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Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30

loans, the issue of these 10000
checks being distributed through one
year. In the May payment of in
terest on registered bonds of the
second Liberty loan more than twice
that number of checks were pre-
pared.
According to a statement by the
Department of Agriculture there
has been an actual shortage of more
than 100000 tons of sugar an
nually since the war began. Prior
to the war practically all the be-
ligerent countries except the United
Kingdom and Italy exported sugar,
the total amaunt being more than
100000 tons. In 1918 it is esti-
mated that the allies must import
a minimum of 100000 tons.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30
Pilgrim Church
Sunday, June End.

SUNDAY, June INA.
1000, The Church School. Please
note the change for this first early
session.
1900, The Public Service of Wor-
ship. 1t is hoped that the members
of the congregation will find this
later hour more convenient for their
regular attendance.
700, Young Peoples Society.
Leader Mr.. Leroy Beaujon. Topic
Service in Church and Commun-
ity'', Conservation Meeting.
Children's Day will be observed
on the third Sunday of June, the 16,
when parents are invited to bring
young children for baptism. Notice
should be given the pastor at an
early date. The committee in charge
is arranging an interesting program
for this occasion.
At the closing session of the Pill
grim Brotherhood Class last Sunday
the members voted to subscribe ten
dollars to the Red Cross in the name
of the Brotherhood and Church.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30
SNAP SHOTS

Private Otto Drumm of Litchfeld
is at home on furlo. Private Drumm
should be a major.-New London
Day. -.
"Help Russiav If Uucle Sam only
had diagram he'd go to it at once.
-Meriden Record.
A*%
George Creel has apologized to
congress. We're sorry. But the
best of 'em weaken now and them
Paterson Press-Guardian.
Nh
The question used to be what to
do with our ex-railroad presidents
Just now it is what to do with the ex-
World
If you want to get frst-hand in
formation about your own home
garden, do not consult the huckster.
-Middletown Evening Press.
In order to help along the food
administration corn meal drive, we
will say that eating corn meal posi-
lively does not cause corns.-Nor-
witch ecord.
England's food controller draws
attention to the high food value OF
parsnips. And some cooks have
made them palatable indeed.
Lucullus, whom frugality could
charm,
Ate roasted parsnips at the Sabine
farm.
New York Sun.
In facing your troubles with &
smile, don't forget to include youl
wife.-Binghamton Press.
Soldier says that his idea O!
heaven is moving along road be
yond Berlin with the point of hi
bayonet just three feet behind thu
kaiser-and gaining all the time
Savannah News.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30
Boy Scouts Look for Black Walnut

President Wilson's appeal to the
Boy Scouts of America to help win
the war by locating supplies of black
walnut trees has been followed by
arrangements under which the War
Department, the Forest Service, and
the Boy Scout organization have
Joined efforts to find the needed tim
Der.
AS President Wilson pointed out,
the War Department program makes
the securing of black walnut lumber
for use in manufacturing airplane
propellors and gunstocks of the ut
most Importance. War Department
and Forest Service officials are comb
ing the country for black walnut
timber, which can no longer be
found in abundance anywhere but
has to be culled, often as single trees
from mixed forest growths. Much
of the black walnut that is left is in
farmers woodlots, and it is primar-
lily to locate this that the Boy Scouts
have been called into service. In
the aggregate, there are said to be
large supplies.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30
A REAL. SUCCESS

Many people have been heard to
ask in the past week, why the Red
Cross drive was put off until the
last day, and we believe there is only
one answer, viz: The people of
North Canaan have always done
their duty and it doesn't take a
week to create sufficient enthusiasm
to make them dig down deep for
any cause so worthy of their undivid-
ed support as the Red Cross.
The manner in which the people
of this town contributed should be
source of pride for every individual
who helped to make this a campaign
a success and to the children of the
schools in particular is much credit
due 1t is not the amount which the
children contributed so much as
the spirit shown, which is worthy of
commentator an, dgoes to show
that they as we'll as their elders are
abreast of the times and alive to the
necessity of supporting an organ
ization which is playing such won
derful part in this great war.
The town has done we'll. Fully
one-half of the total population con-
tributed something and the per cap
tia should be close to $1.0O if not
more than that. Other towns have
contributed much more than North
Canaan, but the number of sub
scribers, which is fully as important
b. as the amount, can in some cases
we know of, in no wise compare
The people of this town have seen
their duty and have acted accord.
ingly. They have done we'll.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30
ONE MORE STEP

