been sub
| ject to doubt or misinterpretation
Baker will dissipate any such condd-
ton.
Bakers visit is particularly timely
in view of the fact that the west front
is livening up and he can see at first
hand the problem before him. That
the Germans are planning more ex-
tensive operations" against the Amer
leans in the Toul sector was indicated
in the weekly War Department sum-
mary This also suggested that moth
ing in the situation should lead US to
estimate that the Germans have aban-
doned their plans of a major offensive
in the west"
Further, it is limited that the Allies
are content to remain on the defen-
sive, confident that, If the Teuton
blow comes, it cannot penetrate the
western wall. Despite Teuton efforts
to shift the struggle eastward, the
west remains the key position of the
war, says the statement.
Baker, according to men just back
from Europe, will be especially heart.
ened by his talks with men in the
trenches. Their morale is splendid
and if pessimism exists anywhere
back of the lines, it is strangely lack
ing up.close to the enemy
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
WILSON CALLS SCHOOL PUPILS
President Wants Every School To
Have "Regiment" In War
Garden Army.

Washington.-Pres Wilson, il
a letter to Secretary Lane, expresses
the hope that every school will have
a regiment in the volunteer war gar
den army"-the army of school chill
dren that it is estimated may raise
this year produce valued at 100000,
900.
The Presidents letter said:
l sincerely hope that you may
be successful through the Bureau
of Education in arousing the inter-
est Of teachers and children in the
schools of the United States in the
cultivation of home gardens. Ev-
cry boy and girl who really sees
what the home garden may mean
will, | am sure, enter into the pur-
pose with high spirits, because I
am sure they would all like to feel
that they are in fact fighting in
France by joining the home gar,
den army. They know that Amer
lea has undertaken to send meat
and flour and wheat and other
foods for the support of the SOL
diers who are doing the fighting
for the men and women who are
making the munitions and for the
boys and girls of Western Europe
and, that we must also feed our
selves while we are carrying on
this war.
The movement to establish gar
dens, therefore, and to have the
children work in them is just as
real and patriotic an effort as the
building of ships or the firing of
cannon. I hope that this spring
every school win have regiment
in the volunteer war garden army.
1t is Secretary Lanes idea that i:
being worked out through Commits
sioner Claxton, of the Bureau of Edu
cation, to have 100000 boys and girls
of the schools in every city, town anl
village in the country, captained by
10000 teachers, produce as neatly az
possible all of the vegetables, small
fruits and eggs for their home con
sumption.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
CAPTIVE AIRMEN RELEASED.
British Threat OF Reprisal Brings
Germany To Terms.

London.-It was officially announced
here that the German Government has
released from special Imprisonment
the British lieutenants, Scholtz and
Wookey, the two airmen who some
time ago were given prison sentences
for distributing propaganda in Ger
many by dropping printed matter from
airplanes over German territory. The
release was due to "a threat by the
British Government to take reprisals
unless the airmen ceased to be sub
jected to unusually harsh treatment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
BILLY SUNDAY TO TRENCHES.
Will Fight Devil There For Three
Months Says Son.

Atlantic City.-Billy Sunday will
spend three months in the trenches
at the battle front, fighting the devil,
according to his son, Lieut.. George A.
Sunday, United States Signal Corps,
who is at the Hotel Traymore on a
short furlough. AS soon as the evan
gelist completes a 12-week campaign
which he opened in Chicago Sunday,
he will start abroad. He expects to
return next fall to conduct a revival
in Providence, R. l., in September.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
WRITERS TO SOLDIERS
PLEASE NOTE.

Washington. March 9.-The
American Posta! Service in
France has asked the Post Office
Department to urge relatives of
American soldiers to exercise
care in directing mail to the
troops abroad.
Rank and title should be used
instead of mr." Given names
should be written in full.
Return addresses should be
given and ink should always be
used.
1t is explained that lead pen
Gil writing often becomes illegi-
BILE in transit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
Daring Raids Into German Trenches.

