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Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-30
cRossVILLE TENNESSEE. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 1918.

: is, of necessity, largely voluntary. bu
in some particulars it can be enforced
under the food bill. In any event M
measure that has not the loyal support
of the majority Of our people can evel
succeed. The results of voluntary con-
servation during the last six months
abundantly prove the deisre of the vast
majority to make the sacrifices neces-
sary to feed the allies and our own
soldiers. There is. however. national
risk that we fail to secure the neces-
sary conservation through opposition
of minority disheartening the major
ity. The situation does not bear de-
lay end we propose to do the best we
can on a voluntary basis. plus what
authority we do possess.
"A large number of our people are
not in a position to reduce consump-
ito responsibility and burden.
there ore, must fall in larger degree
on tAJse more fortunately situated.
Those who have most must save
most"
Saturday President wilson issued a
proclamation limiting the dealers to 70
per cent Of the amount of wheat flour
sold in 1917. and the baker to 80 per
cent. He calls for wheatless Mondays
and Wednesdays; one wheatless and
meatless meal daily, meatless Tues
days and porkless Saturday.
The food administration has also an
nounced its new victory bread to con-
tain 20 per cent of cereals other than
wheat after February "a. 1t also an
nounces Tuesday to be porkless day
as we'll as Saturday. These drastic
measures are necessary in order to
furnish our allies Is, 600, 900 bushels of
wheat q month, which means for the
United States thirty per cent de-
crease in the consumption Of wheat.
VICTORY BREAD.
The new Victory" bread will con.
tain 20 per cent of rice -four, corn
meal. potato flour. oat meal. buckwheat
Hour. sweet potato flour, soy bean
flour and other substitutes. Retailers
will be ordered to sell wheat -four with
the equal weight of the other fours
named. Cooks will not be ordered to
combine them in their breads. but will
be requested to do SO.
The new regulations were effective
Monday but the new war bread will
only contain per cent Of wheat sub.
stitutes to start with but will be grad
ually incre reased until it reaches 20 per
cent by February ~. This new war
bread will in no way interfere with
the public health.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-30
HEAVY POTATO LOSS.
Reed & Burnett Loso Around $500
During tho Cold Woathor.

While the feeling prevails that many
potatoes have been frozen in this coun
ty by the extreme weather that ha.
prevailed for the past SIX or sever
weeks, nothing definite can be statec
as to the condition of that part of :he
crop that now re,nains in the hands OF
the farmers but Reed Il Burnett. Local
merchants here, have suffered heavy
loss.
When the severe weather set IN early
IN December they had in their ware
room in the neiShborhood of 800 to
1000 bushels. They had them 30 com
pactly stored in one pile that snly
about 200 bushels were frozen.
When a lull came in the weather
week or so ago they loaded
a car for the Nashville market. A re-
frigerator car was used but ewing to
not being familiar with handling such
cars, they failed to close the drafts at
the end of the car. The day the car
reached Nashville the thermometer
registered II below zero that night.
The continued excessive freezing
weather rendered switching out of the
question as all switches were frozen
and could not be moved. For tina
reason the car of potatoes stood on the
sidetrack tor week of the continued
cold weather and the entire shipment
of some 500 or 6U0 bushels were frozent
That coupled with former loss here
made their entire loss from $500 to
$500.
This heavy loss 10 . source OF much
regret to the naAy friends and patrons
of the drm Of Reed 4 Burnett for 1t 10
we'll known that they have been very
active In their efforts to find . market
for verything the farmers of this Sec
ton have had for sale. and IN many in
stances handled stuff on very close
in their efforts to help the
farmer.
As 1t is, an expensive object lesson
comes from this heavy loss: 1t Is clear
that persons who expect to handle po-
tatoes must provide some means Of
handling them whereby they will bs
Iafs from freezing: otherwise they
will be treading on dangerous ground
n attem pting to handle potatoes and
,ther perishable goods in quantity.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-30
MIDDLE TENN. FARM NEWS
Prepared Exclusively for the Chronicle BY
Division Of Extension. College Of
Agriculture, University Of Tennssss,
Knoxville.

