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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
GERMANS BEER-polsoNEp.

This from an article by Professor
DAILY of Harvard, In the New York
Times:
"a mildly alcoholic state is usually
not conspicuous by a very decided lack
of efficiency or of social decorum in
the poisoned man. Hence the effects
of steady beer drinking are not as
striking as in the case of persons poi
soned with whisky, rum, or absinthe.
Yet venture the hypothesis that life
long drinking of mild beer has been
one of the most potent causes for the
amazing brutalities of official Ger
many. Those crimes have been or
dered by men who, for decades, have
been poisoned by beer. In times Of
peace and quiet the poisoning causes
arrangement of brain tissue, often ex-
pressed merely in some form of senti-
mentality plain or maudlin. If, how
ever, the victim is put under stress,
his nervous disorder Is likely to lead
to bad temper and bad Judgment, with
endless possibilities in the way of loss
of dignity, poise, and the sense of hui
man fellowship. The final result here
considered is the development of true
Savagery."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
Britain's Indians.

The Indians in the British army on
the western front, notably the Sikhs,
that highly disciplined military force
from British India have little in COM
mon with the American red men. They
come from The other side of the earth; ;
they are sons of deeply religious
sect, and for 80 years or more have
been an important factor in the Brit
ish dominion Of the far East.
They are tall, well-built, handsome
men, most of them with boards, and
In perfection Of drill and military bear
ing they are not excelled by any
troops on the western front.
But while their methods of fighting
are quite dissimilar. the Sikh fighting
force being a well-trained military ma
chine, while the American Indian is a
flexible unit, there Is one thing in
which they are very much alike. AS a
humorous English writer-Punch and
its punsters still live-puts it:
81 have had an opportunity to study
both the Indians of the East and the
Indians of the West, and while they
are very dlssimilar in most things,
when 1t comes to courage, I may be
excused for saying that 1t is Sikhs Of
one and a half dozen Of the other!"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
BOYS AND GIRLS WORK HARD
Produced and Conserved Products Last
Year Worth $4,000, 000-Many
Were Enrolled.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
More than 100000 boys and girls
were reached through club work last
year, according to compilation re-
Gently made by the United States de-
partment of agriculture. which super
vises this work in cooperation with
the state agricultural colleges. OF
this number approximately 350,O00
made complete reports, which show
that they produced and conserved
products amounting to $10,O00,000. lrl
the 33 Northern and Western states
S40,606 boys and girls were enrolled1
OF this number 160.625 made complete
reports and produced and conserved
products valued at $3,7O0,O00. In tho
South there were 115,745 boys enrolled
In the regular work, who produced
products valued at $4,500,O00. and 49,
306 girls who produced and conserved
products valued at $1,500,0O0. In thf
emergency club work In the South thf
club leaders reached over 100000 boyf
and approximately 100000 girls VIII
produced and conserved product
valued at more than $4,000,O00.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
COUNTY AGENTS TEACH MANY
Farmers In Southern States Given In
struction in Growing of Crops
and Other Problems.
100000 CO o-oooct

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
The war emergency brought a great
increase in the number of farmers,
farm women, and boys and girls in
structed by county agents In problems
of greater food production and con-
servation.
According to reports to the Office of
extension work South, of the states
relations service, 303,723 farmers In
the Southern states were reached dur
Ing 1917 with definite demonstration in
the 81 rowing of crops, raising and feed
ing Of live stock, marketing and other
problems. The number of acres COW
cred by the crop demonstrations alone
in 1917 was 2.S57, 4S5. In addition to
these a conservative estimate of the
number of farms directly reached by
the county agents In 1917 is 1850, 900.
The figures represent about 60 per
cent of all farms In the South.
Agents are giving advice and help
In one way or another to nearly every
one with whom they come in contact.
and the direct and Indirect influence
If the county agents work and the
proportion Of the farmers reached is
thought to be much higher than the fig-
ures given.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
stenosraphers to Go to France.

