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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-14
FINAL APPEAL MADE
TO COUNTY TEACHERS
Co. Agent Teal Wants All To
Aid In Vital Canpaiqn.

The fourth in a series OF letters to
raral school teachers, spent the food
card pledge campaign, issued by Co.
Agent Paul VI. Teal, is as follows:
For the purpose Of assisting in am
swering objection which viii probab-
W arise, have compiled series Of
questions and answers covering the
more important points which are rails
ed regarding membership IN the Food
Administration.
Objection: We are already using
economy in every way possible, and
SO why should we sign a card?
Answer: Certainly you are, but you
our town, our country and our State
are getting no credit for your patri-
otism. Just sign to show your loyal.
III and your desire to get, free of
charge, some good literature from
the State and Nation.
Objection: Our food is our own
and We don't want anyone to med
die.
Answer: If German troops should
march on your home, would you want
our government to NEEDLE? Further
more, remember, am my brothers
keeper and the only way to be a cit
lien is to be part of the big family
Objection wasn't in favor of the
was.
Answer: If robber should come
into your home, would you say Il
didn't favor your coming and expect
to do nothing" We are in war When
4 house is on fire, neighbors forget
all their differences and help put it
out. Surely you will not refuse to
help a little when your own Uncle
Sam needs you.
Objection: Government officials are
liable to come around and take our
provisions IL we sign a card.
Answer: If our form of govern
nnert were autocratic such as the
government of Germany, it could say
HFslrnish us with half OF all that you
have" and You would have to do it
III this democratic country no thought
has ever been given to the comman
deering Of provisions from the home
Objection: I am not interested in
signing my name to anything that
know nothing about.
Answer: II you do not care tc
sign card which pledges you only
to the policy that wastefulness il
sinful. we shall expect you to turn
in your name. anyway. Uncle San
wants to know the names of those
who will not support him as well a!
the names Of those who are glad tt
do this small portion as a means O.
showing their patriotism at this crit
icaI time.
Argument: In New Jersey and sew
eral other places German sympathiz
ers have been found inducing womeI
to call up their neighbors and advis,
them not to sign card. Let's take
the word Of our own government ii
this important matter
Further argument: Every effort o
Al the people Of this country mus
DO bent toward greater production
ana greater conservation. Failure t
share in the responsibility placed up
on each man, woman and child is al
indirect boost for the cause Of gu
enemies. Those living in this coun
try who are not willing to help thei
nation must be looked upon as sur
porters of the German Kaiser an
bis government Such people do no
belong in the United States. Thei
place is in Germany.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-14

Names OF Prohibition States and Ter
ritories and Honor Roll of States
that have ratified the Federal Amen
ment--Miss Addie Lindsay.
Music-Star Spangled Banner and
America.
Offering.
Refreshments.
A cordial invitation is given to the
public to attend.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-14
RlpeEWAY SERVICES

There will be preaching at the fol-
lowing places on Ridgeway Circuit
M. Il. Church, South. Sunday, Feb. IL
Darkesville IL a. M. and Rest Chap
81 100 p. m. w. r. Hardesty, pastor.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-14
CHRIST REFORMED CHURCH

This weeks Lenten service which
could not be held On Wednesday ev-
ening on account of no light win be
held tomorrow, Friday evening at
7A5 o'clock. A. NJ. Gluck, Pastor.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-24
STATE HAS C0AL-IN MINES
Undeveloped Fields Would Supply
Needs for 40 Years.

Lansing-With an undeveloped coal
supply sufficient to last the state 40
years at the present rate of consump-
ton, Michigan is suffering from an
acute fuel famine. Schools, churches
and factories all over the state are
closed yet more than 60,000,000 tons Of
coal are lying untouched under the CEN
trail portion of the lower peninsula.
Despite her vast deposits of coal
Michigan has never produced any con-
siderable portion Of the coal she an
nually consumes. This has been due
to the fact that the veins are too thin
to be operates profitably in open COM
petition with the richer mines of other
states.
The cost of production here has been
practically twice that in Ohio and
Pennsylvania mines, according to the
reports of the state geologist.
The danger that federal control Of
mines and coal shipments might be
renounced at the close of the war has
prevented private interests from un-
dertaking extended operations in the
undeveloped region. but a guarantee
of continued protection might result
in early action by mining interests.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-24
GUSTS FROM THE BLIZZARD
Unusual Happenings Reported From
Several Sections.