A Warrington county farmer prslae
ed kidney beans last year on s acres
of bis land. On AZ a.ies of sod and
cri nson clover sod land he grew 676
bushels; on acres of sod slate land he
produced rs bushels ; and on acies Of
wheat stubble land he produced 80
bushels.
The So acres yielded $50 bushels and
brought in actual cash $4,2]0.
His experience is not all success in
view of a less on acres which were
total failure. The seed was planted
August and 3 and the ea ly trosts
KILLED the plants. The acres already
referred to were planted tue last tive
days Of July and the frost cut their
yield. All beans planted by Jolly 20
matured nicely.
In>tslIing friend of his experience
he says Frost came early an / les.
some beans. but after all this bean
crop has been the most proti,abe srep
l ever grew"
GOOD CORN. WELL LAkTED.
Germ Club boys are now getting some
good advice. which any farmer can uee.
One county agent tells his bcys:
If you have not selected your seed
corn and placed it in a dry place. tree
from rats and mice, do so at once.
II you have not seeded cover crop
Of rye or crimson clover ttis tall, or
have not plowed your acre good and
deep you should look out for DAY ~
enough to plow. The earlier tie land
10 turned the bigger the yielus. Plow
early and deep. Corn demands dssp
Ieed bed.
Save about q dozen loads Of Heso
oarnyard manure. Put this on your
acre with q manure spreader, II ysu
rave one. Ii lime can be secured sp--
ply two tons to your acre.
Plant pure corn. Do not plant the
mixed variety.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-30
SMALLPOX IN COUNTY.
One Case in Crossvi|Ie, One at Maryland
and Several Near Winesap.

Smallpox has broken out at thre e
points in the county and judging from
the information at hand it will be IL
able to remain with our people until
the coming of warm weather.
Last week DR.. Reed was called to
sec Burrel France. who returned re-
Gently with his wife and little daugh-
ter from Oklahoma. The doctor found
Mr.. France had the smallpox and the
France home was Immediately quaran.
tined.
Near Winesap Ben Brewer and son
Benton Brewer both have it in their
families. 1t seems some friends came
from Bledsoe county during the holi-
days and visited with several families
near Winesp and thereby unknovingly
exposed quite number of persons.
DR.. Reed, county physician. went to
the Winesap neighborhood Monday with
the expectation Of passing q day or
two in the neighborhood vaccinatins
the people in the hope Of getting the
disease under control.
At Maryland smallpox 10 in the fam
lily of Alfred Lee.
As is we'll known, cold weather 10
the time when smallpox thrives best,
and for that reason there is strong
probability that it will not no com.
plsteiy stamped out before the coming
u warm weather.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-30
GATES A CANDIDATE.

Chas. T. Gates. who was for several
years attorney-general for the state,
has been telling his friends that he is
candidate for the United Sta tes Sen
ate to succeed Senator John K. Shields.
1t has been generally understood for
some months that General Gates would
try issues with Senator Shields. The
formal announcement was made Mon
day.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-30
WHAT THIS WAR SHOWS.
Tremendous Cost Is In Keeping With
Our Bound|ess Resources.

The war brings out many interesting
facts relative to food production. pro
ducrion Of war supplies. resources ei
various countries, possibilities of the
nations involved IN this titanic strug-
gle. We tske the following from re-
cent utterances by Herbert Hoovar,
National Food Administrator. and
from r. T. Claxton, United States
Commissioner of Education: in part:
We have grown the past year almost
three and quarter billions OF bushels
of corn. which Is more than sIx-seven-
tbs of all the corn produced In the
world. and we are asked to produce a
larger cop this year, and if labor does
not fail the farmer, he will likely do
it.
For the past seven years the win
ners of the prizes among the Corn Club
boys OF Ohio have averaged over 40
bushels to the acre, while the average
yield in the state has been close to 40
bushels.
The main reasons why corn cannot
be shipped to Europe to feed our allies
is: All baking is done by bakeries and
not in private homes. the people have
never become used to eating corr. the
csrn meal will not keep long in bulk
and the European mills are not equip
ped for grinding csrn. The European
nations have depended On the wheat
leaf for thousands Of years % the M .
bread. Some sections use large guam
titles OF other grams. but not of corn.
WHAT EXPENSES.
The civil war cost the Union about
two millions of dsllars day; we are
now spending 19 millions q day. Eng
land is spending 26 millions q day and
the other countries proportionats
amounts. This war will cost more
than all the wealth of the world and
the future will be mortgagsd for gen.
erations.
The wars Of Napoleon, that lasted "
years. cost France six and Q quarter
billions. Up to August the allies had
spent more than fifty billions.
OUR RESOURCES.
The wealth Of the United States 10
estimated At ESQ billions with a In !;
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-30
AMOUNT NEEDED.

