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MAR K E IT'S
1850; culls, s10O0@14O0: feeders,
$16.50@17.60; ewes, $10.50@12.75.

EAST BUFFALO, N. T., Aug. 81
Cattle-Receipts, 1000, weak. Calves
Receipts, $50, strong; s7.oo@20.O0
Hogs-Receipts, 4,200, steady to
strong. Heavy. s20.50Qp20.75; mixed,
$2075@20.90; Workers, $20.75@21.OO;
light Workers and pigs, $20.25Q20.50 !:
roughs, $17.25@17.50; istags. $4,000
1900 Sheep and La nbs-Receipts,
1000, steady, unchanged.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-Corn-No. S
yellow $1.639169; No. A yellow $1.5S
01.60.
Oats - No. white 69h @7o&;
standard 709s@71R.
Pork-Nominal.
Lard-$2660.
Ribs-$23.7592450.
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CHICAGO, Aug 27.-U. S. Bureau
OF markets, Chicago. Hogs-Receipts,
1900; market, steady; top. $3.50;
bulk of sales, S17.S5@1975; lights,
s171OQ19.9O; butchers, $1S.900l9.75;
hacking, sl77501S75: rough, S1710
617.65; pigs, $1S.00@1S.50.
Cattle - Receipts, 10000; market,
lower; prime natives at $3.50. es-
tablished a new record; veal calves,
Sl7.25@1S.00.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000; market,
lower: lambs, choice and prime. $3.50
M1s.s5; medium and good. $4,000
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PRODUCE MARKET

CHICAGO, Aug 27.--Butter-Mark-
ct. firm creamery firsts, 42G
441ac. Eggs = Market, unchanged
Potato market, lower; -iinn. Early
Ohio, bulk, s2.3o@2AO; do sacks,
.S245@2.5O; Wis. Ohio, bulk, $4,000
235; do in sacks, $40 12.50; receipts
so cars
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 27-Hogs-Re
ceipts 1900; market lower: heavtes,
s2O@20.50; heavy Workers, S21 421,1O;
light Workers $20.25G20,75; pigs $40
1920
Sheep and Lambs-RecePts 300;
market steady; top sheep s12 so; tor
lambs $500.
Calves-Receipts 100; steady mar
ket. top $500.
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he can camouflage bit when he
doesn't know how to spell it. But
there's no way to cloud the evidence
with a typewriter.
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TOLEDO. O., Aug. 27.-Cloverseed:
Oct. $3.50, Dec. $3.50, Mar. $3.50.
Alsike - Oct $1545, Dec. $3.50,
Mar. $685..
Timothy-$4.6O Sept. s4.95 bid, Oct.
$4.S7 bid. Dec. $4S7 bid, Mar. $4.92
bid, Apr. $4.75.
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CINCINNATI Aug. 27.-Hogs-R Re,
ceipts 5000 market steady; packers
and butchers $1950@19.90.
Cattle Receipts 1000; market,
steady.
Calves-Market steady; S7G1S.
Sheep Receipts 700; market
steady. Lambs Market slow
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GRAIN QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO GRAIN RANGE

CHICAGO, Aug. 81. - The range OF
futures on the Chicago Board OF Trade
follows:
No trading in wheat.
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An 1S-karat loafer doesn't know
which would be more dreadful to
wear khaki Or wear overalls.
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Swiss Minister Will
Return in September
(By Associated Press)

BERNIE, Aug. 27.-Hans Sulzer, the
Swiss minister TO the United States,
will return to Washington early in
September.
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early in June. He returned to SwitZer-
land to discuss with his government
questions pending between the United
States and Switzerland
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POLICY OF u. S.
PLEASES RUSSIA
(Ry Associated Prass.)