Lansing-Many unusual incidents,
occasioned by the recent blizzard
which ssept the state, have come to
light.
At Ann Arbor, two little girls carry
ing a suit case of laundry we're over
come by the intense cold. The hand OF
one of the children was frozen stiff
around the handle of the suit case. The
children were taken to nearby store
and first aid administered.
A train on the Pere Marquette was
16 hours going from Saginaw to Mil
ford, distance of about 65 miles.
A trainload OF soldiers from Camp
Custer, homeward bound on short
leaves of absence, became stalled in
a 15-foot drift east of Battle Creek
and spent their leaves of absence on
the train instead of home.
At Monroe, Michigan Central train
was stalled for % hours as a result
OF the Engine freezing to the tracks at
the watertank. II finally proceeded on
its way with the aid of snow pillow
and three locomotives.
A party OF "a high school students
from Adrian were marooned for two
days in a farm house, the roads being
impossible
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-24

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
Sometimes butter made on the farm,
particularly In winter, becomes mot
tied, and even though II may be very
good flavor, when put upon the mar
ket, 1t is strongly Disseminated
against by the purchaser. AS this diff
ficulty is one of workmanship, 1t can
be overcome by the application OF
proper methods on the part of the but
ter-maker.
Notifies are caused primarily by an
uneven distribution of salt In the but
ter. This may be produced by INSULT
cient working of the butter or by
churning, washing, and working 1t at
a very low temperature, or by wash
ing or working 1t at temperature
several degrees higher or lower than
the churning temperature.
Small Quantity of Butter.
When the quantity of butter made
in one churning is much less than
usual, 1t is necessary to work 1t a
greater number of revolutions of the
churn than usual in order to produce
the same results on the butter.
Extremely low temperatures OF
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-24
Turning to FurS for Warmth.

The coat shown in the picture Is as
good model for general wear and
smart style as one could wish. It's
deep collar may be turned so that 1t
will engulf the face almost to the eyes
and still protect the shoulders and
chest. The very deep cuffs suggest
warmth and provide 1t. The front laps
across from right to left and is held
in place by very wide belt in addi-
ton TO other fastenings. Fullness is
furnished the skirt by plaits at each
side-a feature that is especially want
ed in a coat that is to serve the pur-
poses of both street and motor wear.
Among the late arrivals in winter
coats there are some very handsome
satin models with very wide patterns
In needlework or embroidery about the
bottom. Sometimes this extends
across the front and is supplemented
by a wide band of fur across the back.
This is something quite new e1d 1t Is
attractive.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-24
PRUDDEN BACKSUP
nine HOUR EDICT
SAYS HE CANNOT MODIFY HIS
ORDER LIMITING HOURS
OF BUSINESS.
LACK OF COAL FORCED STEP
Most Cities Accept Order Without
Protest Because They Have
No Fuel to Burn.

Lansing-W K. Prudden is not only
standing firmly behind his nine-hour
coal conservation edict but he expects
to have to issue even more drastic
regulations soon. He insists that the
situation demands heroic measures.
Coal shipments are not expected to
reach normal for some time.
The only defiance to Mr.. Prudden's
order came from Detroit. State cities
in general are putting the order into
effect. Several delegations from De-
troit appeared before the administra-
tor, however. Theatrical interests, ho-
tel men, cigar stand operators, drug
gists and all-night restaurant proprie-
tors were represented in addition to
numerous kilograms of protest from
Detroit.
Other Michigan cities have accept
ed the order because they have to
they have no coal-according to Mr..
Prudden, and as soon as Detroit's sup
ply becomes as low as the other Mich
igan cities that city will have to ac-
cept it, whether the municipal author
tiles are so disposed or not.
Mr.. Prudden left the enforcement Of
his order to local authorities because
they have police and other machinery
at hand. However, he has the author
ity to take even more radical steps
than the present order, he says, and
with President Wilson and congress
behind hiin will enforce his order If
any city fails to do so.
Mr.. Prudden made one answer to the
many Detroit delegations which ap-
peared, some with attorneys. He told
them to go back to Detroit and en-
force the spirit as we'll as the letter
of the law.
He asked that they try the order
out for few days before condemning
it and offered any reasonable modifica-
ton after it was proved imperfect.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-24

tight TO the wrist. This is q warm,
comfortable garment, easily worn I'M
der coat. 1t has one patch pocket,
Since hand knitting has really become
fashionable pastime. many women
are knitting sweaters and sweater
coats for themselves, as well as for the
soldiers. New styles for spring are
already presented, and they include
coat and slip-over models, coats with
wide sailor collars and knIt-length
skirts plated at the sides and back.
are fastened along the front with very
large buttons. They have knitted
sashes ending In wool fringe, that loon
over the front and hang to the bottom
of the garment
The hand-knlt sweater is an expen.
sive affair as compared to machine
knit garments. The cost of labor
makes IL so. This is where the oppor.
tunity lies for women who can knit
and make their own sweaters.
Knitted silk sweater-coats for spring
have already been launched. One OF
the new models looks like a Norfolk
jacket. 1t fastens Mt the front with
buttons and has a belt that dips at the
front, made of the knitted silk. This
fastens under small buckle.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-24

