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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-08-29
IJse No More Than Two Pounds
J Person a Month if the Present
Meagre Allied Sugar Ration
Is Maintained.
VIII Be Short Until Beginning of New
.ar-Ration May Be Enlarged Then.

reduction. In Europe the present ra.
ton Is already reduced to a minimum.
Our Situation.
The situation which the United
States faces IN its efforts to maintain
fair distribution of sugar to the AL.
lied world is as follows:
Sugar supplies throughout the eoun-
try, in shomes. stores, factories and
bakeries are at low ebb. We must
make increased sugar shipments to the
Allies.
Production Of American beet and
Louisiana cane crops have been disap-
pointing.
Porto Rico crops have been cur.
tailed.
Immense sugar stocks In Java can.
not be reached on account OF the ship
ping shortage; ships are needed for
troop movements and munitions.
Army and Navy sugar requirements
have Increased az wall az those from
the Allies.
Most Industries using sugar have had
their allotment reduced by one-half
some will receive no sugar.
Households should make every ef.
fort 10 preserve the fruit crop without
sugar, or with small amounts of sugar
Later, when the sugar supply Is larg-
CT, the canned fruit may be sweetened
as it is used. n
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-08-29
SHARE OUR SUGAR
WITH The ALLIES
British Get Two Pounds a Month
French Pound and Half,
Italians One Pound.
GERMAN SUPPLY PLENTIFUL.
All Nations Permit Use of Sweetes1ae
for Home Preserving Purposes.

Americas new sugar ration of two
pounds a month per person is equita-
BILE when compared with the sugar ra-
ton enforced by rigid governmental
order in England. France and Italy, ma
tons with which we are sharing sugar.
Each Allied natiOn-in the matter OF
sugar consumption-is sharing on near
est possible equal terms the hardships
imposed by greatly altered conditions
in the world sugar situation.
Formerly classed as a luxury, sugar
is now a war time essential. The fair
and Just division of this essential is
in the hands Of the various Allied
food controllers.
The United States Food Administra-
ton has asked this nation to observe
a voluntary sugar ration of two
pounds per person month.
In the other countrie. at war with
Germany sugar Is one Of the scarce
articles on every menu-whether In
the households of both rich and poor.
or in the hotels.
England today has a sugar ration
of two pounds per month per person.
In France the ration is pound and
half and In Italy 1t is one pound
month. And the prices In allied coun-
tries are from rwo to three times as
high rs in America.
II you go to hotel IN England or
France these days and order tea or
coffee they serve absolutely no sugar
with It. II you want sugar you must
bring It with you.
In England it is allowable to use
one-seventh of an ounce of sugar In
the preparation of each luncheon. Ia
France many persons carry little sac
charine tablets about with them for
use in hotels and IN England rich and
poor must take their sugar with them
II they wish to have sweetened tea
while visiting friends.
Before the war started France had +,
625, 900 acres devoted to sugar produc-
ton. By 1917 the French sugar acre
age had decreased to 10000 acres.
Today the French man or woman with
sugar card has no assurance whatever
that he or she will be able to actually
buy sugar. To buy It. one must first
find 1t.
Italy Has State Sugar"
Especially drastic regulations govern
the use of sugar in Italy. Its manu-
facture distribution and sale are close
Iv controlled, and in part actually
taken over by the state.
Saccharine is permitted to be sold
and used as a substitute for sugar and
tbe government manufactures a mix
ture of saccharine and sugar called
Estate Sugar" which Is largely used
German Sugar Ration Adequate.
Germany, before the war, produced
A great surplus of sugar and exported
Ia rye quantities. Today the Germans
have virtually gone out Of the export
business. but have plenty Of cheap
sugar for home use.
Wholesale prices prevalent In the
A,l,ed nations, according to informa-
tiop received by the United States
Food Administration are as follows:
England, 10 cents a pound; France
10 cents Italy, 20 cents.
While these high prices are being
,aid abroad the American wholesale
price is being held at IN cents.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-08-29

.,as Of sugar a month--hali
vsek-that is the sugar ra'
HI s. Food Administration
every American to observe
k.r1. 1919. in order to make
.balI be enough for our
I Navy, for the Allied armies
civilians of those nations
! Years the world sugar sit
he relieved somewhat by
|,rop. Cuban sugar of this
viii be arriving In this
Hallable sugar source VIII oe
En- the Food Administration
osrt winter months to main
Ssnt stocks here to keep up
ID sugar supply. During Oc-
/ arst American beet sugar
4 In the markets. BY the
November some Of our Lou
= crop will be available. All
b. and more may be needed
AIs nation supplied on a re-
V and to safeguard the AL
I ration from still further
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-08-29