ARCHANGEL, Tuedsay, Aug. 20
Nicholas Tschaikovsky, president of
the provisional government, has made
this statement today concerning the
recent announcement of America S
policy toward Russia:
Americas policy exactly meets our
wishes. We want to bring about a
new Russian front and reorganize the
country ourselves. We want the al
lies to form a stream of troops behind
which we can work out our own sal
vation."
He added that he would soon issue
an order modifying a new national
army and restoring military service.
Announcement was made in Wash
ington, August 3, that the United
States and Japan would send force
to Siberia to safeguard the country,
that the United States would con-
tinue to cooperate with France and
Great Britain in northern Russia and
that the U. S. would send to Siberia
a commission of experts to relieve the
immediate economic necessities Of
the people and give other aid. 1t was
decided to assure formally the people
of Russia that the Z. S. and Japan did
not intend to interfere politically or
to impair her territorial integrity.
Finn Command Dissolved.
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AMSTERDAM, Aug. q The SUI
preme army command in Finland has
been dissolved by Premier Svinhuf-
vud, the kruezzeitung of Berlin says
it learns from Helsingfors, and Gen
eral Wilkman has been appointed to
command the Finnish army. 1t is ad-
ded that the change does not affect
Col. Thesleff, the commander in chief
of the sea and land forces.
Abpierre Arwholeoich
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-07-18
No Open House for Rats.

Do not keep "open house" for rats
by leaving basement doors ajnr for
ventilation without proper safeguards.
The management Of q large depart.
ment store In an eastern city recently
had a very expensive lesson In this
regard. Rats had been doing damage
to the extent Of nearly $1,000 a month,
but by persistent trapping were finally
extermlnated. The building was then
made "r~at.proof." But after q time
rats were again at their work Of de-
.structlOn.
Puzzled to know how the pests had
gained entrance, the management
learned that in summer the night
Waterman was accustomed to leave q
basement door open for ventilation.
Naturally the rats entered and an
other campaign Of determination had
to be waged. This expense could cas-.
lily have been prevented. says the bu.
reau Of biological survey Of the depart
ment Of agriculture. II a piece Of sheet
iron three feet high had been placed
across the doorway and the sides Of
tie doorway sheeted with metal
or otherwise made smooth 80 that rats
could not gain a foothold. Rats can.
not climb over such barriers, as they
do over mesh or crossed wires. q
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-07-18
REALLY WAS SILLY OF Her
But Mira Pruke Seemed Somehow b
Have Got the Wrong Idea
Altogether.

"Pound Of margarine, two pounds Of
cheese. a -" commenced Mrs, pruke.
Tho proprietor Of the village store
fastened to interrupt the lady. you'll
really have to cut your orders down.
he said. II can't supply preacetims
quantities. There's u wal on, you
know"
Mrs. Pruke did some lightning cai
culatlons on a piece Of sugar paper.
"Right-O," she answered, blithel!'
Two ounces o. margarine, quarter o
cheese, four inches o. white tape. and
half a pair O. number five carpet sup
pers. THINKS for reminding II" aoout
the war. 1t had quite slipped my men.
DRY. I'd got the idea into my head that
my husband and my two boys had gone
10 France looking for mushrooms
London Tit-Bits.
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PACKING FRUIT FOR MARKET


The commercial grower knows that
good clean packages ana honest attrac-
tive packs count Q great deal-more
than the inexperienced man realises.
Fruit coming from the Pacific coast,
where good packages and professional
packers afs appreciated, hnds . ready
sale and good prices. Eastern growers
have learned many Z lesson In fruit
packing from their Western brothesS.
The Western product outseils that pro-
duced In the Central and Eastern
states because Of the very attractive
pack a the former. Whils Tie Qual.
~ Of certain classes Of tho Pacific
grown fruit u no better than Dastsfn
grown stock ~ 4 n % cass3ully4sogtr
ed and packed that it at onss catches
the - q the fruit purchasers ara
adds at least - PER cent b. &3se selling
value Of wsstssu gfswn fruit
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-07-18