With the American Army in France.
American troops, cooperating with
the French, have carried out three
raids opposite the American sector in
Lorraine. Two of the raids were exc
cuted simultaneously Sunday night.
The Americans swept past the Ger
man first line and penetrated to the
enemy's second line, 900 yards back.
The two simultaneous raids. one
northwest and one northeast of --
(deleted), were made after intense
artillery preparation lasting for four
hours, in WHICH the German positions
were leveled At midnight two forces,
each one of (deleted), with
small French forces on their tanks
moved upon the German detectives
behind creeping barrage, each on a
front of 900 yards. When the Amer
leans reached the enemy first lines
the barrage was lifted SO as to box in
the German position at both points.
The men dropped into the enemy's
trenches, expecting hand-to-hand
fight, but found the Germans had fed.
Continuing the advance, they went
forward 600 yards to the second Ger
man line. All the time American ma
chine guns were firing on each flank
of the two parties to prevent the
enemy from undertaking fanking OPP
erations.
Cne French fanking party found
two wounded Germans in a dugout
and took them prisoners. The Amer
leans found none.
The Americans remained As minutes
in the enemy lines. They found ex-
cellent concrete dugouts, which they
blew up, and also brought back large
quantities of material and valuable pa
pers. While they were in the enemy
lines German artillery began vigor-
GUS counter-barrage. 1t was quickly
silenced by American heavy and light
artillery, which hurled large quantities
of gas shells on the batteries.
Soon after these two raids had been
carried out the Americans staged an
other at point further along the
line to the right. They went over the
top after artillery preparation of As
minutes in which the enemy's posi-
tons attacked were obliterated. At
this place the dugouts were found to
have been constructed principally of
logs. Engineers accompanying the
raiding party completed the artillery's
work of destruction. The American
infantrymen who took part in this
raid are from tdeleted), and
the engineers from --- (deleted)
The raids were carried out skill
fully and but for the fact that the
Germans fed more prisoners doubt
less would have been taken The
American gas shells are believed to
have caused many casualties among
the enemy. No Americans are IN
accounted for.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
World War in Brief

In an air raid upon Paris Monday
night the Germans lost four airplanes.
Nine squadrons took part in the raid.
Thirty-four persons were killed and rs
injured.
In British daylight air raid upon
Mainz three soldiers, four women and
a child were killed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
BRITISH GAIN IN PALESTINE.
Advance OF Three Miles Is Made On
An EIeven-Mile Front.

Misunderstanding over an 11-mile
front on the costal sector in Palestine,
East Anglican. South Anglican and
Indian troops have advanced to an
average depth of three miles. accord
ing to an official statement issued by
the War Office.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
NO EXTRA SWITCHING CHARGE.
Federal Railroad Administration OF.
flee Denies Reports.

Observation-Disclosures that the Rail-
road Administration contemplates
establishing extra switching and spot
ting charges were denied vigorously
at the Offices of Director-General Nc
Adoo. Nearly 1000 kilograms of pro-
test against establishment of extra
charges were received from shippers
and traffic managers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
PAclFIsT PAINTED YELLOW.
High schoo. Instructor Suspected OF
DisIoya!ty.

Ottumwa, Ia.-Leon Battig, an in
structor in the high school at Abba,
suspected of disloyalty, was dragged
to the court house steps and there
given a coat of yellow paint. Battig
said war was against his religion, and
had refused to push the sale of Thrift
Stamps.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
TO BUY eERMAN-oWNED PIERS
Senate Unanimously Authorizes Pres
ident To Acuire Property.

Washington-Wit dissenting
vote. the Senate agreed to the amend
ment to the billion-dollar urgent def
cheney bill, giving the President pow
err to purchase the German-owned
piers at Hoboken.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
2 AMERICAN AvlAToRs KILLED.
Naval Men Victims OF An Accident
In Farnce.

Washington.-Two American naval
aviators have been killed in an aero
plane accident in France, They were
Andrew D. Skaggs, landsman for
Quartermaster, and Leo S. Harvie,
boatswain's mate, first class.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
KIDNEY TROUBLE OFTEN
CAUSES SERIOUS BACKACHE

When your back aches, and your blad-
der and kidneys seem to be disordered,
go to your nearest drug store and get a
bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root. 1t
is a physicians prescription for ailments
Of the kidneys and bladder.
It has stood the test of years and has
q reputation for quickly and effectively
giving results in thousands of cases.
This preparation SO very effective, has
been placed on sale everywhere. Get a
bottle, medium or large size, at your near
est druggist.
However, if you wish first to test this
preparation send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for sample
bottle. When writing be sure and men
ton this paper.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22

Hawaii is the only place under Unit
ed States control where the humble
cent is not used.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
Hot Water.