| "a mOONL INGEDLD.
"Unless you are able to send the al
lies at least rs, 900, 900 bushels of wheat
over and above what you have export
ed up to Jan. /, ana in addition to the
exportable surplus from Canada, can
not take the responsibility of assuring
our people that there will be enough
food to win the war;"
Although the food administration s
plans contemplate creating the export
surplus largely by voluntary effort.
some measures of forced conservation
Will be employed, notably IN the con-
sumption of wheat flour. which will be
reduced by arbitrary means at least 80
per cent. This reduction will be &C.
compllsed by limiting the sales of dis
tributers all the way from the miller
to the retailer.
In giving the volume of exports he
hopes to supply to Europe. Mr.. Hoover
declared that no more food would be
sent out of the country than Is saved
and that in no event will the American
food supply be endangered
COMPARATIVE NECESSITY"
Imperative necessity" Lord Rhond-
da's message said, "compels me to
cable you in this blunt way. No one
knows better than that the American
people, regardless of national and ir-
dividual sacrifice. have so far refused
nothing that IS needed for the war. but
1t now lies with America to decide
whether or not the allies in Europe
shall have enough bread to hold out un-
til the United States is able to throw
its force into the field. l have not
minced words because am convinced
that the American people. If they know
the truth. will not hesitate to meet the
emergency.
MIR. Hoover replied to this message:
I'VE will export every grain that the
American people save from their nor.
NAL consumption. We believe our peo-
pie will not fail to meet the emergen-
cy.
TOTAL NECESSARY EXPORTS.
In addition to 5000, 600 bushels of
wheat for the allies, Mr.. Hoover says
that Belgium must be given $4,000. 900
bushels and that Cuba and the neutrals
must be spared at least l0.0O0,OOO.
"We estimate, says his statement,
THAT the American people have saved
as much as 10000, 900 bushels out of
their last harvest and if we are to meet |
the increased demands we must rigidly
reduce our wheat consumption to 80
per cent below normal until the next
harvest.
Europe's beef demands for the next
three months, Mr.. Hoover says, will
amount to 10. QUO. 900 pounds q month.
against a pre-war importation from
America of only 10000 pounds 4
In the last two years America
has sent to Europe an average Of about
22. 0OO. 900 pounds . month. A 10 per
cent saving at home is asked.
OF pork products the allies want for
the next three months 0.00O. 900
pounds a month against pre- war ship
nent of 80, 900, 600 pounds and an aver
age of 100. 900. 900 pounds in the last
:wo years. The A mericap production
8 put at $50. .00O. 900 month and Mr..
Hoover Estimates that saving Of at
east rs per cent will be necessary. Ii
SOME SUGAR, TOO.
A sugar saving Of at least 10 per
.ent will have to be made here, Mr..
Hoover declares. il Europe IL to get
'nough sugar to sustain the population.
OF compulsory saving Mr.. Hoover ,
ays: II
1.-The program in many particular I
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-30
MUST SAVE MORE BREAD.
Allies Fear We Shall Not Win War Un-
less Va Send More Wheat.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, Jan 26.-Greater saw
ing of food will be asked of the Ameri.
can people by President Wilson in a
proclamation announcing the food ad-
ministration's 1918 conservation pro-
gram.
The critical situation in the allied
countries and the amount of food the
United States is expected to spare
them was set forth in a preliminary
statement by Food Administrator
Hoover, who quoted cablegram from
Lord Rhondda. the British food con-
troller, which said:
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-30
WEATHER FORECAST.

Fair until after middle of week,
when again unsettled.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-26
COAL !!