country, has been regularly and duly
tried and sentenced to be shot at 3:2s
a. m. this date. This sentence has been
approved BY the reviewing authority
and ordered carried out. It 10 our duty
to carry on with the sentence Of the
court.
"There r twelve rifles, one Of
which contains q blank cartridge, the
other eleven containing ball cartridges.
Every man 10 expected to do his duty
and IRE to kill. Take your orders from
me. Squad-'Shun |"
We came to attention. Then he left,
Ny heart was Of lead and my knees
shook.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-07-18

medtetne for woman's ailments ~
saw: Mrs. SARA SHAW, r. No !
Mrs. Shaw proved the merit a. a.
medicine and wrote this letter in mi.
that other suffering women may 81
Women who are suffering as she =.
should not drag along from dav to 4.
without giving this famous root ~
herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham;sv.oa
table Compound, q trial. For AMI
advice in regard to such ailments MI.
toLydiaE. Pinkham Medicine Co. Inn
Mass. Tho result of its forty ysss
experience 70 ct your service,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-07-18

49, ~ = - ossu11g Z -
oU0hsos4 - os0e - shak1ag - u
- sAsulasG 0psaaag ~ syes I 40
. gaglDeaenl oaeDoanG najeP toollag
sves ~ n - . tGAtsa hnbega h
~ night Aas1L senrtsd b aak'kn
what was IL natter. vAes - pit his
1agef - ~ lips for alsnee a11 wills
Desed: 500
Get % your equipment. and. With
sst any noise. cone With me.
This greatly mystined me. but !
obeyed hls -eedef..
Outside Of he bllbsA I asked him
what WAS up. but hs shut NE up with:
"Doa't ask question:. it's agalsst o..
ders. ] don't know myself"
Il was raining IKE the mischief.
We splashed along q muddy road for
about fifteen minutes, finally stopping
at the entrance Of what must have
been an old barn. In the darkness, I
could hear pigs crunting. ~ II they
had just been disturbed. In front Of
the door stood an officer In Q mack
(mackintosh). The R. 8. n. went up
to him. whispered something. and then
left. This oflcer called to me, asked
my name. number and regiment, at the
same time. in the light Of Q lantern he
was holding. making 4 notation In .
little book.
When he had finished writing, he
whispered:
go into that billet and wait orders.
and no talking. Understandr'
/ stumbled into the barn and sat on
the floor In the darkness. ! could see
no one. but could hear men breathing
and moving: they seemed nervous and
restless. I know ! was.
During my wait, three other men
entered. Then the officer poked his
head In the door and ordered:
Fall In, outside the billet, In single
rank"
We fell in, standing at ease. Then
he commanded:
"SQuad-'Shun! Number!"
There were twelve Of US.
"Right--Turn! Left-Wheel! Quick
March" And away we went. The
rain was trickling down my back and
I was %shivering from the cold.
With the officer leading, we must
have marched over an hour, blowing
through the mud and occasionally
stumbling into a shell hole In the road,
when suddenly the officer made . left
wheel. and we found ourselves in a sort
Of enclosed courtyard.
The dawn was breaking and the
rain had ceased.
In front Of us were four stacks Of
rifles, three to a stack.
The officer brought US to attention
and gave the order to unpile arms. We
each took q rifle. Giving us "Stand al
ease" In a nervous and shaky voice,
he informed:
"Men, you are here on a very solemn
duty. You have been selected as q
firing squad for the execution Of a sol.
der, who, having been found guilty
Of o g~rieyous crime against king and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-07-18
Data Complete.
ACCURACY OF CROP RE
PORTS,

Wherever It has been possible
to secure an absolute check the
crop reports Of the department
Of agriculture have usually been
found to be surprisingly accu.
rate.
Wheat will be added to the
few crops for which an addl-
tional check will be made avail
able through the new require
ments by which all threshermen
must report to the bureau Of
markets Of the department the
quantity Of wheat thrashed and
the acreage from which 1t was
produced.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-07-18
Dummy Atrphnes.