Hot Water.
"Mr. Brown is always getting into
hot water" Eyes. He is so cold-blood-
ed suppose it is kind of relief"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22

New Hampshire was the first state
to establish railroad commission.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22

II your eyes smart or feel scalded. Ro-
man Eye Balsam applied upon going to bed
10 just the thing to relieve them Adv.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-21
WOMEN SUFFERERS MAY
Need SWAMP ROOT

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney and bladder trouble and
never suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy
condition, they may cause the other Or
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss of am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Kilmers' SwampR Root, a physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get medium or large size bottle inn
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-21
NITRATE OF SODA BENEFITS
Highly Valuable for Early crops
Where Rapid Maturity 10 pesired-
Helps In Orchards.

DIR. William s. Myers says that nj
trate Of soda is of high value for early
crops, where rapid maturity is desir-
able, such as peas, corn, beets, and
cabbage. 1t is special help to hay,
grain, rye. wheat, timothy, cereals, and
orchards. all of which are unable to
obtain sufficient nitrogen from the soil
just when they need 1t. 1t is a great
specific in the production Of sugar
beets, potatoes. cotton and cane.
Small fruits, such as blackberries,
currants. raspberries, and gooseber-
ries, which need a steady, even growth,
are greatly benefited by nitrate Of
soda, which can be furnished all ready
for digestion when the plants re-
quire 1t.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-21
BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

will quiet your cough, soothe the in
flammation of u sore throat and lungs,
stop irritation in the bronchial tubes,
insuring Il good nights rest, free from
coughing and with easy expectoration
in the morning. Made and sold in
America for fifty-two years. A Won
derful prescription, assisting Nature in
building up your general health and
throwing off the disease. Especially
useful in lung trouble, asthma, Group.
bronchitis, etc. For sale in all civil.
lied cOuntries.-Adv.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-21
EAT.LIBERALLY
OF POTATO CROP
War Duty to Save Large Yield Of
Tubers by Eating Them.
HOW ALL PEOPLE CAN HELP
,,eavy Loss Of This PerishabIe Food
May Result II Americans Do Not
Use It More LiberaIIy-Less
Bread Is Needed.

fou may know 1t already, but it will
bear repetition now when it is i'm
portant that everybody eat literally Of
the big potato crop : that potatoes are
an excellent food for your body; that
thsy are good fuel; that one medium
sized potato gives you as much starch
as two slices of bread that, like other
vegetables, they give you salts which
you need to build and renew all the
psrts of your body and keep it in order.
Potatoes furnish starch which burns
in your muscles to let you work, much
as the gasoline burns in an automobile
engine to make the car go. When you
have potatoes for meal you need less
bread. Potatoes can save wheat.
An ole king is said to have tested
each COCK before hiring him by asking
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-21
VALUE OF GOOD IMPLEMENTS
Largely Responsible for Size Of Crops
and Economy in Production
This Season.

Good implements will be responsi-
BILE very largely for the size Of the
crops and economy in production this
year. Those who have used dull az
in cutting down trees know how much
energy is wasted in using dull i'm.
plement and inefficient devices in
work. Why waste time and money in
trying to farm with inadequate imple-
ments? The cost Of good imple-
ments is not to be compared with their
value. Save your labor and that Of
your teams with efficient implements.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-21
WHAT PROHIBITION is DOING TO
WASHINGTON, D. c.

In November and December, 1917.
under prohibition, there were 1,197
fewer arrests for drunkenness than
during November and December, 1916.
Arrests in the two. dry months for
assault were 153 and in the two wet
months 300, or almost twice as many.
Arrests for cruelty to animals were
1O1 in the wet months, 5S in the dry
months.
Arrests for disorderly conduct were
643 in the wet months, PAL in the dry
period.
Arrests for house-breaking in No
vember and December, 1916, were 1O6,
and for the dry months of November
and December, 1917, were 56.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-21
BUSINESS METHODS IN NEED
Many Of Farm Failures Doubtless Due
to Lack Of Scienee-Farmer
Would Produce More.