Since the government has made
it impossible for any man OF draft
age to be a Stacker after July lst,
it is apparent that the net IS being
drawn more closely about every
class of men who have in some man
ner escaped military service. There
are men whose chief occupation has
been to seek pleasure and others
who must have stayed awake nights
figuring out how little they must
work in order to- exist, who will
shortly be more industrious than for
some time past, seeking a position
which will meet with their ideas of
position"
When we say position" we mean
lust that and no more. There is
a vast difference between a position
and real work as many can testify
who have gone to the cities with the
expectations of receiving large sal
aries for little work This step
taken by the government draws a
line between the two and plainly
states that every man of draft age
mustfght or work. The government
should take step farther and make
every able bodied man who is not
regularly employed do some work
which will help win the war.
While congress is. making laws to
make 1t possible to mobilize the man
power of the entire country, we hear
little of any efforts being made to
enact a law which would; make it
necessary for every alien who comes
within the draft age, fight for this
country or for his own. We under
stand that such procedure would
violate the treaties now existing be-
tween the Uuited States and other
countries, but what we do not under
stand, is how the government can
stand by and see the foreigners grad
ually working themselves into the
place of American workmen, who
have sacrificed everything except
their honor and patrlotlc spirit, tnat
such foreigners may reap the bene-
fits of victory equally with Ameri-
can citizens.
There are many aliens who have
and will support every worthy cause
to which they are asked to contri-
butte and there are others whowould
not unless they weredriven to it.
The latter is the one in particular
that should be reached, but in order
to benefit the whole, parts of some
must suffer. No partially has been
shown in any of the draft regula-
tions with this one exception and it
seems that some solution could be
found whish would put the alien on
the same level with the American
when it comes to military service.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30
If WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What a Heap Of Happiness it Would
Bring to Canaan Homes.

Hard to do housework with an ach-
ing back.
Brings you hours of misery, at lei
sure or at work.
II women only knew the cause-that
Backache pains ten come from
weak kidneys.
'Twould save much needless woe.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Read what Canaan resident says:
Grs. jacob Scamerhorn. W. Main
St., says: ~ had dizzy and nervous
spells and my back and head ached.
My kidneys were out of order, toe. At
night, I was restless and mornings l
was all tired out. Doan's Kidney Pills
soon made me feel better and the symp.
tons all Disappeared. Statement
given July 30, 1919.
On September Il, 1915, Mrs. Scam
ell horn said: II am glad to confirm my
former recommendation I still use
Doan's Kidney Pills occasionally and
they have never failed to bring quick
results.
Price eco, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney reiDedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-tke same that
Mrs. Scam erhorn had. Foster
Co Mfgrs Buffalo, N. Y.-adv. 80.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30
SHARON. VALLEY

Raymond Cline and Miss Marie
Hanford of Bristol spent the week
end at the formers grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Scott.
Jack Tuncey of Oakville was home
for few days.
Robert Egan of Bridgeport has
been spending few days at his
home here.
Miss Evelyn Scott enjoyed an
auto ride Sunday to Bristol.
Mrs. F. M. Platt and Mrs. Grace
Brace accompanied Mrs. Arthur
Lamb to Pomona Grange held at
Armenia Union.
Chas. Lounsbury and Lou Stuart
are visiting at Orlando Wildey's
Mr.. Fitzgibbons who passed away
at the Home, Saturday was buried
Monday in st. Bernard cemetery
He had been for a great many
years cigar maker for Louis Miller,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert LaMoud
and Robert Jr., of Elizabeth, N. j.
are spending the week with the lat
ter's relates, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Morehouse.
r.. L. D. Garrison of Hartford, State
Inspectator of Schools visited the
school one day last week.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30
One Nozzle Per Row Is Sufficient
When the Vines Are Young.

would be no vines left to spray, and
no crop worthy the name. The bug,
however, can easily be seen, and one
can wait until the bug appears before
spraying
With blight, especially the late
blight, it is different. The fungus can
not be seen, but is always lying in am
bush. 1t is in league with the weather,
since the very weather which favors
the blight makes spraying difficult.
Yet whenever the spores of this dis
ease come in contact with the spray
covered leaf they are absolutely killed
and the damage which they might do
is saved to the farmer.
Let us make some rules about pota-
to spraying:
1. Spray often enough to keep up
with the growth of the vine.
If the spraying Is started when the
vines are SIX 1ncnes n1gn, TINS means
three or more sprayings during the
course of the season. =.
2. Respray whenever the spray ma
terial is washed off by beating rains.
This may sound serious, since some
times heavy rains come almost every
day; but remember, spray materials
are adhesive and last a long time.
Furthermore, it is in the season Of
beating rains that spraying is most
needed and after all most profitable.
3. Cover the whole plant-not simply
the top leaves Of the top branches.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30
WHY 1T WAS so EASY FOR
BARNUM.

P. T. Barnum said the American
people liked to be fooled. He might
have said they like to fool themselves.
Germany produces 80 bushels of pota-
toes per capita and wastes none. Amer
lea raises four bushels and can't give
them away. Thousands of bushels Of
potatoes are going to waste for want
Of a market at price less than the
cost Of production. And this In spite
of the fact that cereals are hard to
get at any price. Potatoes moved
faster In 1917 at $3 bushel than thsy
have done In 1913 ut $1.2n What 10
the snswerf
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30

This covering, however, should be
with a mist, not with a sprinkle. 1t
should be from beneath and from the
sides as well as from the top.
A nozzle per row is sufficient to be-
gin with. When the vines get larger,
two nozzles are needed. When the
vines cover the rows effective spraying
cannot be done with less than three
MOBILES, one at the top and two at the
sides. This means that plenty of pow
er must be had so that every inch of
the vines can be covered.
Sometimes would-be sprayers may
mistake the quantity of spray. For the
first spray, so gallons per acre is
enough. Naturally, as the vines grow
larger more spray is needed. Three
times so may be needed when the
vines are large enough to lodge be-
tween the rows.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30

Every young man who has at
tanned the age of FL since June 9Th
last should bear in mind that next
Wednesday is registration day.
The registering of such men is
authorized by Provost Marshall
Crowder and became a law upon
being signed by President Wilson.
Failure to register is a direct viola
ton of the law and the penalties
therefrom will be anything but mild.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30
Methodist Episcopal Church
Order of Services

Order or Services
Sunday, Divine Worship and Ser
mon, 1880 A. M. and 7:3O P. M.
Celebration of the Holy Commun-
ion every LIST Sunday of the month at
1890.
Sunday School II AS A. M.
Epworth League Devotional Meet
ing $50 P. M. Topic Education the
Doorway to Service, leader, Mrs.
Mary Pusey.
Junior Epworth League, Mon
day, $3.50 P. M. General Topic: Mis-
sionary Hymns. Taking the World
for Christ.
Subject, Send the Light (The
Bible). Leader, Miss Naomi Carter.
Thursday 1880 P. M
A. Hamilton Nesbitt, Pastor.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30
WAR JOTTINGS

More than 100000 members of
American fighting forces are now in
sured by the United States govern
ment and approximately 1900 ap-
plications are being received daily.
Applications for insurance must be
made within 100 days after joining
the service.
Prior to the war the Treasury
prepared approximately 10000
checks annually for the payment of
interest on registered bonds Of all
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30

vantage of the opportunity which
war time affords for gaining extra
dollars at the expense of duty to
our country, and while it deals prin-
cipally with certain farmers, the same
principals would fit equally as we'll
in other places.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30
An Indian Dawn,

awoke-and beyond the great trees
I saw the dawn come up like thunder,
as 1t does on Mandaley. Exactly like
thunder it came up, rolling, rising,
crashing clouds of copper and duh
gold, reddening, breaking, mounting,
out-topping one another.-Atlantic.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30
An African Belle.

In Africa a crop OF the blacklist,
curliest, closest hair imaginable makes
a girl the belle OF the kraal, especially
If she be plump. with piggy eyes, thick
lips, nose like an India-rubber shoe,
and a skin that shines like a cooking
stove.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30
Our Potato
Column
This Is the Only Way to Prevent Po-
tato BIights and Rots-
Article No. a.
KEEP INCREASINGLY AT 1T.

There are three essentials in spray
ing potato crops.
The first is to start early, when the
vines are about six inches high.
The second is to spray so as to cover
the plant-above, below, on the right
side, on the left side, in front and at
the back.
The third is TO keep at it so that the
spray covering will keep up with the
growth of the plant, and be renewed
as often as washed off by beating
rains.
1t looks easy. 1t is easy. But first
the would-be sprayer must have the
right idea.
Potato bugs cause people to start
spraying early-if they did not there
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30
Ace of the Fountain Pen.

The fountain pen is not a recent in
vention, as might be imagined; for 1t
Is referred to in Samuel Taylor's "Uni-
versal System Of Shorthand Writing"
published in 1885.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30

The soaring prices of meat, if
nothing else, should encourage
every family to raise as many vege-
tables as possible. The planting sea-
son will soon be, past for many vege-
tables and advantage should be
taken of the excellent growing
weather we are now having.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30

A tradition of the Office cat around
a newspaper survives from earlier
times, but 1t is only a tradition, for
there Is no such animal, notes an ex-
change. Probably he, or she, was once
endured because of his supposed eff
cheney as hunter of rats and mice,
but no modern office is infested with
rodents, and therefore 1t is not neces-
sary that 1t should tolerate a cat.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30

Star1sh are known to contain nearly
u per cent Of nitrogen and a small
quantity Of phosphoric acid. In Japan
they are used as q manure.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30

MEN wANTED-For WORK at Dut-
cher's Bridge. Apply to Superinten-
dent on the job OF phone 10 ring IL.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30

MAN WANTED-Married. no incum-
FRANCES; gardener and general work
at coantry home; must be able to
run car. Steady job, good wages
living quarters. for right person.
Write News Office.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-30
-ent-a-Word Advertisements
Minimum Charge Is Cents
WANTED

eight-wea ks old pigs.
H. A. Traphagen, Canaan. Tele-
phone 152.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-03
PRESSURE is
PRESAGE OF EARLY DEFEAT

Washington|Co and III
creasing pressure by Marshal Foch
alnog virtually the whole western
front from Verdun to the North Sea
has brought the Germans face to face
with a critical situation in the opln-
ion of several observers here. WIN
the enemy defense position-the Hin
denburg line-shattered in several
places, his secondary line to the east
the Kriemheild position-punctur-
ed, and his own official reports admit
ting Withdrawals on all fronts. there
is growing possibility, it is though
of serious disaster.
French troops are over the Chem
in-Des-Dames barrier on a wide front
and as they now are pressing on the
flank of the retreating Germans 10
the south and west, the situation III
the center of the great German de-
fensive arch appeared to observers as
the most critical.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-03
C: ROL|Nl TROOPS
m HEAT OF FRAY
GERMAN LOSS SINCE JULY +,
is 100000 IN PRISONERS Au.
UNNUMRERED DEAD
RETIREMENT FROM RvNAvl
Reports Are Current In swi+z..,
" That Rumanian Population
Have Revolted.