If you expect to burn Coal
his Winter you had better
hurry and buy it.
Just now we have Saylor, Ia,
Centerville, Ia, Colorado
Lump and Egg and Wyoming
lump and Egg.
You may have trouble get
ting Coal in a short time.
i. G. VINCENT
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-26

Wanted Customers for good, rich
milk from the Epperson dairy. De-
livery every morning. Leave your
name at the Times Office until our
phone is installed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-26
rr,g The Times Awhile.
TIMES WANT ADS

Lost: A Rockford open faced gold
watch with fob with letter "R"
attached. Finder please leave at
Times Office for liberal reward. p9-2S
Wanted:-A place to work morning
and evenings. Would like place
with children. Going to High school.
Inquire at Times Office. P 1912.
Wanted:-Position as housekeeper by
middle aged woman with child 9
yrs. old. References exchanged. Ad-
dress, Mrs. Della Glantz,
Logan, Iowa. Box 264.
p9-27
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-26

For Sale: A good z room house
modern except heat. Lot go by
ITO on Maple Str. 5000 cash and
SIS per month with interest. This
is a snap for some one. Price $4,000
]. P. Martin p10-5
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-26

Farm For Sale:-To close estate.
Consisting Of 100 acres good land;
200 large Apple and other fruit
trees; 10 acres good timber, base
ment barn, carriage and corn
house etc. Large house, IA rooms,
cellar. milk room, pantry, closets,
Located in Caynga Co. on County
road,1-2 mile of state road, village,
stores, postoffice, mill, large cream
cry. For further information, adj
dress, F. A. Merritt, $50 Roberts
Ave., Syracuse, N. Y. p1O-1
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-26

FOR RENT-Furnished room. Good
location, very cheap, with bath. 4th
and Michigan. Phone 499-J. P $50
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-26

FOR SALE-A 5 room house, barn,
and 2 acres Of ground. Suitable for
raising chickens or truck garden
ing. Can be sold at q bargain to
close up an estate. Frank Good
win, Agent. P 10-1-18.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-26

Tomatoes, 25c seller, now per can $500
Saur Kraut, Zoe seller, now per can 80
Saur Kraut, Is cseller, now per can -
Blackberries, 35c seller, now per can -.
Strawberries, 35c seller, now per can :
Respberries, 35c seller, now per can 80.
Ketsup, in gallon cans, per gallon 49,.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-15
Dad Cross Women Of Illinois Town
to Serve Monthly Dinner
of keokuk Organ
ization.
MONEY FOR WAR WORK
Motor Cars to Take Party from In
dustrial Association Offices
Wives Are In
vited.

Commercial club members are whet-
ting their appetites expectantly.
Carthage, H., cooks are making
and revising menus daily in prepare
ZION for the coming of the Keokul1
business men, Wednesday night of
thjs week for the monthly meeting OF
the club. ;,
The welcome will be real one v
one can Judge by the program. Mayor
HartzeH of the Illinois community
will make a speech and response is
TO be delivered by John e. Craig OF
Keokuk. Judge C. j. Scofield will be
another speaker.
The comfort kit committee of the
Carthage Red Cross chapter is to
serve the dinner which is to begin
sharply at Z p. m.
Commercial club members will take
their wives, motor cars leaving the In
dustrial association Offices between
$40 and 6 p. m. J. P. Ingle and G. w.
Durrett, vice-president of the club,
are in charge of plans for the tour in
to Hancock county.
Profits of the dinner which is to be
served in the Presbyterian church,
will be devoted to Red Cross purposes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-15

The republicans of Iowa in dele.
gate convention assembled, adopted
the following declarations of principles
and submitted the same to the voters
as their platform:
1.-The republican party was born
in the midst of the storm in the life OF
the nation hung in the balance. It's
first president, the ma1tyred Lincoln
kept the faith without faltering OF
wavering, and brought the ship OF
state to safe port. The party has
never halted for a moment in its fealty
to the flag and to the principles OF
human liberty. It's leaders have been
distinguished by their unselfishness
and patriotic service to the nation
And this has been true since the days
of Lincoln. We hereby consecrate all
that we have to the winning of the
world war.
2.-This is not the war of any party
it is not the war of any section OF
class It is the war of our nation. The
burdens are being borne by all, with
out regard to creed or party or age OF
sex. It is so great that we must pass
on to our children the duty of paying
much of the cost. We, as republicans
stand fully committed to the policy Of
treating the war and everything which
relates thereto as the work of all the
people, and we invite, to our stand
ard every patriot who believes thai
Americans should meet this world
crisis in the broadcast spirit of genu
inc patriotism.
Third-In this crisis Of not only the
life of the nation, but of the world as
well, there is one duty which rises
high above every partisan considera
ton and which should govern anc
control every citizen of the republic
That duty is to hold all that he has OF
is for the deliverance of the country
and of mankind from the cruel, Grim
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-15

