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Uncle sam ON MS own BOIL.
The military Agricultural
service of the War Depart
Snent announces that 1t can use the in
termed men within our gates. and
those who may soon be coming over
a. prisoners. Cantonment gardens on
. large scale have been undertaken.
The few visitors who have inspect
ed any part Of these carefully map
ped-out farms or truck patches have
experienced a new sensation. For, aa
their eyes travelled down the furrows
b1ang turned in the rich soil by the
46e-old combination of horse, plow
And guiding man, perhaps in the ad-
5scent field a company almost ready
Tor France was drilling. In another
section of the camp target practice
hearsal of the ever-dramatic artillery
was known to be staged. because Of
the booming cannon. Many teams
were in use and many khaki-clad
backs were bent in planting crops
40 far, there are ten camps having
farms" said Lieut.. F. E. Miller, one
of the supervising experts from the
Department Of Agriculture. "All
camps will have gardens, II not regu-
lar farm acreage. The land that is
available for the purpose will deter
mine this. At Rockford. Ill, where
Camp Grant Is located. we have as
ihuch as 1000 acres turned over to US
for the production Of food.
"At Camp Lee, down at Petersburg.
Va, there are TOO acres that will be
used-every foot Of Ii. At Camp Sher-
maa, ChiIlicothe, Ohio, in small tracts
around and in between the barracks
nifty acres are being utiitxed. We have
started there with thirty.nye bushels
Of onion seeds, now just showing their
heads above the surface, like 50 many
million blades Of grass recsntly sown.
Here intensive gardening Is the pres
ent program; that Is, various kinds Of
small stun. Snap beans with corn will
be Q feature there. Later we intend
having some larger areas for othef
crops 49,
.fhs nrst garden to be 'Graced' with
che labor Of the enemy. One hundred
at one time were sent up there from
Fort Ogiethorpe, for the sole object OF
helping to produce food to light their
country with. Camp Grant with IT.
thousand acres of land. II said 70 an
fiefpate seeing big b9tch OF these
fellows, who have been lying around,
eating and living at the governnsnts
= Compensation for labor with the
.fake and hoe. cultivAtor Ard ploW.
.BhAre. Is twelve cents an hour. OF
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filled in various ways; but
T, today there Is o way in
Sogue unique In the history Of war
thesis and surrounded with human
interest, romance and actual sacri-
3ce. 1t Is found IA the voluntary Of
Gerings made to Uncle Sans war
khest during the present war.
These offerings. now amounting to
x1s.o1s.s4. have come to the treasurer
Rf the United States from citizens in
ALI walks of life. largely from per-
&ons Of small incomes. to whom the
kift means doing without some COM
kort or even necessity.
Old soldiers who fought vAliantly
In the war between the states In some
Eases are sending large per cent. II
not all. of their pensions for the quar-
ter: they can appreciate the horrors
Of war and express themselves as anx-
1ous to see the boys In France pro-
Vided with all that will keep them in.
good fighting trim.
n Those who do not come under the
Income tax are sending amounts In
lieu of 1t. Elderly men who have as
clerks or in some other capacity have
eent the pay received for their serv-
Ices. Many of these men write that
they are too old to fight. but most do
nofne actual work in the war. Women
tend their pin money. Those receiving
pensions send generous per cent Of
khe amount.
4 number of thrift stamps have
been bought and sent to this fund;
coupons cut from liberty bonds help
Wsil the donations, and little children
IN various ways make small amounts
Ind send them in.
I. A+
To think in billions has become the
2Atural attitude OF the average Amer
Ean brain since the outbreak Of the
kr with Germany. but to descend
II conversing about the fractional
Fart Of dollar might seem almost
&nthinkable. especially when the
3plker Is John Burke. treasurer Of the
Omitted States. who every day signs
Away millions Of dollars with the
f6ity Of people sign check for IS
Yet Mr.. Burke. doubtless. never talked
1h q more animated or interested man
Aar than when he told few days ago
Qe the first voluntary contribution Of u
May 4. 1917. for the government war
chest
'.Mr. Burke spoke of the precedent
eet by Miss Helen Miller Gould Of New
York in the Spanish-AmerfcAn war.
when she offered her check for $780,
900 to President Mckinley to help
carry on the war. He referred to the
different sums of money sent to the
Treasury to help In the fight for lib
9fty, the moBey coming from foreign
efs, as well as persons In this country.
and the ight-correSpondence ac-
companying many Of the contribu-
tons.