London Troops from the stoto.
New York, Tennessee and No,tb ="
South Carolina attacked the HinGan
burg line on a front of nearly hs s"
miles, capturing Bellecourt and ".
roy. 'u'
This announcement was mad
Field Marshal Haig in his report fr.r
headquarters.
An English division crossed -.
Scheldt canal on lifebelts, mats raf,,
and iInprovised bridges and stormaS
the main Hindenburg defenses aroun1
Bellenghse and captured the who'll
German position.
Canadian troops are in the out
skirts of Cambria.
The Sixty-third naval division hos
reached the southern outskirts ~
Cambrai. The Canadians are in fac
outskirts on the northwest.
Prisoners to the number of 5O0O0
and 325 guns had been counted bv the
British in Palestine Friday night ac.
cording to an official communication
notwithstanding Turkish resistance
in the region. off Liberals, the British
forced further passages of the Jor-
dan. To the south the British cavalry
drove the enemy northward through
Mezerib and Joined hands with the
forces of the king of Hedjas.
French, British, American and Bel
gian troops in the last three days
have captured 10000 prisoners and 300
guns, it is estimated here. Since
July 18 the allies have captured POO
900 prisoners, 5000 guns, 10000 ma
chine guns and enormous quantities
of material. This does not take into
account the operations in Macedonia
and Palestine.
The German forces of occupation in
Rumania began to retire from that
coun try Friday, according to infor,
nation received in Swiss political cir
Giles. There are persistent rumors in
Switzerland that the Rumanian pOpu-
lation has revolted. The German civil
authorities are said to be removing
their archives hastily.
The American army operating on
the Champagne front has captured
Brieulles-Sur-M euse and Romagne,
west of that town on the outskirts OF
the forest of Romagne and the attack
is progressing rapidly.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-03
ACTION OF BULGARIA MAY OR
MAY NOT BE ALL CAMOUFLAoH

London.-The news from BulgariN
which comes through various channeI
compels the belief that the Prussia =,
the Balkans is not merely seeKins
breathing spell but really wants pea
All the evidence indicates that BIO
needs it grievously.
The German pretense that Prem.e,
Malinoff was acting on his own 80
sponsibilfty finds no confirmation NJ
Ferdinand's crown is at stake anu
is trying to save his dynasty.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-03
GERMANY'S MOST SERIOUS
HOUR SEEMS TO HAVE COME

Amsterdam.-"Germany's most SER
GUS hour seems to have struck o.
clares The -Loka1 AnZeiger OF BerIIN'
in discussing the Bulgarian queS''eN''
The Frankfort Zeitung says:
''It is useless to gloss over 'n''
news and we are not quite sure WhesI
er it would not be useful to atI"'n
considerable importance to the sem,
official attempts to veil the tnre"ss"
ing secession of Bulgaria or raise any
hopes"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-03

All the allied ministers who former
ly were at Jassy, Roumania, including
Charles Vopicka of America, have
been arrested in Petrograd,- according
to a report reaching The Hague.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-03

The war trade board has authorized
the importation cf fresh tomatoes
from the Bahamas TO New York when
they are moved as deck cargo Or
Cuba-New York mail steamers. Fruits
and Vegetables are on the restricted
import list. but in this. ts in other
similar cases, it is explained, the war
trade board has found it possible to
aid vital West IndiSn industries by
permitting tomatoes to be carried as
deck Load without excluding other
more essential car o and without I'M
posing any further J I1ards upon tom
mage.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-03
BULGARIAN DELEGATES
ARRIVE AT SALONIkI

Paris.-The Bulgarian delegalPs
who are to discuss armist1ce al"
probable peace arrangements with the
allied governments arrived at Saxon
Xxi. The delegates are General Lon
koff, commander OF the Bulgarian sec
ond army; M. Liapscheff, finance ME-
lister. and NJ Radeff, a former hei"
Der of the Bulgarian cabinet.