A unit of 25 expert women stenog-
raphers, who will wear distinctive
uniform, is now being recruited in
the United States for overseas serv-
ice. This group will be assigned to
the quartermaster's corps Of the
American expeditionary forces and
to the headquarters of the stan of
General Pershing. Each applicant for
service must be an experienced
stenographer. She will be required to
own in her own equipment four uni
forms 1.-TWO for winter and two for
summer service). She must pass a
physical examination, and will be en-
gagged for the period of the war. The
salary now stated is $1,000 year
with the additional allowance of "a
day for the first month and 50 day
for the remainder or the time.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
SCIENCE OUR GREAT ALLY.

The aim of science-says great
scientist of our day-ls not primarily
Improvement of the community or
government of the state. These are
merely its by-products. Its purpose Is
the revelation of truth. Hence the
conclusions of science should have, do
have enormous weight in this age Of
truth-seeking; in these times when
reason, not sentiment, rules, when the
people are everywhere asking to be
shown. The voice of science should
have, is having, great influence In the
settlement of the liquor question. We
should see to 1t that our. statesmen
our lawmakers, our men and women
thinkers and voters, are Informed as
to its latest word concerning alcohol
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Where an early crop is grown, the
date of harvesting is largely governed
by market conditions. II the price is
high, o crop may often be harvested
profitably when 1t is half or two-thirds
grown, whereas If prices are low 1t is
generally advisable to allow the tu-
bers to reach full development before
they are dug. In the case of late vari-
cites destined for winter consumption
1t is the usual practice to delay har-
vesting as long as 1t is safe to do so
without running unnecessary risk of
freezing the tubere.
Use Elevator Digger.
With few exceptions, the potato
crop Is harvested with an elevator dig
ger drawn by horses. When the crop
Is sold from the field, it is common
practice to sort and sack the potatoes
as they are picked up. The sorting or
grading of potatoes in the field is most
economically done by using potato
grader of the shaker or belt type.
These graders are mounted upon
wooden sled and are hauled along
by q horse. The sorter has two
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
WASTING FOOD, LABOR, LIFE.

These are the chief factors in win
ming the war and the liquor men are
wasting all three!
They are wasting food. Last year
the waste amounted to 7000,00O,0OO
pounds of foodstuffsl And they have
no right to starve some men by making
others drunk
They are wasting labor. About
100000 men are engaged in the
manufacture, sale and distribution
of booze-in breweries, saloons and
restaurants, as brewers, bartenders
and waiters-at q time when every
man is needed in some useful occupa-
ton to help win the war. The labor
of these 100000 men is worse than
wasted-no possible good can come of
1t, but much harm is done.
They are wasting life. Bartend-
ers, brewery workers and walters
in saloons lose an average of six
years of life on account of their
occupations. If the 100000 men who
make and sell booze lose an average Of
six years of life. it makes total Of
100000 years of life. The average
man works about 30 years-so that the
liquor traffic is using up the equivalent
of 10000 men in each generation. And
this is too great price for the nation
to pay.-Charles Stelzle.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
(To BE coNTINUED.)
Got Their "LiveIy Time"

A famous lion-tamer, tells of queer
Christmas present he once received. II
was a consignment from friend
abroad of three demonstrators and
five alligators, with Jim's best wishes
for lively time" The lion-tamer and
his wife got the lively time desired.
He says:
II shall never forget how annoyed J
was when, during the night, two of the
alligators broke out of their boxes In
our bedroom and began exploring. !
could not find the matches, and I and
my wife remained on top of the bed
canopy till morning Luckily, my wife
never thought Of the thing that wor
ried me. l was afraid the alligator
might call on the Demonstrators to
wish them Merry Christmas, and "a
wake them up toow
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
WAR WORK BY COUNTY AGENT
Not Only Laboring for Department
Agriculture, but Also Aiding
Food Administration.