Willard F. Warner. chief clerk to the
treasurer. .who has written An au-
thentic account Of the great seal used
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II sent the check for $500. payable
to the republic Of France. to the
French ambassador before L received
this Information, and Immediately on
receipt Of the Information I put the
check for $1,000. payable to the
United States, in the suspense ac-
count. awaiting further instructions
from you. I thought it would be SO
much more acceptable. and 30 much
more satisfactory II you and Mrs-
Blank might agree on the DISPOSE
tion OF this money. On receipt Of this
information. felt az though the
matter ought to be held for further
Instructions, and. II possible. joint in
structions: for husband and wife, as
you know. Are 'one,' and especially
ought to me one In such matters.
'I know from your letters and in
formation. received that the Bible is
your guide. and that 1t says: Man
and wife are one,' and What, there
fore, God hath Joined together. let no
man put asunder"; and with this re-
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town, N. J. The tower can be loft to
the magination. but the confusion Of
tongues IL actual, a couple Of fezzed
fellahs from the gultan's dominion
being only one spot of color among
a. many as Joseph's coat possessed.
Magyars and Hungarians. Austrians
and Germans, also are working in the
Camp DIX fields. And not only are they
working In these war gardens. but
in many others scattered over the
country are units Of Americas vast
melting pot to be found raising food
for her defense.
Proceeds received from sales Of prod
ucs win be utilized By the reclama-
tion and conservation bureau Of the
war Department In several directions.
The quartermaster general will be. re-
fmburSed flrst for money he has
caused to be spent for the purchase Of
seeds, implements. etc, and the wages
of voluntary workers paid. One-flfth
Of the total sum received within
given time, through the sale Of war
garden stun. q 70 be Kept by the
QuartsrMaSteF. as . reserve fund.
while, s per cent Of the remainder
will be distributed among the per-
mknent agricultural perUonneL
TT 10 estimated" said Lieut.. Miller.
sthAt 90 per cent OF the actual cost
Of the agrieu1turai sarvics among thu
cantonments and camps win be fur-
nlshed without outlay, In the labor.
teams and fartllisef efeorded. Over 1t
Camp Dodge. Des Moines. Iowa. we
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whose hopDy Is the Preservation OF
a = VII &
n1ent found this correspondents 10
uniquely patriotic and 80 human that
he preserved the letters as they came
in. and had copies Of them made.
Some Of these letters are addressed
to the Treasurer Of the United States.
some to tho Congress-, and some to
President Wilson. care of the House
OF Representatives. Congress. Others
are sent directly to the White House,
but all breathe spirit Of willingness
t6 do. and all finally reach the Treas-
ury Department
tA
With ths-iettef from Miss Gould
onw Krs. F1ndlay Shepherd. in which
she makes the offer to President Nc.
Kinley. is copy Of her aeknowledg-
ment Of the certificate Of deposit sent
her by the department. She writes
the treasurer: 'T had no expectation
Of receiving such q handsome ac-
knowledgement Of my gift to the
government as the certificate that
has reached me. Shall always
value it highly" The 100000 sent
by Mrs. Shepherd seems to have
leu ING paLElOIlC Ddll
the spanish-American war for. after
this check. dated May s. 1898. on the
10th Of the month, another check was
received from a New Yorker, and q
letter in which he referred to the
secret service fund used by President
poses connected with the armies, and
whose expenditures were not made
public.
While the letters sent with the
voluntary offerings during the war
with Spain are interesting. they do
not seem to be fllled with the same
present correspondence. 4 patriotic
citizen beyond the draft age sends
q check to the Gentlemen of the
Treasury: Please turn this Check
Over to Uncle. Sam. It Will Buy .