A hoarder is q man who is more ~
terested in getting his bate than IA CIV.
ing his bit.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-08-29
War Time Sweeteners

ERICA has several excellent war time sweet
eners that will be used largely during the
shortage in the sugar supply.
They are maple sugar, syrups, honey and
molasses and may be used in preparing des-
serts and other dishes requiring sweetening.
When a cup of syrup or honey is used
to replace cup Of sugar the liquid in the
recipes should be decreased one-fourth.
One-third of cupful of sugar is equivalent
TO one-third of a Gun of honey about one
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-08-29

mn JAN families would have less sugar than the
p,e OF war torn France, if we depended entirely
NM. grown sugar stocks.
SorsA hSIely rs per cent. of our sugar is shipped
ors we produce about 1000, 900 tons of sugar
~ imports from abroad amount to over 3,O00,-
year year in normal times.
"a EGnl.ed States Food Administration asks each
.Ibn f us use Of sugar to two pounds per month
kat ol household use. The military situation de-
"a r,s very available ship be placed at the disposal
ny OF Navy. When we save sugar, we save
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-08-29
sO,9OO.OOO bushels

OF these cereals our shipments OF
the prime breadstufrs in the fiscal year
1918 to Allied destinations were
Wheat 1871 100000 bushels and of rye
13,900,000 bushels. total of 14490O,-
900 bushels.
The exports to Allied destinations
during the fiscal year 1867 we're:
Wheat 1876, 100000 bushels and rye
100000 bushels, total of 1877 100000
bushels In addition some 100000
bushels of 1917 wheat are now In port
for Allied destinations or en- route
thereto. The total shipments to Allied
countries from our last harvest Of
wheat will be therefore, about 141 ,00O.-
600 bushels, or total of 154,900,000
bushels of prime breadstuffs. In ad-
dltion to this we have shipped soms
1O,000.000 bushels to neutrals depend
ent upon us, and we have received
some Imports from other quarters.
This accomplishment Of our people
In this matter stands out even moro
clearly II we bear in mind that we had
available In the fiscal year 1916-1T
from net carry-over and as surplus
over our normal consumption about
zoe, 900, 900 bushels of wheat which We
were able TO export that year without
trenching on our home loaf" Mr.
Hoover said. This last year, however,
owing to the large failure of the 1917
wheat crop. we had available from net
carry-over and production and imports
only Just about our normal consump-
tIon. Therefore our wheat shipments
TO Allied destinations represent ap-
proximately savings from our own
wheat bread.
''These figures, however, do not fully
convey the volume OF The effort and
sacrifice made during the past year
by the whole American people. De-
spite the magnificent effort of our agri-
cultural population in planting g much
increased acreage in 1917. not only was
there a very large failure In wheat
but also the corn failed to mature prop
erly, and our corn is our dominant crop.
II am sure" Mr. Hoover wrote In
his report, that all the
millions Of our people, agricultural as
well as urban, who have contributed
TO these results should feel a very
definite satisfaction that In year of
universal food shortages In the north
ern hemisphere all of those people
Joined together against Germany have
,ome through into sight of the coming
not only with wealth and
strength fully maintained, but with
'nly temporary periods Of hardship.
1T Is difficult to distinguish between
'arious sections Of our people-ths
ZONES, public eating places, food
rades. urban or agricultural popula-
assessing credit for these rs-
ults, but no one will deny the doisaS
ant part of the American women"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-08-29

half cup of syrup and about onehalf of
Onefourth Of of is equal to about onehaf
cup of syrup one-thrd cup of sugar One table
of equal to tablespoon of honey about
and onehalf tablespoons of syrup and and one
third tablespoons of sugar.
Sugar may be saved by the of raisins dates, figs
dried and fruit pastes used the breakfast cereals
Fruit marmalades buffers and jeles should be used
to take the place of the ordinary sweetenng at meal and
accessories to it. Fruits be preserved without
sugar. 1t may be added when sugar is plentiful.
Preserving demands this year thin syrup instead of
heavy syrup
If sugar used onehaf of the amount be replaced
by another sweetener.
Drying is of preserving without sugar. APP
PIES cherries, Strawberries and black caps
When ready to they may have added the needed
sugar the form of syrup When is plentiful
fruit juices may be made into jeies be used
fruit juices with without beverages, fruit
gelatns and frozen desserts.
Fresh fruits supply the place of sugar in the diet They
should be used freely Desserts where is
may made of gelans junkes custards buildings and
cakes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-27