Much emphasis is being placed upon
science in farming. We are often
told that II we would use more SCI
ence we would produce more. There
is much truth in this. Many Of our
failures doubtless could be traced to
a lack of sciencAthat is, lack Of
classified knowledge.
Business methods are indispensable
to profitable farming. Without sound
business judgment, correct business
habits and safe business practice, 1t
will be very difficult matter to use
science for profitable farming.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-21

coal and selling a portion Of it to re-
lieve serious situation in the coal
market and benefit the country at
large.
Many farms have wood lots from
which wood may be cut without injury
to saw timber which may be growing.
Scrub timber, properly called tweed"
trees, can be cut and instead of taking
away any value from the property act
ually better the condition of the timber
which may later be cut for lumber.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-21
RECORD POTATO CROP MUST
BE CONSUMED OR WASTED

Our potato crop last year is
estimated to have been 442,536,-
O00 bushels-the largest ever
produced in the United States.
This crop cannot be carried over
the 1913 season. It must be COM
sumed or wasted. The food situ-
alton throughout the world de-
mands that 1t be consumed eff
fectively to relieve the existing
strain on the supply Of cereals.
It Is the one great food resource
of the world upon which there is
now danger Of a heavy loss.
The department of agriculture
is Of the opinion that the situa-
ton demands that farmers sell
freely;. that the larger dealers
move their stocks rapidly; that
the retailer content himself with
the smallest possible margin of
profit, realizing that he is now
the most important factor in
speeding up potato consumption;
and that consumers buy and eat
literally Of this plentiful food.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-21
SOIL PREPARED FOR MILLE1
PIow Land When It Is Relatively Moist
Throughout and Harrow It
Thoroughly.

In the preparation of the land for
millet, the soil must be made very fine.
Plow the land when it is relatively
moist throughout, SO that it will not
turn up lumpy, and harrow it until
thoroughly pulverized. 1t is well to roll
the area after planting to make firm
the soil over the seeds, and then to
harrow 1t lightly to form an earth
mulch and prevent the escape of moist
ure. The seed may be sown broadcast
or drilled.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-21
ARRANGING FOR MONEY CROP
Define Acreage to Be Planted in Food
and Feed crops-keep Animals
for Meat Supply.

Before any definite arrangements
are made for the money crop plan and
define the acreage to be planted in
food and feed crops. This should In
clude large garden for fresh and
canned vegetables; such truck crops
as wRtermelons, cantaloupes, sor-
ghum or ribbon cane for sirup, pump
kins, cushaws. sweet and Irish pota-
toes. Set an orchard and see that you
have plenty Of berries. Then keep ard
mails for fresh and cured meats.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-21
catarrh cannot Be Cured

BY LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat Of the disease.
Catarrh Is local disease. greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions. HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh.
It Is taken internally and acts through
system. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
10 composed of some of the best tonics
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
Of the Ingredients in HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE Is what produces such won
derful results in catarrhal conditions.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials FREQ.
+. ]. Cheney 4 Co., Props. Toledo, O.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-21
TESTING SEED CORN
IS STRONGLY URGED
of Greater Importance to Farm
er Than Ever Before.
Department Of Agriculture Urges That
Farmers Do Not Feed Corn That
Would Be Valuable II Used
for Seeding.
prepared by the United States Depart
| ment Of Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
The termination test Of seed corn is
more important this year than ever be-
fore because good seed corn Is scarce,
and because the best seed is needed in
order to produce the large crop which
this nation will need. Even where
seed corn has been carefully gathered
and stored it should be thoroughly
tested In the spring before planting.
The best way to do this is to make
a seed corn testing box and test one
hundred ears separately.
Each kernel that is tested must be
perfect, and not injured at the tip
when it was removed from the ear.
Hand shelling will give much fewer
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-21

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him to boil a potato. Even the best
potato can be spoiled by poor cook.
To boil them SO that they will be "fit
for king" drop the unpeeled potatoes
into boiling salted water and cook 20
to 80 minutes. Drain the water off at
once. If they are cooked too long or
allowed tdDstand in the water they
get soggy.
Peeling 10 WastefuI.
If you peel the potatoes before cook
ing them you will waste time and DO
tatoes both. You may throw away a
sixth or even a quarter of the good
part Of the potato with the skins. Also,
If the potatoes aren't covered up by
the skins while cooking, some of the
valuable material will soak out into
the water. even very small potatoes
can be economically used, If they are
boiled in their skins.
For best mashed potatoes: Peel the
boiled potatoes, mash and beat until
very light, adding salt, butter or oleo-
margarine and hot milk, q half cup of
lnilk to six potatoes.
Potato sausases.
l ;a9o. eupful mashed po- ~ teaspooonfuls
cupful ground v teaspoonful pep
nuts, fish, or meat. per.
1 egg. well beaten. Salt pork, bacon, or
other fat.
Mix the mashed potatoes and sea-
sonings with the ground nuts, fish or
meat. Add beaten egg. Form into
little cakes Of sausages. roll in flour
and place in creased pan with . small
piece Of fat or salt pork on each sau-