Aviators from training CAMPS
throughout the country are corasles'
iag their education in aerial guIhely
Il the finishing school near Law
Charles. La. The targets are feplo'
ducticns Of q German %aube" airpsne
placed on the surface Of the lake sne
with . black cross painted taereen 70
represent the enemy pilot. the primer
pal mark for the gunners.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-07-18
CHAPTER XIV.


~ Flnn0 Oquao.
4 ~ days latsf I had orders b 70.
port back % dlvtsioaal Ieadauarters.
about thirty kills. hshiad ne linz. i
reported 3 ths 4. ?. n. ~(assistaat pro.
vet masshal). H told Ne 70 report
g billet No. q Tor quarters and r.
ton9. ~ d
y va about elgAt O'clock e mint
40 ! wasl tirsd md ssea I'm e1leep II
the etraw Of ~ billet. n wss 1 mis-
cradle night outside. cold, ana I drtssiy
rain wss falling.
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stumble. he would turn the air blue.
A certain section Of our trenches
was held by the Royal Irish rifles. For
several days a very strong rumor went
the rounds that a German spy was in
our midst. This spy vas supposed to
be dressed In the uniform of a British
staf officer. Several stories had been
told about an onlcer wearing a red
band around his cap. who patrolled the
front-line and communication trenches
asking suspicious questions as to loca.
tlon Of batteries. machine.gun emplace-
ments, and trench mortars. II a shell
dropped In a battery, OF a machine gun
or even near . dugout. this spy was
blamed.
The rumor gained such strength that
an order was issued for all troops to
Immediately place under arrest anyone
answering to the description Of the
spy.
Atwell and I were on the qui vive.
We constantly patrolled the trenches
at night, and v In the day, but the
spy always eluded US.
One day while In q communication
trench. we were Mortified to see our
b%rlgadier general, Old Pepper, being
brought down 1t by a big private Of the
Royal Irish rifles. The general was
walking In front, and the private with
fixed bayonet was following in the
rear.
We saluted rs the general passed us.
The lrishman had a broad grin on his
face and we could scarcely believe our
eyes-the general was under arrest.
After passing q few feet beyond us, the
general turned, and said In a wrathful
voice to Atwell:
TELL this d-n fool who I am He's
arrested me as a spy"
Atwell was speeches.. The sentry
butted In with:
None O. that gassln' out O. you
Back to headquarters you goes, Mr..
Fritz. Open that face O. yours again,
an I'll dent In your napper with the
butt O. me rife"
The generals face was a sight to be-
hold. He was fairly boiling over with
rage, but he shut up.
Atwell tried to get in front Of the
sentry to explain to him that It really
was the general he had under arrest,
but the sentry threatened to run his
bayonet through him. and would have
done 1t, too. So Atwell stepped aside,
and remained silent. was nearly
bursting with suppressed laughter. One
word. and I would have exploded. Il
Is not exactly diplomatic to laugh AZ
your general In such a ~predicament.
The sentry and his prisoner arrived
at brigade headquarters with disas.
trous results to the sentry.
The Joke was that the general had
personally Issued the order for the
spy's arrest. It was q habit Of the gen.
eral to walk through the trenches on
rounds. Of inspection, unattended BY
my Of his stan. The Irishman. beina
new In the regiment. had never seen
the general before. "a when he came
across him alone In q communication
trench. be promptly put him under ar.
rest. Brigadier generals wear 1 red
band around their caps.
Next day we passed the Irishmau
tied to the wheel Of . timber, the be.
ginning Of his sentence Of twenty.one
days. neld punishment No. /. Never
before have I seen such q woebegone
expression on q mans face.
Fol several days, Atweli and I made
ourselves scarce around BRIGADE head.
quarters. We did not want 70 NEE,
the general.
The ny WAS never caught,
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IS aim
CROP REPORTS
Department Of Agriculture Gath
ers Information on Ameri-
can Food Production.
STRICT SECRECY MAINTAINED
Forecasts Reflect Efforts Of Farmers
for Maximum Yields and Have I'm.
mediate and Marked Effect
on Various Markets,