the social and economical situation
after the war.
Sixth-The republican party of
Iowa reaffirms its declaration for
! equal suffrage. 1t urges immediate
passage of the federal amendment by
the United States senate and its rati-
! ication by the state and commends our
senators and representatives in con-
| gress for their support of this amend
ment.
| Seventh--That the republicans OF
Iowa will take no backward step on
J the temperance question and that we
favor the ratification by the next gen.
eral assembly of the federal prohibit
tory amendment to the constitution.
| Eighth-We favor simplified
ballot and to that end we recommend
a modification of the primary and cleo
ton laws
! Ninth-That we heartily indorse.
/ the administration of w. l.. Harding,
governor of Iowa, in his patriotic and
virile leadership in support of this
war, and all his activities, and we
Especially approve his efforts to bring
about the universal public use of the
English language in the state of Iowa.
| Tenth-That we indorse and most
! Heartily commend the distinguished
and patriotic service Of our senator's.
A. B. Cummins and w. S. kenyon, and
endorse and commend the election of
our republican nominees for congress
and state officers.
Committee on Resolutions.
| (SigneG: ]. w. Rowley, J. r. Lane,
/ II. j. B. Robinson, II. P. Hancock, ID.
E. Rinehart, James Powell, Prof. John
Bridley. Karl LIE Compile, Glen F. Kim
ball, John Hammill and B. I. Salinger.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-15
PLATFORM OF IOWA REPUBLICANS

inal and atrocious designs of the inn
perial government of Germany. No man
should be elected to any high office.
no matter what his party may be, I'M
/ less he can fulfill this test in perfect
measure. We can endure some degree
of inefficiency, but we can tolerate no
degree Of disloyalty; no degree of
selfishness. We are fighting an out
law among nations Our enemy has
neither honor or conscience nor civil
zation. We are struggling not alone for
our own institutions, but for humanity
and decency among the people of the
earth. We have sent million of the
bravest men who ever wore a uniform
across the sea and we will soon have
million more.
The one supreme test is to vim the
war, speedily If we can, but to win 1t.
No party feeling must be permitted to
touch our conservation to this sacred
undertaking
Fourth-That the republican party,
full of the spirit of 1776 and the desire
| for liberty and the perpetual union OF
1861, sends greetings to all of our
brave and valiant men in the army and
naval service of the United States, and
hereby express our pride in the men
from Iowa that have Joined the ser
vice of the country, knowing that they
are the bravest and most sacrificing
men that any state or country can
produce.
F'ifth-In connection with the after
war problems, we advocate the pro,
! tective tariff as a means of safeguard.
ing the welfare of the laboring men OF
| this country, and protecting them
against the flooding of the market
iof this country with the prooucts OF
cheap labor of foreign lands. We advo
cate the protective tariff as a safe
guard for the industries of this coun'
try. and as a means of making stable
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-15
Over There

Information came to Mrs. Charles
Farmhouse, of Ill Exchange street,
that her son, Roscoe Hise, has land
ed in France. Hise will fight for the
colors as member of Company M,
1880 U. S. infantry Formerly he was
in training at Camp Cody, Demins,
n M.
Martin Peterson, of Company R,
35Sth artillery, is now with the Amer
lean forces in France, according to
word which came to his sister. Miss
Hilma Peterson, 1920 Concert street,
today. Private Peterson has been in
service but two months. He was at
Long Island, N. Y, with his company
when orders to cross to France were
issued.
Mrs G. r. Bartholomew and Mrs.
George G. Bartholomew have re-
ceived word of the arrival overseas
of their son and husband. Private
George G. Bartholomew, Company l.,
l33d infantry.
Private c. L. Harris, formerly with
Company l., is now in France. his
mother, Mrs M. D. Bright, of North
Water street, was advised today.
Harris crossed with an infantry com
pany after being stationed at Camp
Cody N. NJ, for a time.