prepared by the United States Depa
ment of Agriculture)
The county agents and, home-demt
stration workers employed in the Or
ed States are not only INSTRUCT
farmers and farm women in food n
duction and conservation, but are
sisting in other essential war wei
They are not only working for the
partment of agriculture but are asst
ing the food administration, the trdE
ury department, the war departing
the navy department, the departnE
of justice, and the department of la
They have taken part, In additioAl
their regular activities, in such VII
as food surveys, seed surveys. sE
distribution, obtaining credit for fdI
ers, selling Liberty bonds, eradica
of live stock diseases, surveys Of III
pests and campaigns for their desI
ton, marketing farm products, pr
entail or priority shipments by raj
farm products and all farm supH
and dissemination of information |
en- out by the war department. 1
council of national defense, and
committee on public inf0rmatiot
garding the war, and other mattel
fecting the national policy undeI 4
conditions. III
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
CHAPTER XXI.
Punishmen.s and Machine.eun Stunt,

Punishments and Machine-Gun Stunts
Soon after my arrival in France; II
fact, from my enlistment, ! had found
that in the British army discipline II
very strict. One has to be very care
full in order to stay on the narrow patti
of government virtue.
There are about seven million wayt
of breaking the kings regulations; Il
keep one you have to break another.
The worst punishment is death by
firing squad, or "up against the WALL
as Tommy calls it.
This is for desertion, cowardice, mu
tiny, giving information to the enemy
footing, rape, robbing the dead, forcint
a safeguard, striking superior, etc.
Then comes the punishment of sixty
four days in the front-line trench with
out relief. During this time you have
to engage in all raids, working parties
in No Mans Land, and every hazardous
undertaking that comes along. If YOU
live through the sixty-four days you
are indeed lucky.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
SET WITS TO WORK
Woman Proved Herself Heroine
in Emergency.
With Husband Disabled by Broker
Leg She Employed Unique Signal
TO Bring Help That Might
Save Him.

The following would be almost I'm
believable if the facts were not the
talk of the community and If it were
not substantlated by the various par
Elephants. In Penobscot bay, three
miles from Islesboro, is little island
known as Mark island, owned by Pres
ton Player, State street broker OF
summer place. The keeper is Ralph
Collamore of Lincolnvlle, who In the
winter, with his wife and two children,
makes his home on the island in lit.
tie cottage.
On Wednesday, January %. he took
the boat and started for Islesboro.
Three hours were taken in making
the trip of three miles by water. He
came back and upon landing and pull
ing the boat up onto the shore on
Mark island he pulled the boat over
onto him, pinning him down and break
ing his leg. His wife kept looking for
her husbands return and finally, at
tracted by his groans, found him
pinned under the boat. She is frail
woman but with him hanging onto his
injured limb, she managed to drag him
up to the cottage. There with the aid
of a leather wallet and sticks she set
the leg the best she could. There they
were practically isolated and help was
needed badly.
Mrs. Collamore, full of pluck and de-
termination to get help, went to the
Player summer home. There she man
aged to set agoing the electric dyna-
mo by which the place is lighted. She
turned on every light in that big house
and put on also red light. The
lights were run all day Thursday and
not until 5:45 Thursday afternoon
was the light noticed at Dark HarbOr.
Telephone calls were sent to the naval
station and the tug Zizania started to
Dark Harbor to see what was the
trouble. Dark Harbor was reached
about $50 Thursday night. There no
one knew what was the trouble at
Mark island. The Zizania cut her way
through the ice, in some places 8 and
10 inches thick, for three miles to the
island. Captain Sherman and nine
men went ashore. They made their
way to the lighted house and there
found no one. Cropping along in the
darkness they We're frightened by the
sudden uprising of flock of turkeys
from tree. Then they came upon
the cottage In total darkness with the
door open but no signs of life about.
Going in they found the courageous
little woman asleep, the injured man
half asleep and both children slumber-
ing. The tug went back to Dark Har-
Dor and there found doctor who was
brought back to Mark island. The
Zizania remained at Mark island un-
til four O'Clock Friday morning when
the injured man was attended to-
Bangor Commercial.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30

