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Evening star., 1918-06-24

Grand total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SS33, ,o4o
sEatimated.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-31
CHAPTER XIV.
Tho crolx Do cusrre.

When we had been on the shore
for about three weeks we found our
selves one morning somewhere near
Sedd.el-Bahr under the heaviest fire
l ever experienced. Our guns and the
Turks were ut II full blast, and the
noise was worse than deafening.
A section OF my company was lying
out In shell hole near the commu.
nlcntion trench with nothing to do
but walt for shell to ind them. We
were stiff and thirsty and upcomfort
|, HE. and had not slept e.. two nights
ia that time we had been under con.
slant fire and had stood on several
ralding parties and small attacks from
enemy trenches.
We had no sooner got used to the
shell hole and were making ourselves
as comfortable as possible In II when
along came shell Of what must have
been the Jack johnson size. and we
were swamped. We had to dig three
OF the men out, and though one Of
them was badly wounded we could not
send him back to the hospital. In
fact, the shelling was so heavy that
none OF us ever expected to come out
of Il alive.
so, 1t was like keeping your own
DEATH watch, with the shells tuning
up for the dirge. 1t was impossible to
listen to the shells. II you kept your
mind on the noise for any length Of
time Il would split your eardrums,
am sure. So all we could do was to
lay low In the shell hole and wait for
something to happen.
Then they began using shrapnel on
us, and one Of our machine gunners,
who got up from his knees to change
position. had his head taken clean OH
his shoulders, and the rest of him
landed near my feet and sQuirmed q
little, like chicken that had just been
killed. 1t was awful to see the body
without any head move around that
way, and we could hardly make our
selves touch 1t for some time. Then
we rolled 1t to the other side Of the
hole.
Then, to one side Of us, there was
a more violent explosion than any yet
The earth spouted up and fell on us
and big clouds Of black smoke, sliding
along the ground, covered our shell
hole and hung there for some time
One Of our sergeants, from the regular
French infantry, said 1t was a shell
from Turkish 155-mm. howltzer
That was only the first one. The
worst thing about them was the smoke
people who think Pittsburgh IL
smoky ought to see about fifty Of those
big howitzer shells bursting, one after
another.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-31

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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-31
Tea Dealers Troubles.

Tea dealers claim that since the be-
ginning Of the war their profits
have dwindled considerably. Since
1914 ocean freights have increased
more than 600 per cent; and in sad-
dition to the increase in freight rates
there is high rate Of war insurance
quite apart from marine insurance.
The cost Of tea at the gardens in Cey-
Ion and India has also increased, prin-
cipally because the British govern
ment takes large part Of the output.
A Canadian tea dealer said lately that
tea consumers In Canada were better
served in quality for price than any
other country in the world.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-31

tTo be continued.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-31
Bee. Save SUGAR.

TN this year Of war, with a short
age Of sugar, more farmers. win find
II profitable to keep bees, and the
man who now keeps bees win flnd II
profitable to give them better care"
says Farm and Fireside, adding: "Tons
Of honey go to waste every year
through lack Of bees and through fail
ure to care for bees in the most EN-
cient way. But this year u no year
for waste"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-31
Few Words Needed.

1t is declared by philologist that
nine words do one-fourth Of our verbal
work and 43 one-half. The nine most
useful words are: And, he, have 1t,
of, the, to, will, you. The "a more
that with these nine do half our lit
erary work are About. all, as, at, can.
come, day, dear, for, go, hear, her, II,
In, me, much, not, on, one. say, she.
so, that there, they, this. too, time, we,
with, write, your.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-31
STRAYED

ESTRAYED-There came to my
place about four weeks ago, one
red steer about two years old,
marked smooth crop off right ear
no brand. Owner can have
same by proving property. paying
for feed, damage and advertising.
B. S. Watts. Murphy. Ore. 25
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-31

FOR SALE 1917 model 5-passen-
ger Ford In Good condition. Clyde
u. Niles. 05tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-31
Classified Advertising
FOR SALE

FOR sALE--l7s Ansora goats and
kids. For particulars address ..
X. Wise. Kerby. Ore. ssu
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-31
synopsis.