store in the main street We're taken into
custody; first the shopkeeper Waibel,
German, who, to the surprise Of the
neiGhborhood, has never been called for
service IN the German army, and then his
partner Maurcr, also a German, who is
said to have come by chance to Rors-
chach on furlough a few days ago.
simultaneously, two arrests were made
in Kruezlingen under rather dramatic
circumstances. One of the persons ar
rested was kohler, an officer Of the mil
ltary police, who had been in the military
police service practically uninterruptedIy
since the outbreak of the war and who
formerly belonged to the city police OF
St Gaul' The other was German doctor
OF laws named Mast who had been active
! in responsible position III the German
pass bureau at kreuzlingen, but who is
said to have done considerable travelling
| He was often seen in Rorscharch i'll the
| had then attracted attention in certain
/ had then attracted attention in certain
! circles"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-27

Some other indication. Estimation OF
age may now be based upon the angle
at which the teeth meet, their change
in size and shape. As the horse gets
older, the teeth meet more and more
at an acute angle; that is, tae jaws
become more oblique. As the teeth
wear down, the shape of the worn ends
changes from oval to more nearly
round and, finally, in an aged horse, to
a nearly triangular form. Sometimes
cups are cut or burned in the teeth Of
old horses to make their mouths resem
bic those of younger animals. This
practice, known as Bishoping," ma Z
be detected if the shape of the tooth
and the absence of the ring Of enamel
which surrounds the natural cup are
noted. After a horse is u years old
its condition is more important than
its age in determining values.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-27
JUDGING HORSES AGE.
Teeth Furnish Fairly Accurate Indica-
tion-Yearly Changes.

Until horse is over 10 years old
the teeth furnish an indication of age
which is fairly accurate. In estimat
ing the age of a horse, only the three
pairs of front teeth or nippers on each
jaw are considered. Horses like hui
man beings, have two sets of teeth; the
first set, known as milk teeth, being
replaced by permanent teeth. New
teeth have deep cups, or indentations,
at their centers AS the teeth wear
down these cups disappear.
A colt does not usually get its first
pair of nippers until it is few days
! old, but has all three pairs by the time
it is 6 TO 10 months old. Until colt
is three years DID, however. its gener-
al appearance is relied upon largely to
indicate its age. Following is a de
scription of the yearly changes which
ordinarily occur in the teeth of horse
One year.-The center pair of milk
ineisors, known as the pinchers, and
the pair next to them, known as the in
termediates, are well through the
gums and in contact, but the corner
pairs do not yet meet on level
Two yoars-The pinchers and the in
| termediates indicate that they are be
/ ing crowded by the permanent teeth
as they are pushed free from thei,
| gums at the base. BY the time tn,
colt is two and one-half years old thu
middle pinchers should be through The
| permanent teeth are much larger thar
the temporary ones.
Three years.-The middle pinchert
arc large enough for use. Their deel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-27
PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.
Continued from Page /.

presented the following names to serve
50 a board of councillors to- have the
general oversight of the work of the
locol branch of the league and they
were unanimously elected: Gladys
Adams, Stgtia ,\oyJtk, Beatrice i.
Yearly, Gladly; Morrill,, Clara Warren,
Elizabeth Moran, EVELYN Austin, Char
lena Thomas Mary Coomhs, Evelyn
pmbgm Cecilia Johnson Elizabeth
Bauuav. GLADYS StaHman, Jessie Ran.
SOM. Margaret Nakcap. Ruth Baldwin.
Mabel Spd6I@jHg.
Tho aUdi.urn s.nod and read the
pledge I'm uu.1. after itch Miss
clark offered prayer and the meeting
closed with the singing of America
Nearly O. hundred young women vol
uuterfed for the various FORMS Of pa
tHottr duty divided as follows. Red
Cross, 49,; steuopraphir, typcwriting
aud clerical, -; rifle practice, lG; mu.
sic, / garden club, .; farming, .; iai.
cclangvus, G.
The members of the new council ana
the Temporary executive committee wit
meet Miss Clark this evening at ~,
BOO the home OF Mis-, Root at - Cana
street when the chairman Of the coun
ell, the secretary and treasurer an,
othcs committees viii be- appointed.
The ushrrs were Dorothy Hubbard
Dorothy S,lwruk. Dorothy Pratt
Gladys Russell, Evelyn Fisher. RATHER
inc bauujug, Julia Smouds, Margare
Dundee, Malya Roberts Roby Wright
GLADYS Holden Mary Sumner, Hele
Mann.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-27
Distinction without Difference.