We knew it was German by the black
that foot to hang extra bandoliers Of
ammunition on. This man always was
a handy fellow; made use of little
points that the ordinary person would
overlook.
The Germans made three counter
attacks, which we repulsed, but not
without heavy loss on our side. They
also suffered severely from our shell
and machine-gun fire. The ground was
spotted with their dead and dying.
The next day things were somewhat
quieter, but not quiet enough to bury
the dead.
We lived, ate and slept in that trench
with the unburied dead for six days.
1t was awful to watch their faces be-
come swollen and discolored. Towards
the last the stencil was fierce.
What got on my nerves the most was
that foot sticking out of the dirt. 1t
seemed to me, at night, in the moon
light, to be trying to twist around.
Several times this impression was so
strong that went TO it and grasped 1t
in both hands, to see if could feel
movement.
told this to the man who had used
1t for hatrack just before lay down
for a little nap, as things were quiet,
and l needed a rest pretty badly.
When 1 woke up the foot was gone.
He had cut it off with our chain saw
out of the spare parts box, and had
plastered the stump over with mud.
During the next two or three days.
before we were relieved, missed that
foot dreadfully; seemed as If / had
suddenly lost chum.
think the worst thing of all was to
watch the rats, at night, and sorne-
times in the day, run over and play
about among the dead.
Near our gun, right across the para.
pet, could be seen the body of a Ger
man lieutenant, the head and arms of
which were hanging into our trench.
The man who had cut off the foot used
to sit and carry on one-sided CONVEX
sation with this officer, used to argue
and point out why Germany was in the
wrong. During all Of this monologus
1 never heard him say anything out OF
the way-anything that would have
hurt the officers feelings had he been
alive. He was square all right |;
wouldn't even take advantage of o
dead man in an argument.
To civilians this must seem dread
full, but out here one gets so used to
awful sights that it makes no impress
sion. In passing a butcher shop you
are not shocked by seeing dead tur
key hanging from hook. Well, In
France, a dead body is looked upon
from the same angle.
But, nevertheless. when our six days
were up, we were tickled to death I'd
be relieved.
Our machine gun company lost
seventeen killed and thirty-one wound
ed in that little local affair OF
Strengthening the line" while the
other companies clicked it worse thar
we did.
After the attack we went into re
serve billets for six days, and on the
seventh once again we were in rest bill
let's.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30

screens, arranged one above the other
The diameter of the openings In the
upper screen in some graders is ~
inches and In others 2 inches, while
the lower one may have openings any
where from "a to IL inches In diam
eter. Some makes of graders or sizers
have wire-mesh screens with square
openings, while others have circular
or oblong openings with circular ends.
Pickers and Sorters.
Three pickers usually work with
one sorter, each taking row. The
potatoes are picked into wire or splint
baskets having bail handle, and as
the baskets are filed they are dumped
on the upper part of the top screen
and then shaken down. The large po-
tatoes passing over the top screen are
diverted into one sack and those pass
ing through the upper screen and over
the lower go into another sack. One
man drives the horse and operates the
sorter while another sews the sacks
and assists in loading the wagons.
One digger with the necessary crew
of men and teams can harvest from
three to four acres day.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
Amusement for Children.

Tor the children, before they are olt
enough to use scissors, tearing paper Il
an engaging occupation. Tear a pioce
of old newspaper into an oblong shape,
1t may be any size, about two by -four
inches. we win say. By folding this
in the middle 1t will make little tent
Again, fold in thirds, one piece turne,
up and one down, for chair. TarI
both ends down for table. The child
can tear paper into trees, q ball. deI
hnbies and many other sipaple shaUeA
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
The Upper Glass.

$50 you wish to marry my daugh.
teri" said the proud parent.
Eyes, sir" replied the young man.
''How much money are you makingr
asked the governor.
Forty dollars week." was the 70
ply.
Forty dollass week! Why my
daughter can make that In NUM-
tions plant and not work overtime"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
49,
|OpMpgrallCe|
g Notes g /
Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.)
"BAR THE BARLEY FROM THE
BAR AND BAKE 1T INTO BREAD