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evNopsia
CHAPTER I-Albsr, N. pspsw. author
o. ne storf snlls,s " the united states
lhs rank Of CHIEF petty cinesr. arsi.ciass
suh"e'
CHAPTER 1.-THE great war starts
1om om st.sf ,hs nasy ns y hSnosspy @ ,aiscnssssd
With a determination TO enlist.
CHAPTER mn. ,o,,. m. ro,.,.,
legion and Ia assigned TO the dreadnausht
him hlah oo,s sesos. y" ms's'"s"'h'p wins
bis shin and s"n, ~i,b ~ ,ss,msn, asssnsa t'T Nn
Lesion TO FLANDERS. where he soon nnds
~ :" WV "'"' ""' "'"'"''
.,CHAprER Vile 10 detailed TO tho ar.
astsd. Tie lie wondssful ft'"ns ftsaon Guns ~ ,ba, @
have saved the day for the allies on many
Il ordsred back 10 his rss,n,en, , 'ip" IN ,hs
front iine trenches.
CHAPTER vI-Depew soe. .oyer the
top. and gets his nrst German In bay
Il, clArrEh na, yi-iiis company takes par,
ana shortly afIsrward assists In stopping
nsrse onafxs ot .ne huns. who are
Land.
cuAprrp vt,,-s.,, .. n,,m,,. .,,,
dispatches. Depew H. caught In Zeppelin
fAio' 'u' escapes u"hu''
CHAPTER fx-iie Ia shot through the
'sn N ~, e'psn h, wih ns, Vie u'5'nans n,nu,s anS
RECEIVERS.
CHAPTER x-orde,sa hack IN ssa s,,v.
pspew. re,oins the cassard. which makes
" vow rhn as.arS w. nj IA almos, sa,sssea on 10
pieces BY tho Turkish batteries.
CHAPTER xI-rh. ca.s.rd ,akss mar,
~ many no, snxaEsmsnts In tho msmor-
w
.CMAPTER xi!.pspsw 10 = member Of
IN the trenches Il 0ailipdii. ""
cu.prry x,u-.c. ......-..,
trench raid. pcpsw .triss 10 rescue two
ounaso s men On 70 S no sah nan ~. Ano; S cSs oo'n
-
So when ! thought the shells were
coming pretty thick again got into q
shell hole and II was the same one
had left not long before. The dead
garby was there just as I had left him.
The wounded one wns bleeding all
over. and my clothes were Just soaked
with blood from the three men, but
most Of all from him. There wns some
Of my own blood on me. too. for when
was knocked down by the shell my
nose bled and kept bleeding for long
time, but, Of course. that was nothing
compared to the bleeding Of the
others.
The worst Of all was that he kept
groaning for water. and II made me
thirstier than ! had been. even. But
there was not a drop OF water any
where and ! knew there was no use
searching any bodies for TASKS. so
we Just had to stick II out Pretty
soon the wounded man quit grooming
and was quiet, and 1 knew he was
going to die too. II made me mad to
think that had not been OF any use
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-31

War Savings Stamps save lives.
The Benson signal., 1918-03-09
U.S.. Soldiers Confident
They Can Whip Boche

ket street; that they are mixing soft
coal with hard to conserve, but at the
same time give the fiat dweller a warm
radiator to get up by. And then we
figure that the scintillating, on-and-off
cigarette sign, at the corner of Broad
way and Sixth avenue, for instance,
would supply enough light for a whole
division; that just one Of those restless
snakes pursuing each other around the
edges Of that sign would illuminate
the whole of this Grand Hotel du
France, in which we now are billeted,
and be distinct betterment on our
present two-candle power (actuaD
lighting plant.
Every Town Has One.
am divulging no "outstanding
physical characteristics which might
betray locality" when I mention the
Grand Hotel du France. They are
as common as Maxim's restaurants in
the United States. Every town has
one, and they generally are august,
aged hostelries, living, like the Missis-
sippi river steamboats,, on their reputa-
tion. This one is comparative juve-
nile. It is only one hundred and one
years old, according to corner stone
we discovered the other day. But at
that it hasn't got electric wiring and
plumbing and a furnace in the base
ment, and If we only had just the rat
tie on the end Of that snakes tail
hanging on a cord in room No. II there
would be four jubilant soldiers in that
petit chambre."
When the United States took over
the Grand Hotel du France it got it
unfurnished, of course. 1t Immediately
refurnished it with two double-decker
hunks of the latest type-nothing more.
We sleep two in a corner, and have
one of the lowers. We have discovered,
by the way, a virtue in this arrange
ment. The beds are sturdy, but can be
Jared by juggling Of the body, and
in the event that your bedmate, above
or below, is addicted to snoring (and
you would be surprised how many
soldiers are) you can always stop him
by rocking the cradle" until he turns
over. This is very handy. 1t saves
looking all over the room for shoe
when you get up in the morning.
There are four of us in this room.
The most optimistic of the succeeding
landlords of this hostelry must have
The Benson signal., 1918-03-09
KEEP YOUNG HORSE GROWING
Good Practice, When Not Carried to
Extremes, to Allow Colts to Rough
1t in Winter.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture.)
Colts that are kept growing make
the best horses. Some farmers allow
their young horses to trough it,
through the winter and, although this
is a good practice when not carried to
extremes, if the feeder is not careful
1t may give the colt a setback which
permanently retards it's development.
Feeds that will promote growth
should be supplied. Good, clean clover
hay Is palatable and slightly laxative.
Timothy hay commonly is fed. Well
cured alfalfa hay free from dust is one
Of the best roughages for growing, but
BECAUSE Of it's relatively high protein
content it generally is economical to
supplement it with other roughage such
as timothy, mixed hay, or corn fodder.
Besides lending variety to the ration
such method of feeding alfalfa would
offset any likelihood Of kidney Or
bowel Irregularities. Sheaf oats can
be used to good advantage to supple
ment other rOughage. The animals
should not be allowed to gorge them
selves on dry feed. They should be
given only what they will clean up
readily, but at the same time enough
feed should be supplied. Oats, corn
and peas, preferably fed ground, are
suitable grains. Bran, oil meal or glu-
ten feed will add protein and lend vari-
ETY.. Cottonseed meal should not be
fed to foals. Appropriate grain ra-
tions for the first winter are: Two
parts corn, five parts oats, three parts
bran and one part oil meal; or four
parts oats, one part corn and one part
bran.
Silage should not be fed to foals to
any considerable extent. Sliced roots,
such as carrots and sugar beets, are
very palatable and have a cooling ef-
feet on the digestive system. The
quantity Of feed generally should be
regulated by the appetite, although oc-
The Benson signal., 1918-03-09

casionally the appetite may be too raw
enous to be a good indication. The
general condition Of the colt and the
droppings should be observed daily.
Usually not over one pound Of grain
per 100 pounds of live weight should
be fed until the animal is two years
old. A liberal supply Of salt and good
water and plenty Of fresh air and exer-
else are essential for the proper de-
velopment Of young horses. Idleness
succeeding exercise will cause cOnsti-
patton. It is often said that horse is
made during his first winter. Certainly
this is critical time in the animals
life, and at no other age will proper
feed and attention do as much to make
Of him a good horse. If stunted during
the first winter he never will gain
proper size and shape.
During the second winter the feed
and management should be nearly the
same as for the first winter, except
that the quantity Of feed should be in
creased somewhat, the colt tied up in
his stall and handled frequently. Edu-
cation by gentle and careful but firm
handling at this age will save later
much strenuous labor.
The Benson signal., 1918-03-09