Shell L may Help to win the war I
kiser 10 his happy hunting Urohd."
A Norwegian supsrannuated preach
er sends s.. stating that he sends at
the same time . copy Of his letter to
the kaiser. An English Clergyman
sends half . guinea to the President.
care Of the ~. g. House Of Rspsesenta-
purchase q cup Of cold water for
some soldier, and mentions that when
they celebrated the diamond Jubilee OF
Queen Victoria In his parish In Eng
land the Stars and Stripes were hung
behind his pulpit with the royal
standard and the union jack. There
are several other letters in this COL
lection from Engiishmen. and they
almost invariably end with And may
God bless the king"
At
A seaman living in Buffalo. N. z.
who seems at some time in his
career to have struck the kaiser on
the nose, sends some money with a
letter stating that the episode took
place on Queen victoria's yacht, the
Victoria and Albert. when hs was q
small boy. He gives q glowing de-
rrrf0ffon 'of the encounfar alan 0f
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Unique Bequests to Uncle Sans Great War Chest

cent information. If I should place
this money beyond your recall, I
should feel that might be interfer-
ing between man and wife"
Mr.. Burke asked them to talk It all
over quietly and stated that what.
ever disposition they Jointly agreed
on would be faithfully discharged BY
the office Of the treasurer. Referring
to the wife's fear that her foster son
might not be exempt. Mr.. Burke said:
Il understand from yS ySur Letter that
exempt. because 1t IL against their
religious principles to nght; so there
IL no necessity OF worrying over the
possibility OF the young man being
drafted. All that will be necessary for
him to do IL to claim his exemption
on that ground.
"You are now both past middle life.
You have lived happily together all
these years, and 1t will be very sad.
indeed. II anything should come be-
summit and are going down the other
side. How well and how beautifully
burns John Anderson, My 10. John
applies to your journey together as
far as you have gone. and how beau
tiful 1t will be to continue the jour-
Af
40 is an endearing Scottish term.
meaning sweetheart or lover. and
Burns describes the old man and his
good wife. sitting in the early twi-
life. The old woman IL talking to the
old man-speaking OF the days when
they were young-of his raven hair
and his momeiy appearance; now his
remaining locks are az white as snow.
but he is stiil her jo'-hef sweetheart.
They have climbed the hill together
and now they are going down the
other side. not with the firm and
elastic tread Of youth, but with the
.sottering step :, Of age age supporting ,!,oor ing
-gether at the foot But we Will let
Burns tell 1t:
When we were dfst acQuent,
Your locks were like the raven.
Your bonnie brow was brent:
But row your brow is bald, John,
Your locks are like the snow:
But bsessinss on your frosty pow.
John Anderson, my 10.
John Anderson. my 10. John, 3!
We ciamb the hill theg;thef:
And monte q canty day. John,
We've had wi ane anithcr.
Now we mann totter down, John.
But hand in hand Wen go,
And sleep thegither at the foot,
John Anderson. my 10.
This letter of the treasurer seemed
to smooth the troubled waters. and
while Mr.. Blank did not altogether
accede to the wishes of his wife in
making hard and fast rules as to the
disposition of the money. he expressed
a wish that 1t might be used toward
building ships or constructive work.
However. he writes to Mr.. Burke: IF
used to overthrow autocracy any
where. and some boches get in the
way. do not defect the engine from
its course to save them"
A copy Of NJ Jusserand's graceful
letter of acceptance of the amount
sent for the benefit Of French
orphans 10 in this collection.
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outright gift to their country In
stead Of buying q liberty bond
working man sends IS and several
others send 81 with the promise to
Of the war. Five hundred dollars 10
sent BY an attorney ct Boston, the
amount having been left In Will BY
q client as a donation. A little girl
sends $1.40. made at . doll show;
little boy sends 10 cents to the Pres
found when cleaning out An old well.
HIS neighbors thought the md "a
remarkable that Il could only bring
good luck to the possessor. 30 he
sends 1t to Uncle Sam with the wish
that "our boys win down the kelser
These are only a few Of the letters:
the most interesting bit Of corre-
epondence in the lot II one that took
place between Gov. Burke. Mr.. Jus.
fserand. the French ambassador. and
q gentleman Of Long ont Island. z ouak-
to the war fund. ana $1,000 to the or
phans Of France. His wife. also
Quaker, not having been consulted
about the gift and doubtless feeling
somewhat pfQusd BY the neglect.
letter setting forth her religious con-
victions, and stating that the money
sent was the result of the joint In
dustry and savings of herself and
husband. and that she WAS averse to
its being used for ammunition, Arms.
or othef weapons Of war. She also
expressed some uneasinsss about her
foster son being fofcsd to light de-
spite his religion.
On receipt Of this letter Gov.
Burke wrote to her husband, saying
that since acknowledging the gift ne
had received Information to the
effect that, Mrs. Blank. while
very generous and charitable. did
not wholly agree with him N
the disposition Of his gift He
wrote: II understand that you both
have been very hard-working. indus
trious. frugal. good citizens. and that
on account Of your frugality ana In
dustry. you have been able to save
this money, that you both are char
itably disposed. but do not quite
agree on the disposition Of the
money.
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nterned Work Gardens Help Americans Win War

ERMANS are working for
Uncle Sam on his own soil.
The military agricultural
service of the War Depart.
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AR chests OF one kind or
another have existed since
wars began and have been
filled in various ways: but
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altitude and when he got above the
clouds he was unable to discover
whether he was flying upside down or
rightside UP. or whether the earth
was above or below him.
Finally. after gazing on few noun
tain tops of the Apprentices. he lighted
in the center of a village square. beg
ging for something to eat. AS he
couldn't speak Italian. his explana-
ton that he was Americana" didn't
satisfy the local police. who had never
heard of American aviators in Italy
but had heard lot about those of
Austria who have the unpleasant ha-
bit OF dropping bombs on coast towns
along the Adriatic.
However, he was fed and started
campwards, after couple of days of
detention. He had flown nearly n
hundred and fifty miles away from
camp and when he got back there, he
was accused of having been on a visit
10 some sweetheart.
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AMERICAN SUGAR
Sent TO FRANCE
American Price RigidIy Regulated
by United States Food
Administration.
CONSUMERS HERE PAY &c.
Sugar Cost SO Cents a Pound During
Civil War-Refiners' Profits
Now Curtailed.

Sugar Is selling today throughout
America at from 81 to 8 cents Il
pound TO the consumer, even though
there is world shortage which has
reduced this nations sugar allotment
to 40 per cent OF normal.
Through the efforts of the United
States food administration the sugar
market has been regulated Gs far a.
the producer, re1ner and wholesaler
Is concerned. The food administration
has no power TO regulate retail prices
except by public opinion. Even though
more than $1,000 tons of sugar have
been shipped 10 France In the last
four months the retail groCer's sugar
price is around 8 to SIa cents He
should sell this sugar at Sia to 8
cents, the food administration believes,
and asks the American housewife to
pay no more than this amount.
Last August when the food admin
lstratlon was organized the price Of
sugar rose suddenly 10 IL cents n
pound. During the Civil War sugar
cost the consumer 35 cents n pound.
By regulation of the sugar market and
reducing the price to Sh and 8 cents
and keeping 1t from advancing to 20
cents the food administration has saw
ed the American public ut least $780,
OOO.OO in four months, according TO
statement made by Herbert Hoover
the other day.
1T is our stern duty to feed the al
| lies, to maintain their health and
strength at any cost TO ourselves"
Mr.. Hoover declared. There has not
| been, nor will he as we see II, enough
sugar for even their present meagre
and depressing ration unless they send
ships to remote markets for It. II we
in our greed ana Gluttony force them
I either To further reduce their ration
or To send these ships we will hnve
done damage TO our abilities TO win
/ this war.
az we send the ships to Java
for 100000 tons OF sugar next year
we will have necessitated the en-
ployment Of eleven extra ships for
one year. These ships-If used In
transporting troopS-Would take
10000 to 100000 men 10 France"
Reason for World Shortage.
As Mr.. Hoover pointed out, tht
United States, Canada md EnElnnD
were sugar importing countries befor
the war, while France and Italy wcr
very nearly self supporting The mai
q sources Of the worlds sugar suppl
| was Germany and neighhOriug power
the West Indies and the East Indies
I German sugar Is no longer available
as Il IS used entirely In German,
which also ubsorbs sugar OF surrOun,
Ing countries.
England can no longer buy 10000
long tons OF sugar each year fro
Germany. The French sugar produ
tion has dropped from 100000 TO PIC
600 tons. The Italian production hI
, fallen from 10000 tons to $1,000 ton
Thus three countries were throw
upon East and West Indian sourc,
for 100000 tons annually to maintaI
l. their normal consumption.
Because Of the woriGs shlppiu
: shortage the allied nations sturte
4 drawing on the West Indies for sugar
, East Indian sugar took three tim'
the number OF shlps, since the dI
lance was three times ss great. Su
q
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would stlfie some producers.

would stlfe some producers.
.The price ultimately agreed was %
cents above these figures, or about one
fifth Of a cent per pound TO the Ameri-
can consumer. and more than this
amount has been saved by our reduc-
ton I'm refiners' profits. II we wish TO
stifie production In Cuba we couiu
take that course Just at the time OF all
times In our history when we want
production for ourselves and the al
lies. Further than that, the state de-
partment will assure you that such
course would produce disturbances IN
Cuba and destroy even our present
supplies. but beyond all these material
reasons Is one OF human justice. This
great country has no right by the
might OF It's position to strange Cuba.
Therefore there is no imposition
upon the American public. Charges
have been made before this commit
tee that Mr.. ROlph endeavored 10 ben
eft the California refinery of which he
was manager by this "a cent increase
I'm Cuban price. Mr.. Rolph did not fix
the price. II does raise the price to
the Hawaiian farmer about that
amount. 1t does not raise the profit OF
the California refinery, because their
charge for refining Is. like all other re-
finers, limited to Sl30 per hundred
pounds. plus the freight dlfferential on
the established custom OF the trade.
mir. Rolph has not one penny OF In
terest IN that refinery"
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AMERICAN AVIATOR GETS
LOST IN ITALIAN CLOUDS

AMERICAN AVIATION TRAINING
CAMP, SOUTHERN ITALY, Jan. &c.
You can't kill an American" g. the
dictim OF the Italian officers training
the several hundred young aviators
who have been flying here since the
end of September, when, by arrange
ment with the Italian government, this
camp was established.
The Americans have such q rcDuta.
ton for luck that Italian soldiers come
here so they may touch one of the
aviators. 1T brings us good luck.
too" they explain.
The Americans s. from morning
until night virtually every day. Not
single one had been killed and but
three have been injured at all serious.
ly. One of the latter, on his third
trip alone, got into an ar situation
which he did not understand, with
the result that he stopped his motor
whereupon the machine began to
plunge downwards until it's fail was
checked by the telegraph wires Of the
railway station OF the nearby city.
Thence the machine dropped to the
ground and was smashed. The aviator
was picked up for dead but in i've
days he was ready for another fly.
The prize story Of the camp con.
Germs Harry Harris, OF California. who
got lost. first in the clouds, and then
In central Italy. He was n couple Of
hours going away and a whole week
coming back TO camp As ne after.
wards explained, he went up for an
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Or. M. J. Rand OF Lamoille. spent
yesterday in Elko.
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Examination at Reno of draft regis
trans, making no claim to exemption,
by the local board commenced yester-
day. Only four were found At for
general military service out of 80 eX'
amined. They were: George Linn
peris, Tom Trucco. w. c. Gill and Car
los Rate.
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