Barley flour makes excellent bread
and barley mush is SPLENDID break
fast food. The country needs the bar
ley that is being rotted to make beer.
The following recipes are offered to
those who do not know how to use
barley flour to make barley flour and
wheat flour bread:
Five cupfus wheat flour.
One cupful barley flour.
(Above flour sifted together)
One cupful scalded milk.
One cupful water.
One tablespoonful shortening.
Two tablespoonfuls sugar
Two teaspoonfuls salt.
One cake compressed yeast. dissolved in
one-quarter cupful lukewarm water.
Place the sugar, salt and shortening
in the mixing bowl and pour in the
scalded milk and water. When cooled
to lukewarm add the dissolved yeast,
then stir in the flour previously sifted
together, and when thoroughly mixed
place on breadboard and knead until
smooth and elastic, adding little flour
from time to time If necessary; then
place in creased bowl, cover and let
rise in warm place until light (about
two and Il half hours). Knead it down
In the bowl and allow it to stand until
light, which will require about one
hour. Knead down and let stand for
20 minutes, then mold into loaves.
place in creased pans and let rise until
light. Bake well in moderate oven.
If 1t is preferred to set overnight,
use only one-half compressed yeast
cake or one dry yeast cake and an ex.
ira one-half teaspoonful of salt
Union Signal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
Our Allies and Our Duties.

Let us always remember and
embrace every occasion to &C
knowledge our debt to our allies,
who have held back the tide that
threatened to engulf us with
them while we were unaware
of our danger and prospecting
while they bled. Let us ever
walk humbly before splendid,
unconquerable France, grim and
accomplishing Britain, valiant
and suffering Italy, and let us
stand uncovered in the presence
Of poor. ruined Belgium, the
bravest of ali the sons and
} daughters of men, who grappled
, the beast with her bare hands
and held him a brief moment
until the hosts of defense could
be assembled. And through all
!, the dark days and years to come
let us keep our bodies strong,
our minds clear, our hearts pure,
so that when we have finished
, the horrid butcher business we
!, can wash the blood from our
hands and leave no stain upon
them, brush our garments and
, leave no smoke of battle upon
, them, and present our souls to
our God unblushing and un.
abashed. In this spirit let us
go to each daily task, however
hard 1t may be; in this spirit let
, us rally for war as for a holt
day, for the day of victory will
be indeed the holy day of the
} worlds redemption.-From Ad-
) dress by Clarence Ousley, AS
sistant Secretary Of Agriculture.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
EMPEY AND HIS COMPANY GO COVER THE TOP" IN
COSTLY BUT SUCCESSFUL ATTACK

sinking of the Lusiania with the loss OIL
American living in Jersey City,
the British After
experience London he is sent to train
he first hears the sound of big and
of Coolies After brief period of training
into the rontne trenches where he takes
bullets whz overhead Empey
learns turks in the trenches
distinguishes himself by rescung wounded under hot
pick experience trench digger
listening detail Elk
citing duty Back in bies Empey
a successful play.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
PIow. to Destroy Weeds

One and a very good reason
stubble fields should be plowed
after the grain crop is harvested
destroy weeds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30

During the month Of May sixteen
New Jersey towns voted dry. among
them Princeton. In Wisconsin the I'M
portant cities of Superior, Ashland
and Beloit voted dry.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
Remove All Trash.

At all times Of the season,
up and destroy all old vines.
and refuse as soon as the Gro
harvested.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
FEWER INERRiATEs.

The State Hospital for Inebriates at
Knoxville, Ia, is finding it's supply OF
patients steadily diminishing. Two
years ago it cost s12,248 to maintain
the hospital for one quarter. For the
quarter ending December 81, 1917, the
maintenance was only $3,445, a IS per
cent decrease in two years.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30

Empey and his comrades make
the deadly machine guns per-
form all kinds Of tricks to the
discontinue of Fritz. The next
instalIment tells how the Ger
man gunners are fooled.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DOL.
LORES, LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS
FOR FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN.
CLOSE BUSINESS OCTOBER 1s,
1918
The Dolores star., 1918-11-29
hONlEzUMA COUNTY SUBSCRIPTIONS TO 4TH LIBERTY LOAN

LIST OF MoNTEzuMA COUNTY
sUescRleERs TO THE FOURTH
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS THRU
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF