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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-07
Open Season on Sugar HOarders.

The open season on sugar hOarderS
will commence August 18th, accord
ing to an announcement by Iowa Food
have been purchasing in excess Of
their allotment and storing against
rainy day." when other folks are out
Of sugar, will be given the opportuH-
ity to return their excess sugar to-
their respective grocers on or before
August 10, without publicity or pun
ishment. In the meantime the food
administration is searching the
records of sales made by retail grocers
and mail order houses and organizing
a corps of field agents. Commencing
on the morning of August II these
field agents will descend on sugar
hoarders like a thunderclap, and
hoarders will find that the drive for
army slackers was mere afternoon
tea compared with the activities with
reference to sugar The agents of the
food administration will have the
goods on violatOrs, as they will be pos
essed Of lists of all their sugar pur-
chases, and a strict accounting will
be demanded. Privilege of paying Red
Cross penalties will be withdrawn and
all cases will become working mater
ial for the federal grand jury. Pen
atty for all household consumers and
for canning will be sufficient, provided
the food hog is rooted out. Already
the roofing out process has COM
and more than $4,000 pounds
of illegally held sugar has been re-
turned through county food admins
traitors. Cases Of fragrant violations
have received prompt attention. Alex
Clayton county farmer,
padi 5000 to the Red Cross for hoard
ing sugar. He visited numerous
stores, purchasing in tive-pound guam
titles, and purchased additional sugar
for canning purposes before his first
supply was used up. He stated that
the reason he bought the sugar was
so that in case there was sugar
shortage, he would have sugar at home
for his family's use. Nest feathering
of this sort will not be permitted by
the food administration. AS a meas
ure of protection for all consumers,
all must share alike. The food admin
istration promises there will be
enough sugar for all if everyone plays
fair, follows the rules and observes
the administration requests
l.. MATTHEW'S. SR.,
Local Food Administrator |
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-07
WAR WORK OF THE X. OF C.

(By Joe Mccormick, State Secretary
Fifty million flags" each bearing
the monogram of the knights of Col
umbus are to be distributed free to
the boys in the trenches.
This announcement has just been
made by the K. of c. committee on
war activities an dis in line with a
recent governmental order that the
daily rations for every soldier here
after is to include four cigarettes.
In addition to the huge order for
smokes, the Knights of Columbus will
distribute without cost to the boys in
service overseas, ten tons of sweet
chocolate, two million packages of
gum, two million bouliOn cubes and
a large supply Of coffee, condensed
milk and other things calculated to
make the lads buck up" after re-
turning to their dugouts after a hard
day.
The French government is aiding
materially in helping the X. of C. Or
ganiZation overseas and has placed at
Der of motor trucks. AS soon as they
can be shipped, several more three
and one-half ton trucks will be sent
from this country to facilitate the work
Of distributing comforts to the SOL
diers. Three million envelopes and
one and a half million letterheads
comprise the weekly supply of sta
tionery used by the boys who frequent
the X. of c. buildings at the various
army environments.
Everybody welcome and everything
free is the rule under which the
Knights of Columbus are carrying on
their war activities. While the work
is primarily to look after the welfare
of all Catholic boys, every X. of G. hut
and building is open at all times to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-07
THE MARKETS
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

RYE-Market was easy, with sales OF
No. 2 at $1.56; part car No l sold at $l.54.
BARLEY in better demand and steady.
Sales We're at s0G97c; elevator and feed
interests were buying.
TIMOTHY SEED ruled firm with coun-
try lots quoted at $6.00a9.00.
HAY-7Choice timothy, $2S OOg29.0O; No.
l. s26.0Oa27.O0; standard. s24OOQ25.0O; No. 2
timothy and clover mixed, $22. G6GlA.OO No.
8, $20O0922.0O; clover 316.00@19.OO. 49,
BUTTER-Crearaery extras, 80 score,
43>hc; higher scoring commands a pre-.
MUM; firsts. 81 score, 4212c; SSq9O score,
EQ42c; seconds. S4@s7 score, 3s440c; stand.
ards, 4S11sQ43ac; ladies, 361sQ37c; reno
waited, Ss,kc; packing stock. s3A0s4hc.
D00e-Fresh farsts, ss@s0o, ordinary
frsts, 36@37cT; miscellaneous lots, cases m
cluded. g; ssgsnac; cases returned. s59ss.Ac;
extra, 431sQD44hc; checks, dry, 25926c; dir
1ies, soaa2c; storage packed, firsts. as1sQ
700.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys, 30c: fowls,
bO@,lc; BOOSTERS, .22c spring chickens and
broilers, 32Q321ac; ducks, 24c; geese, 16c;
spring geese, zoe.
ICED POULTRY-Turkey &c; fowls,
2911ks@3Oc; spring chickens, a2c; ROSTERS,
PorAroEs-Early ohios, $225@2.5o per
100 lbs.
0ATTLE-Choice to fancy steers, sl7.75q
1876 good to choice steers, SIG. 659176 5;
plain to good steers. $4,000 1861 yearlings.
fair to choice, 81. 50@1S25; stockers and
feeders, SS.504l3.o0; good to prime cows,
E.25a125c fhr to prime 'heifers. 5000
1900 fair to good cows s10O1S.15: can
ners. s6.OoT6.50: cutters. $6.G01H0o; bolog
ma bulls sSG0G9oo: Butcher bulls, s9O0a
1900: heavy calves IS. H01I3.0O veal calves,
SIS 5AI17E.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-07
PRINCES IN HOT ROW
Kaiser's Son and Rupprecht Had
Quarrel Over War Plan.
Each Wanted to Lead First Offensive
Of 1878, and Both Were
Defeated,

Paris, Aug. Till feeling between
the German crown prince and Crown
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria had Its
effect on the German high command il
beginning the offensive between Sois
sons and Reims which has turned into
a defeat for the armies commanded by
the heir to the German throne.
The|derman crown prince, according
to reports, strongly desired that his
armies should haYe the honor of strik-
Ing the first blow in the offensive of
1918. The emperor Is believed to have
lent a favorable ear to the wishes of
his son and early indications were that
the German crown prince would have
another chance to redeem his great
failure at Verdun.
Grown Prince Rupprecht, whose com.
mand Is on the northern end Of the
battle line, however, laid his case d.
rectly before the high command in
stead Of before the emperor. As a
military proposition it was the view Of
General Ludendorff and his associates
that the blow should be struck in the
north, and without taking into account
the personal issue between the two
crown princes the high command de-
cided to attack in the north.
The emperor is said to have assented
rather reluctantly, while the German
crown prince maintained that the
main drive should be made farther
south.
Decision having been made, the big
offensive opened in the north in March
and was given q double check, first
east Of .Amiens and second east of
Ha1ebrouck. This failure gave the
German crown prince strong support
for his plea that the drive should be
made against the French lines, and
apparently the high command gave its
consent.
On May ~ the German crown prince
struck against the Ohemin-des.Dames
and was npt halted until the Marine
was reached. His next effort to reach
Paris by|way of, the MontdfdierANoyon
front was stopped short. His latest ef-
fort, begun on July 15, was stopped
after three days and the Marine salient
was wiped out.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-07

dividual the world over been more will
ing to accede the virtues in Christian
living or as willing to aid in promul-
eating the doctrines and principles of
the Christ life, and we who have re-
ceived the benefit of the example in
the teachings, life and sacrifice of 9TH
ers would be sadly derelict in our re-
sponsibilities and to our duty should
we fail to pass on to the coming gene
ration that same spirit of service and
sacrifice enriched by all that has gone
before, and we have gathered here to-
day to mark the beginning, to lay the
cornerstone in the erection of this
new Church building, which we trust
hope and pray may in every sense be
a house of God. We build it not only
as monument to preserve in memory
the life and works of those who have
gone before us in the Christian SER
vice, and to whom we are so deeply
indebted, but it shall stand as our will
ing contribution toward the upbuild-
ing in this community of the Kingdom
of God, a house of worship of the one
living God the Creator, Father of Man
kind, may it's doors be ever open in
invitation to all mankind. May all
men and women who love the Father,
and seek to follow his Son feel that
they are especially welcome within its
portals, and if they so desire that this
is their Church home. May the Church
be strengthened and in
spired to greater service through the
building of this Gods house, and may
the community in the lives of its peo-
pie be enriched through the influences
flowing therefrom, and be inspired to
better citizenship, cleaner life and
greater devotion to the uplifting of
humanity. May we individuals one
and all highly resolve that in humil-
ity and earnest personal service, we
will perform our individual duty in
making this organization and this
building a most potent force for good.
And may it ever be that the world may
recognize and the true fact be that
those who congregate under this roof
follow Christ's mandate:
Thou Shalt Love the Lord Thy God
with all thy Heart, and Thy Neighbor
Is Thyself."
If these hopes are fulfilled then the
work we do today will mark red
etter day in the history of this Church
God grant it may be so.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-07
Dick Turpin.

Dick Turpin was noted English
highwayman and horse thief, whose
imaginary ride to York, on his horse
BLACK Bess'' is graphically described
BY Answorth in his "Rookwo9d." This
episode probably is taken from a sim
liar experience in the life Of Swift
Nick Nevison," who, in 1916, is said
to have robbed sailor at Gads Hill
at four o'clock a. m. and to have
reached York at Z 80 o'clock on the
evening of the same day, thereby es-
tablishing nm alibi. Turpln was born
at 'Hetepstead, England, In 1905, and
hanged for murder at York on April
10, 1889.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-07
Tunnels Made by Ants.

Every one has observed trees that
have been followed out by ants and 1t
Is apparent that their biting powers
are equal to working in the hardest
woods. In tunneling, ants are expert,
and authentic cases are known of their
tunneling under bitches and streams.
Indeed South American ant is said
to have excavated tunnel under the
bed Of the Parahyba river at a place
where 1t is as broad as the Thames at
London bridge.-W. L. McAtee, in the
American Museum Jouranl.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-07

"The European allies have been
compelled to sacrifice more than our
own people, but we have not failed to
load every steamer since the delays
of the storm months last winter. Our
contributions to this end could not
have been accomplished without effort
and sacrifice, and it is a matter for
further satisfaction that it has been
accomplished voluntarily and individ-
ually. 1t is difficult to distinguish be-
tween the various sections of our peo-
ple-the homes, public eating places.
food trades, urban or agricultural
populations-in assessing credit for
these results, but no one will deny the
dominant part of the American
women"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-07
AN EXPENSIVE JOURNEY.

The story is told of two Buchanan
county men who visited East Du-
buque one day this week and, along
with twenty-six others, were stopped
at the west end Of the high bridge
eight visited the office of Marshal e.
r. Moore and paid over $4,000, an
average Of $12S each, on charges of
bringing liquor into Iowa.-Bulletin
Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-07
Some New Flour Rules.

Farmers may hold the wheat they
raise indefinitely, for seed or other
wise, or they may sell their wheat to
anyone they choose No. l, northern
wheat is worth 1921 f. O. b. Mime
apolis, less one per cent for handling.
Farmers may have their wheat grad
ed by sending sample peck with 80
cents in draft or money order to a U.
S. grain inspector at Burlington, Cedar
Rapids or any grain terminal. Per-
mission to store grain for more than
thirty days must be obtained from F.
L. Carey, Minneapolis, Mimi, except
that the grower can store his own
wheat indefinitely.
A farmer can buy 49-pound sack
of -four and a town resident 241a-
pound sack at time, but it is mad
visable to buy more than needed be-
cause substitutes must also be pur-
chased, which spoil quickly in warm
weather, and the substitute rule may
be changed about September 1st.
Farmers can exchange their wheat for
flour, getting eight pounds per month
for each member of his family up to
October list, but everyone is urged to
use not more than six pounds per
month per person.
Iowa did her share during the fiscal
year 1918 to send the allies 49,
S44,600,000 pounds more wheat and
fats and S0,9O0,000 bushels more cere-
ais than during 1867. From Amer
lean sources of supply also l,956,40O,-
600 pounds more sugar were shipped
than the pre-war annual average.
Those who took the total abstinence
pledge on wheat flour need no longer
observe that pledge, but may now eat
Victory bread, on account of the enor-
nous wheat crop of this year.
All banquets and other meetings at
which refreshments are served. when
such are considered necessary, must
be so arranged as to take the place Of
regular meals. and not constitute extra
meals is the ruling Of the food ad-
The first of the new sugar crop will
reach the market in October in the
form Of beet sugar Louisiana cane
will begin to come in about the middle
of November and Cuban cane about
the middle of December, although per-
haps not in large quantities until jan
uary. Until then we must save re-
ligiously.
l.. MATTHEW'S. SR..
Local Food Administrator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-07
Outside of Mans Riohts.

The mental neutrality" which is
born Of ignorance or lassitude is I'M
worthy of reasoning beings. We have
no intellectual right to be ignorant
when information lies at our hand,
and we have no spiritual right to be
weary when great moral issues are at
stake.-Agnes Repplier.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-07

any person who cares to avail him
self of the advantages offered. Cath
Ole services are held on Sundays and
holidays and Holy days of the church,
but aside from that, the religious
feature is not predominant.
In order to carry out the program
of free service, the X. of c. will cam
paign this fall for $50,0OO,0O0 and
the organization in Iowa is prepared
to go over the top with flying colors.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-07

FOR SALE-Set Of blacksmith tools,
all in good condition. Inquire Of
Sam Matheson, at Shop on Franklin
Street. 33-1
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-07

Delaware County Fair, September
, 4, 5, and G, 1918.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-07
HANDSOME EDIFICE
IS Being ERECTED

Continued from page ~
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-11
THIS YEAR WILL DECIDE

The year 1918 should be regarded
as the decisive year Of the war. How
the armies fight, how the navies. pro.
tect the Army and how the people
at home support both during the next
twelve months will decide whether
democracy or autocracy shall sur
vive.
Last year the United States entered
the war. To many this meant the
greatest thing that could have hap
pened to the Allies. This year the
United States will start fighting after
nine months of preparation and train
ing. This year will see the continu-
GUS stream of transports across the
Atlantic carrying our soldiers to the
western and Italian fronts.
To counteract this advantage of
new troops to the Allies. the Central
Powers are going to make the great
est possible effort this year. We
should expect harder and more ruth
less fighting. They are making their
last stand and they will not quit
until they have put forth every ounce
Of energy.
The Allies are compelled to go one
better than the enemy. The armies
are there, the men are ready. The
ones to whom the amies are looking
are the people at home. They have
the privilege of supporting the armies
in the field and they must do 1t
whole-heartedly, without fear of max
ing too great sacrifice, with the
knowledge that this is the decisive
year and what is done will mean the
shortening Of the conflict
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-11
DEMOCRACY AND WAR STAMPS

The fact that the people of the
United States favor democracy even
in the carrying on Of great war is
emphasized by the sale of the War
Savings stamps.
No success greater than that which
the Liberty Bond sale had could have
been desired, but at the same time
there was something about the sale
Of the more expensive security that
smacked Of being an idea for the
wealthy, part OF the prosecution of
the war which might be shared in
only by the few rather than by the
many. War stamps at 25 cents make
an appeal to all. There is embodied
in this campaign for the sale of war
stamps the democracy of aid. There
is In the sale of the baby bonds" an
opportunity for the clerk, the man in
the ditch and the plain citizen in any
walk Of life to do his share for the
Nation.
1t should be unnecessary to urge
Americans to buy these war stamps.
Given the proper publicity and with
1t an explanation of what the baby
bonds" really are. Americans every
where will doubtless respond.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-11
WILL LIST STATES HOTELS
Food Administration to Strive for 100
Per Cent Enrolment.

Food Administration to Strive for 100
Per Cent Enrolment.
The Missouri Food Administration
is now endeavoring to procure accur-
ate and complete lists of all the
hotels, restaurants and clubs in the
state, in order to find out those that
have not signed the food pledge. This
information will be gathered by the
county food administrators. More
than half the earthquakes have al
ready signed the hotel food pledge
and the food administration will in
sist that the rest shall.
T. J. Talbert of the food admins
tration says many gratifying reports
are coming in from the hotels. All
the hotels in Jefferson City observe
the provisions Of the pledge. The
same is true Of Moberly. All hotels
except one in Vernon County are
pledged.
Hotel managers say that 1t means
money to them to observe the pledge;
the substitutions they make are not
so costly as the original foods. Some
hotels have held back from conserv-
ing for fear they would loose Gus
toners. Vaughn Bryant, publicity
representative of the food adminis-
tration, is preparing a statement for
the hotels of how conservation will
save them money.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-11
MAY SHORTEN SCHOOL TERM
Other Suggestions Made by Kansas
State Colleges Association.

Other Suggestions Made by Kansas
State Colleges Association.
Elimination Of baseball as a col
lege sport this year, curtailment Of
social functions intramural training
to replace intercollegiate athletics
and the shortening Of the school term
are among suggestions embodied in
resolutions prepared by committee
Of the Kansas State Colleges Associa-
tion.
The resolution will be submitted to
each school in the state, but the OBJ
servance Of the suggestions will not
be obligatory. The sentiment of COL
'lege executives and deans is that
baseball will be dropped by all
schools, the Kansas Aggies and Kan
sas University included.
1t was brought out that the educa-
tional institutions of the state are fac
ing a serious situation. Enrolment
in all the schools, it was stated, has
decreased from Is to 35 per cent, and
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-11
PRESS CONTROL AND DANGERS
(From the Atlantic Monthly

IFrOm Tue AtIantlc M0nthIyJ
The Associated Press, despite Its
many foreign correspondents, is in
considerable degree dependent upon
foreign news agencies. like Reuters,
the Havas Agency in France, the
Wolf Agency in Germany, and others,
including the official Russian agency.
Where these are not frankly official
agencies, they are under the control
OF their governments and have fire.
qrently been used by them to mislead
others, and particularly foreign ma
tions, or to conceal the truth from
their own subjects. AS Dean Walter
Williams Of the University of Mis-
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-11
CREDITS AGRICULTURAL SERVICE
Farmer at Jefferson Barracks. Ma
Makes Big Gain with Apples

Charles Tanzberger, a farmer Iiv,n.
near Jefferson Barracks, Mo-, gives
the Agricultural Extension Servic.
credit for making him $1,S1S.55 las,
year.
His orchard of 13O winesap apule
trees had been yielding only enough
apples to make three barrels of cider
Last year he consented TO let the eY.
tension service use his orchard for
demonstration purposes. He was 70.
quired to buy chemicals and srrav
under the directions of T. J. Talbert
now executive secretary of the Mis-.
souri, food administration, then en-.
tomologist for the extension service
Last fall he sold his crop of apples
for $1,897.55. The cost of the chem
icals and the cost of the labor Of
spraying came to sS4.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-11
faculty

In many schools necessary facu,,,
members cannot be obtained.
Several high schools in Missions,
have shortened the school term ~
voting to have classes on Saturd.r
and to do away with any Schedules
holiday. Such action has been tatsa
at Princeton and Eldon. The Iams.
High School will try out the plan -,
FIVE weeks. School will be dismissed !,
least one month earlier in the snr,r.
The senior class at Ames ia a,ss
doubling up work by having Saturdav
and some night classes. The rerul,.
Easter holidays will not be grantsd
1t is probable that the junior class
will adopt the same scheme.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-11

souri's School of Journalism has
lately pointed out, If there Is one
thing needed after this war 1t is the
abolition Of these official and semi
official agencies with their frequent
stirring up of racial and international
hatreds. A free press after the war
is as badly needed as freedom of the
seas and freedom from conscience
less kaisers and autocrats.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-11

The only difference between the
gasless people of Oklahoma and the
coalless people elsewhere is that
the Oklahomans don't even have the
coal dealer to say things about.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-11

Congress has a real task before 1t
now in determining a plan upon
which to run the railroads. We have
only one positive assurance that it
will ever come to a conclusion. It
has to.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-11

The war has closed twenty-three
Of Kansas City's saloons. Perhaps
the person who has abhorred var and
liquor and other evils aliks can now
see some good In the former.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-11
NEW COAL CRUsHER IN USE
Four Men Required to Operate the
New Machine.

The new coal crusher at the power
plant of the University was put into
operation yesterday. The crusher is
run by a ten-horsepower electric
motor. 1t requires four men to run
the machine two to feed it and two
to remove the coal.
The University purchased the
crusher so that 1t could use lump
coal when it could not obtain fine
coal.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-11

Someone proposes to withhold all
eggs from the market during the
spring Matching season in an effort
to double the production of poultry
this year. This will be ne new hard-
ship to the average man. though the
millionaires may feel it.