The process of manufacturing
creamery butter in q modern factory is
just as technical as the manufacture
Of piece of cotton cloth. In most in
stances the milk is skinned on the
farm by means of a hand-operated CEN
trifugal separator, which extracts the
cream much more efficiently than the
old-time gravity system. The cream
may be hauled to the creamery by the
farmer or it may be shipped in from a
farm 100 or more miles away.
AS the cans of cream arrive they are
inspected and sampled in order to de-
termine their value for buttermaking.
The cream is then poured into huge
watts holding 300, 900, or more gallons,
in each of which is a coil, or similar
device, that when put in motion agi-
tates the cream and thoroughly mixes
it. Hot water and steam can be turned
into these coils to heat the cream.
In many creameries the cream is heat
ed in this way to temperature Of
about 145 degrees f., held at that tenn
perature for about 80 minutes and
then cooled. The process is known as
pasteurizatiOn. The object is to kill
any disease germs that may be in the
cream and to destroy nearly all other
bacteria. This protects the health Of
the consumer, improves the keeping
properties of the butter, and enables
the creameryman to control the ripen-
ing of the cream and develop the prop
er flavor; it also insures a uniform
flavor in the butter.
A Starter Produces Flavor.
By running cold water through the
coils in the vat the cream is cooled to
a temperature of between 60 and 70
degrees F., and then a quantity of
starter is added to produce the flavor.
The starter is culture containing
many millions Of lactic-acid bacteria
grown in pasteuriZed skim milk until
the milk has sOured and curdled. The
lactic-acid bacteria produce the desir-
able flavor in ripened-cream butter.
When the cream is sufficiently ripened
or soured it is cooled to a temperature
of between 40 and 60 degree +. and
held at that temperature for two hours
or more, after which it is run into one
of the huge churns which have Ca
The Benson signal., 1918-03-09

pacity of 1000 or more pounds Of but
ter. Although commonly called churns,
they really are combined churns and
workers, because, unlike home butter
making, the butter is both churned
and worked in the machine.
The churn is filed only One-third or
One-half full, so that when revolved
the cream which is carried up by the
motion of the churn has plenty of
room to fall. The concussion thus pro-
duced causes the minute globules of
butterfat to gather into granules of
butter, When the churn Is stopped
after having been run for about an
hour granules of butter about the size
Of grains Of wheat or corn will be
floating on the surface of the butter
milk. Then the buttermilk is drawn
off through hole in the bottom of the
churn and the butter granules washed
with pure, cold water. After draining,
salt is added to the granular butter
which is still in the churn. !
The big wooden rollers are then put
into gear, the churn started and the
butter worked in the churn until the
salt is all dissolved and the butter has
a waxy body. The butter is removed
and packed into tubs or made into
pound prints and put into cartons in
the form in which it goes to the con-
Sumer
Many Scientific Tests Made.
Many creameries have well-equipped
laboratories in which the numerous
scientific tests that are a part of the
creamery business are made. A sam
pie of every can of cream that is re-
ceived is tested by means Of the Bah
cock test in order to determine the
per cent Of butterfat. BY this means
the pounds of butterfat for which the
farmer is to be paid is determined.
The sourness or acidity of the cream
or milk is determined by means of
another test which involves the use Of
carefully calibrated glassware. In or
der that the buttermaker may be able
to turn out butter having approximate
ly the same composition day after day
he tests a sample of butter from each
churning for moisture and salt. Both
Of these tests require skillful work
manship and the use Of delicate scales.
Because of the highly specialized and
The Benson signal., 1918-03-09
SOW'S FEED OF IMPORTANCE
Animal Requires Something Besides
MeaI-GiVe Her Roots, Alfalfa or
Red Glover Hay.

AS in the case Of the boar, the
SOW requires something besides meal,
and the furnishing of some such feeds
as roots, alfalfa or red clover hay, is
even more important than in feeding
the boar. Skim milk is also excellent
when it can be had.
The Benson signal., 1918-03-09
BUTTER MAKING
IS EXPERT WORK
Process Is Just as Technical as
Manufacture of Piece of
Cotton Cloth.
MILK Is SKINNED ON FARM
Cream Is Tested, Pasteurized, Cooled
and "Ripened" Before Churning-
Disease Germs and Bac-
terra Destroyed.
MILK IS SKINNED ON FARM
Observation-Disclosures

This is the story of creamery
butter-the steps in the manu-
facture of the high-grade prod
uct which comes to your table
each week. Taking this food
for granted, you probably have
BOT realized the rather intricate
and technical process through
which it passes from milk to the
finished product. If this story
will inspire a sympathy which
leads to a more careful and con-
servative use of butter it will
have served it's purpose.
The Benson signal., 1918-03-09
MAKE THE SOWS EXERCISE.

One of the biggest hindrances
to the farrowing Of good, strong,
vigorous litters is lack Of exer-
else for the sows. During cold
and snowy weather hogs like to
lie around the sleeping quarters
and be comfortable. That, how
ever, is not what they should do
all of the time. The proper ex-
ercise for a brood sow is that
which she will take voluntarily
and not through force. She
should get her corn ration by
hustling for it in the stalk fields
and not by getting it around the
sleeping quarters, on feeding
floors, or in troughs. Protein
feeds in the form of shorts,
tankage, oil meal, or alfalfa hay
should be supplied.
The Benson signal., 1918-03-09

the game, most of them straight from
the East, and went into training i'm
mediately. They were quartered up
where the war has left an obvious
mark and taken most of the superb
cialties. They've been going hard ever
since, learning everything of the latest
weapons, maneuvers, signals and mill
tary science that the French, British
and Americans had to teach them.
They're probably the soundest bunch
of men, physically in the world. And
yet they're greatly neglected. This is
because they come from the United
States in general and no place in par
ticular. Most of the regiments here
come from a distant locality, and the
folks back home organize welfare So
cieties and send 'em tobacco and
sweaters, but the regulars don't get in
on this.
had q few letters from the coast
and probably will get more when the
Christmas mail, which is still coming
in, catches up.
Till la Guerre is Finis,
ROSS.
P. S.-The army censor who O-K'd
the above letter added in his own
handwriting the following wall:
up. S.-Above statements regarding
the regular forces being more or less
forgotten are true, too true. |, too,
am from the regular service and !
happen to know we were overlooked
only too we'll"
The Benson signal., 1918-03-09
SALT FOR SHEEP IN WINTER
When Feeding for Lamb Crop 1t Is
Well to Remember That You Are
Feeding for Wool.

Sheep need a little salt winter as
well as in summer. Remember that
when you are feeding for the lamb
crop you are also feeding for wool.
A well-fed, well-nourished eve will
shear a heavy fleece.
The Benson signal., 1918-03-09
BOAR IN PROPER CONDITION
Good Judgment Is Necessary and Ex-
tremes Are to Be Avoided
Vigor Is Essential.

1t requires good judgment to keep a
boar in the best possible condition
Extremes are to be avoided. The
over-fat boar is not satisfactory, and
half-starved one cannot transmit
vigor and constitution to it's young.
The Benson signal., 1918-03-09

technical apparatus used in a creamery
the operator of the factory must neces-
sarily be a technically trained man,
and in fact many are graduates of spe-
cial courses at the state agricultural
colleges. On account of the large and
expensive machinery required the
creamery business demands the invest
ment Of considerable capital. The small
country creamery may possibly be
built and equipped for less than $1O,-
600, but many Of the larger plants cost
more than 100000.
The Benson signal., 1918-03-09

Clarence 1. Morrison, now Morrison
Marshall, protege of Mrs. Thomas r.
Marshall, wife Of the vice president,
has developed from a tiny, undergrown
infant to bouncing seventeen-months-
old boy. Mrs. Marshall found him in a
Washington diet kitchen infirmary and
asked the mother to loan him to her
for care in her own home. He was one
of twins, and the mother is caring for
the other. The Marshalls have not
adopted this one, but they have an
indefinite "loan" Of him. Part of his
rejuvenation was due to few weeks
in Michigan and Arizona where his
foster parents went for a vacation.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-10
ARE You ONE OF THEM

There are a great any people who
would be very much benefited by
taking Chamberlain's Tablets for q
weak or disordered stomach. Are.
you one Of them3 Mrs. NJ. R. Scarf,
Baldwinsville. N. Y, relates her ex-
perience in the use of these tablets.
II had a bad spell with my stomach
about six months ago, and was
troubled for two or three weeks with
gas and severe pains In the pit Of my
stomach Our druggis advised me to
take Chamberlains Tablets. took
q bottle home and the first dose re-
lieved me wonderfully. and I kept on
taking them until was cured"
These tablets do not relieve pain but
after the pain has been relieved may
prevent its occurance. Adv
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-10
Postomce committee.

Postoflice committee.
Pou, of Kitchin's state. chairman
Of the Rules committee, opposed the
draft.
Small, North Carolina, still an.
other southerner, chairman of civ
ers and Harbors, opposed the draft.
Helm. Alabama. self appointed
spokesman for the White House,
though the president has not veii-
fled 1t, opposed the draft.
All Democrats and all from the
"Solid South"
On November 5, the people must
decide for themselves whether they
want these men to remain in control
of the most important committees OF
the House Of representatives and
the war.