Dependence Of n large part Of the
world upon American farm production
has focused public attention upon the
crop reports Of the United States de-
partment Of agrlculture-reports which
the United States government spon-
sors and protects from illegal use to
the ultimate degree.
Just now the crop reports are re.
decting the efforts Of American farm
ers for maximum production. When
small crops r reported the news
serves to prepare the country and en-.
able necessary adjustments.
Strict Secrecy Rules.
The crop reports, too, have an i'm
mediate and marked effect upon the
markets. Their great Importance in
this field has made necessary thorough
safeguards against premature publica-
ton and unauthorized use. Every
avenue through which information
might be filtered from the locked
rooms where the reports are finally
prepared is closed and remains closed
until the second, when, as shown in
the picture, the signal for release Is
given.
On "crop reporting day" at an hour
set months in advance, newspaper and
press association representatives gath
er in the main building Of the depart
ment Of agriculture. Each has near
at hand a telephone already connected
with his Office and at the other end Of
the line is q man equipped with a
blank crop reporting form. Shortly
before the moment set copies Of the
completed crop reports are placed on
q table, face down, and each news.
paper man gets his hand on one. At
the signal, given by a high official Of
the department, the newspaper men
get to their telephones and In a very
few minutes more the coveted infor-
nation Is being read In every large
market In the United States and the
next day, at the latest, It Is available
In every community Of the United
States and in the larger markets Of
foreign countries.
Big Organization Works.
The @~release" Of the crop reports
follows work In which tens Of thou
sands and sometimes hundreds Of thou.
sands Of persons all over the country
have participated.
Distributed over the country are a.
salaried field agents. one in each state
or group Of small states. The bureau
also employs ten crop specialists, one
each for cotton, rice and tobacco. who
travel through the regions In which
their special crops are grown, In
addition there are approximately TO-.
600 voluntary crop reporters. inelud.
Ing county and township reporters and
producers, buyers and handlers Of
grain and live stock.
Tabulaten, o. Crop information.
The returns from each class Of re-
portess are tabulated and averaged
separately % = check against the
Others.
10 prevent Z total for any Of the
so.called speculative crops, such %
corn. wheat, oats, barley. re and cot
ton, from becoming known 10 any Per.
son prior 10 the time nxed IN advance,
sven the tabulators and computsss
who mako up the totals % not know
the states 70 whlch thsy pertain. The
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-07-18

are turned over to the crop reporting
board and the entire board is i'm.
mediately locked In until the minute
that the report Is issued. guards being
stationed at the doors and all tele.
phones disconnected.
Each member Of the crop reporting
board prepares his own individual and
independent estimate for each crop
and state. These are compared, dis
crepancies are discussed and ex.
planned and q final figure Is adopted
by the board.
Data Complete.
The crop reporting board has be.
fore 1t more complete, detailed and
accurate data than any other crop
estimating agency In the world. Mem
bers Of the board and all other depart
ment employees concerned with crop
estimates are prohibited by law under
severe penalties from specializing In
any product "of the SOIL" from giving
out advance information and from
knowingly compiling or issuing false
statistics. y
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Empey, In the next install.
msn& tsIIs the gripping story o.
Z "eoward," whose streak Of vel.
low turned White.
GO Be coNTINurD.)
ineu,eatiro the splrlt.

II was holiday week, but Z mother
and child had managed somehow to
get a whole seat on the car. Sudden.
" the little girl slid on the seat, and
facing her mother, cried out, With
anguish In her childish voice: "Oh
mother, ! forgot to az anything Ter
teacher"
.wsl, what n itr' the mother an.
swsrsd tartly. "Shs didn't Git nuthin'
fss you," and she sat the child down
hard on, the seat, partly to keep the
woman In the aisle from taking any
privileges, and partly, perhaps to In.
press on the child the Christmas shirt
-es ~ saw Il. >
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