''Oncc in Banbury,' says a writer
in the Baltimore Sun, 81 dincd with an
English farmer. We had ham for din
ner--a most delicious ham, baked. The
farmers son soon finished his portion
and passed his plate again. More am.
father, he said The farmer froa1ed
Don I sar am. son; say am. 4 did
saF am. the lad protested in an H..
iurcd tone. You said am, cried th5
father fcrcclv. Am 4 what it should
be. Am. and am In the midst of
the controversy the farmer a wife
turned 10 me with a little deprccator,
smile. They both think they re say
ing am she said
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-27
Fl. DUMMER MILLS
HAS GOOD YEAR
Over $4,000 Added to Sur
plus in Addition to
Dividends
AUDITOR ISSUES
STATEMENT FOR 1917

Decrease in Liabilities from 81 1888 o1
70 sI7.78s-Reserve Increased from
Ss7,7s1 TO S179,51s-Town' Largest
Wage Distributor.
That the Fort Dummcr Mills, which
has com, To be- the largest wage dis
tributiug industry in Brattlcboro, had
20 profitable year in 1917 is shown by
the statement just issued by the audi
tor. During that period, in addition to
dividends paid, over $4,000 was added
to the eompany's surplus in addition to
au increase of more than $50 0oo on de
probation and $1,000 reserved for
taxes. Actual liabilities were de
creased from st,o331ol.j6 TO Ss47,7ss.-
n, while the reserve totals show an in
crease from Ss7,7Sl.23 TO $179,5ls.2t
The statement in detail follows:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-27

dinner in the Baptist vestry town meet
ing day.
The Dorcas guild will hold meeting
in the Congregational vcstry Wednesday,,
March G.
Miss Edith Adams, who was home for
few DAYS. returned To her school III
Newfanc Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Rand aud their
children Of Athens were visitors a Nr.
w. G.. Adams's Saturday.
II. W Phillips has been transferred
from Camp Greene. North Carolina, To
>partanburg. South Carolina, and is now
with the 57th Pioneers,
After the many cold days, cloudy
days, stormy days, and windy days such
q day as Monday with its bright, wana
sunshine ard mild easterly wind was not
only a reminder that spring, tive tune
for March meeting and tho making Of
maple sugar Is near. but also that seed
time is not far of and it is well to pre-
pare for 1t.
In the regular communication Of Bhz-
ln- Star lodge. No %. +. n i. NJ. the
| tullowir" officers We're installed: f. y
Blood w NJ; +. =. Cudworth. $. W;
/ +. L. Osgood, j. W; W. NJ. Sparks,
/ treasurer: W. II. Mile. secretary: W. "
I Temple :. D.; E. Il. Phillips. j. D.; W.
T.. Blood. :. :; C. j.. Whitney ]. s:
II A. Carpenter chaplain; r. w. Blood
marshal; \. {. Franklin. tyler. Aftei
the installation lunch was served by the
stewards
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-27
SWISS INDIGNANT AT SPIES.
Many Germans Arrested for Espionage
and Smuggling.

Further revelations o. the activities OF
foreign spies and smugglers in Swi,zer
land continue to swell the indignation Of
the peaceful citizens Of the Alpine repub
lie, according to items found in copies of
Swiss newspapers just received here \
report from Rorscharch printed III the
Thurgauer Xeitung says:
zone unedifying piece of news follows
another from our northeastern border.
The Maurer case (Maurcr is the Swiss
major condemned last December to 10
months imprisonment for having smugged
cotton into Austria and Germany was
immediately followed 10y the Werder
case, and Just at the moment when this
affair becomes generally known there are
arrests for espionage in Rorschach and
kreuzlngcn. That our people are eX-
tremely agitated Is very evident and com
prehensible. 1t Is true that SO far the
arrests in Kreuzlingen and Rorseharch
are still shrouded iii mysterious darkness
1t is only known that they We're made
because Of espionage and at the suggestion
81 higher officials
Thus far three persons have been ar
rested in Rorscharch, with the possibility
OF more following. and the same holds
| true for Kreuzlingen The greatest scnsa
/ ton has been caused ny the arrest Of the
/ head q the military police in Rorscharch
| Lieutenant Merriam, native Of Basic, wh,
comes from Zurich and is supposed to b,
a doctor of laws He was arrested in h
hotel Immediately after dinner. At thu
same time the owners of the Kettenhaus
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-27
TOWNSHEND.
Grange Served Unique Supper.

