Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22

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confronts them. 1t is better to feed
the birds now, than grow crop OF
insects later Give the birds a little
help, later they will be able to locate
the scattered seeds from the weeds and
grain, insect eggs, larva beneath the
bark of trees, grubs in logs, frozen
berries: in season they will get the
potato bugs wire worms, clover weev-
lis, boil worms, army worms and other
crop pests. Birds more than pay their
keep, they are your greatest asset.
Build for them feeding shelter sheds,
where you have shoveled the snow
from the ground. this also protec.
ton against future snow and sleet
storms feed regularly in the same
cat found marauding from the house,
they are the worst bird menace:
Bob White" especially is disciple
! Of reciprocity. as every farmer will
know. who plays fair with Bob, he
will always pay back better than the
/ fifty-f1fty requisite.
Call is to Al Mankind.
] Farmers, citizens, sportsmen, boy
scouts, wardens and all boys with red
! blood in their veins, let every one
hearken and respond to this humane
and sympathetic call, for the preserva
ton of bird life.
| The worst storm conditions of years
are upon US; bird food has been COM
pletely covered by mantle OF snow:
our winged benefactors must be sup
piled with necessities by man and that
service must come Immediately.
More birds will be sacrificed, with
,, in the next few days. by cold and
neglect, unless we all respond to this
call. than would be killed by sports
men in years. Let us conserve, per
severe and propagate our rapidly dis
appearing bird life, by concert of ao-
ton in their behalf; this must be I'm
mediate, spontaneous and aggressive.
A committee on resolutions viii be en-.
tirely out OF order. there must be sub.
stantial action. My judgment in this
emergency is, that 1t Will get the most
direct assistance from the boys.
Hence l appeal to you, individually,
collectively and in family groups, to
Immediately rally to the Call of the
Wild" as issues from the throats Of
our starving helpless, freezing winged
working assistants. Go to them at
once.
Marstsail's Answers to Nimroda
| Question. Understand the govern.
ment has endorsed and adopted trap
shooting. How is 1t being done? Has
there ever been any trap shooting done
at night? Is the sport as popular as
it was years ago?
Winona, MINI. Frank J. Hencher.
Answer. Yes, the United States has
| endorsed trap shooting by establishing
shooting schools on moving objects, in
their environments and aviation fields.
The preceptors at those schools are
professional shots. whose services are
furnished by the ammunition COM
panies they represent. gratuitously.
Am advised also that few amateurs
are also acting in that capacity. Major
Ranney Of Washington, D. c., Is tn
| charge Of this branch Of the govern.
! ment service. Yes, many clubs have
! adopted night shooting. which has
grown very popular with some shoot
ing clubs. Electric light rays are cen.
tered on the flying targets, which gives
them the appearance Of a snow ball
outlined against black background;
some excellent scores have been made
at night shooting, one OF the most sue
cessful night shooting clubs, being at
Peru, Ind Trap shooting has been
! growing by leaps and bounds: no line
Of sport has increased in popularity
like trap shooting in the past few
. years, and the ensuing year of 1918
has every indication OF being the ban
| ner year
Question. Have many colleges
adopted trap shooting in their curricu.
hum of sports? What are the leading
colleges conspicuous as leaders?
| Robert G. Yocumb
| La Crosse Wise.
| Answer Yale, Harvard, Princeton,
Dartmouth and Cornell are the leaders.
as they have formed a league and con
fiveman team from each college, shoot
ing 100 birds each for the intercollegi-
ate trap shooting championship. These
shoots have been held inter1nittently
since 1898. but are now on a firm an
nual shoot basis Yale has been the
most successful having won thirteen
first places in series OF twenty-five
! shoots. There has been no pep" in
d, the western colleges in this line Of
sport; this is a section that would nat
'urally be leaders in the shooting game.
Lack of ability on the part Of the Gao