The regular meeting OF West BiverI
Grange falling upon Washington's birth
day. special program was prepared by
the lecturer for Friday evening, a de-
lightful occasion resulting The program
included piano solo by Mrs F. l.. Osgood;
humorous reading, Mrs Earl Knapp; rec
itation. Mrs b. Il. Phillips; paragra obs
from Phelps's history of the town of
TownshcEd. telling Of Townshend's share
IN the Revolutionary war. discussion OF
tho meaning OF patriotism 10y several
members, the thoughts expressed being in
spring aud practical At the close of
the business session a unique supper was
served, every article Of food being pre-.
pared from corn. The menu included hot
dishes OF cScalIoped corn, corn bread
sandwiches, eornmeal raisin gingerbread,
Indian buildings with cream, cornstarch
buildings, pop corn balls and buttered
pop corn The feast was pronounced a
delicious one and many requests for reci-
pes were heard.
While the tables were being cleared
away many gathered about the piano
and joined in popular and patriotic songs
while others engaged in social talk. Dur
ing the evening it was voted that the
Grange conduct Home Economic meet
ings during the year under the direction
OF Miss Lucy G. Swift. home demonstra
( tion agent for the county. 4 vote has
| also been taken recently to purchase Al
! American flag with staff for the lodge
room and service lag with four star,
III honor OF the soldier members. Tn,
/ next regular meeting OF the Grange vii
be held on Monday, March IL.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-27

cups show plainly. The milk inter
medlates are about to be shed.
Four years-Thc permanent inter
mediates appear at three and one half
years and are ready for use at four.
The corner teeth give evidence that the
permanent corners are coming. The
cups in the pinchers are about one
third gone. (The tusks, or canine teeth,
OF male colts MAJ appear about this
time)
Five years.-The temporary corner
teeth are shed at four and one half and
the permanent ones are ready to use,
The horse has now what is known as
full mouth, all permanent incisors
being ready to use. The cups of the
first pair are about two-thirds gone.
Six years.-The cups i'll the center
pair have nearly disappeared. In the
second pair they are about two-thirds
| gone.
Seven years.-The cups from the sec
| ond pair are now gone. There is a
notch in the upper corner tooth where
it overlaps the lower one.
Eight years.-The cups having all
worn out of the lower nippers. we now
look at the upper jaw. Although cups
remain IN the center pair, they are not
| deep.
Nine rears.-The cups in the center
pair of nippers on the upper jaw have
disappeared. They are still present in
the other two pairs, being fairly deep
in the corner ones.
Ten years.-The cups arc worn out
of the second pair on the upper jaw,
although they are sill present in the
corner pair
| Older horses-At II years ali of the
tcups are usually worn out of the incis-
ors and it becomes necessary to use
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-27
The Hosiery.
More Apologies }

More Apologies.)
The socks | mend for thee, dear heart,
Mean such pile of work to me,
| tell them over, every one apart,
Thy hosiery, thy hosiery
Each sock a mate, two mates pair,
To keep thy feet from storm and cold.
| tell them over to the end, and find
I've skipped a hole,
o carelessness, this thy reproof.'
See how it looms across my sole!
| seize that sock, and then, in very
truth
darn that hole, Sweetheart,
. l darn that hole
N. I. II. B. in Philadelphia Ledger.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-27
DEATHS.

In Athens. Feb %, Mrs. Sarah Oaks
Brown, 50, Of Athens, widow of James
Brown.
In South Vernon. Feb. %, William II
Brown. SO years, u months.
In West Brattleboro (Melrose hos9i-
tall, Feb. &c, George Leon Hall, SO, Of
West Dummcr3ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-27
BROOKLINE.

The ladies of the town met at Mrs
t. II. Wellington = Wednesday, Feb. 20.
and tied the three Red Cross quilts
which they have been making. There
were II ladies' and five children pres
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-27
A Spring Song.

There is a glad road leading
To hills where west winds go,
With songs for hearts that listen,
Where wild hill-fowcrs grow.
There lives all earth born rapture;
No spirit waits in vain,
The magic OF the moonlight,
The nectar of the rain.
Glenn Desbach in The Argosy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-27

Ralph Ford is on the sick list
Earl Eddy of Windham was in town
Monday.
Miss Mary Jones spent the week END
with Miss Phelps in Brattleboro
The Hadassah league will serve a hot