The manufacturers of knitted gar
ments, specializing In the particular
Hne of work, bring out new styles in
sweaters, sweater coats, bathing suits,
and all other garments shaped to the
figures In the machines that make
them, with the return of each spring
and fall season. Sweaters and sweat
er coats probably furnish the bulk
of their business. No member of the
up-to-date family undertakes to face
the winter, or the summer either, with
out a sweater. Even the baby tod
dies out clad In knitted garments from
head to foot.
II usually falls to the lot Of moth
ers to select and buy all these gar
ments, hence she is interested in the
STYLES for boys and young men, as well
as I'm those for girls and women. A
sweater for the schoolboy with cap to
match is shown In the picture. 1t is a
familiar model sure to please the
youth, especially II II can be had In
his school colors." 1t Is a sweater
coat. buttoning down the front, provid-
ed with rolling collar and patch peck
cts. In moderate weather It is worn
without coat over IL.
At the right is a machine-knit khaki
colored sweater, the stitches close and
the garment firm and well cited. 1t
opens only part way down the front
and has the neck finished with band
that sets close and smooth. Cuffs set
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-24

No matter how much money she may
have If there is no coal the Parisienne
cannot buy it; so they say that Paris
has turned to furs for warmth. There
is every chance of comfort out of doors
mufiled up in furs to the ears, as
against next to none in a fireless in
doors. Even bed and lounge coverings
and lounge pillows are reported to be
made of felts. Everywhere the cheap
er felts prove a more than satisfactory
substitute for wool, which is scarce.
In the face of all these considera-
tons furriers have distinguished them
selves by providing handsome gar
ments from the inexpensive skins.
Coats with wide collars, deep cuffs and
borders that extend up to the knees
or higher, make a silk garment warm
End save wool in mid-winter coats.
No one inquiries too closely into the
origin of furs that look we'll and cost
little; they are just as fashionable
es sahles or ermine.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-24
MEANS TO PRESERVE
FARM MACHINERY
More Care Should Be Given to
Protection of Agricultural
Tools From Weather.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
1. Orders for new equipment and re-
pair parts should be placed as soon as
possible.
2. To produce maximum results
with minimum of labor, new and
modern machinery In large sizes
should be used whenever possible.
3. Serviceable equipment, not need
ed, should be sold or made available
to others.
A. Useless machinery, should be re-
turned to the channels of trade as
junk.
8. Thorough fabrication and proper
care when in use will materially
lengthen the service Of farm equip
ment.
9. More care should be given to pro-
tectlng farm implements from the
weather.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-24

churning. washing and working should
be avoided, because they produce so
firm butter that II is only with great
difficulty that the salt can be worked
uniformly into 1t. High temperatures
of churning, washing and working
must also be avoided to prevent an alb
normal loss of fat in the buttermilk
and also the making of q greasy,
leaky butter.
Great variations In temperature dur
ing the manufacturing process should
always be avoided. Under normal
conditions the temperature Of the
wash water should be the same as,
or within two degrees of, that Of the
buttermilk.
Working In Cold Room.
When the churn room is so cold that
the butter becomes chilled before
working is completed, notified butter
is frequently the result. To prevent
this 1t Is preferable to increase the
amount Of working rather than to
raise the temperature of the wash wa
ter.
Notified butter, then, may be pre-
vented by using methods that will In
sure uniform distribution of salt.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-24

The potato silage seemed to be as pal
atable as the best corn silage. With
hogs, a lot fed approximately two
thirds of a grain ration mixed in the
ratio of five pounds cornmeal, four
pounds Of middlings and one pound Of
tankage, with potato silage equal In
weight to the grain fed, gave the best
results. The rate of gain, IA pounds
per head daily, was considered good.
Only 352 pounds Of grain were re-
CURED for 100 pounds of gain. In this
lot one ton of silage saved grain to the
value of $25.22, figuring the cornmeal
at three cents pound. Potato silage
gives better results when fed to hogs
six months old or over.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-24
WITH THE BoysAT cAMPcUsTER

-Four thousand pieces OF clothing, a
carload, make up Camp Clusters con-
tribution to the Belgian clothing re-
lief fund.
For rs cents a week any soldier in
Custer may have almost everything
but himself washed In the camp
laundry. Gen. Parker ordered that all
men in camp must send their washing
to the new plant and named the price
to be charged.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-24
INFLUENCE OF BETTER ROADS
Effect on Value Of Rural Property
Stated In Letter Written by
Bank President.

The influence of road improvements
on the value Of rural property was
stated In a letter recently sent to the
Manufacturers Record by the presi-
dent of the Baltimore Commercial
bank, who wrote: around my home
town in Virginia property could be
bought three years ago for $50 to $50
an acre. We put fine road several
miles through that county, and today
you cannot buy anything for less than
800, and some IL held at $50 per
acre."
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-24
Feeding Tests.

In feeding tests of potato silage In
comparison with corn silage II was
learned the two kinds are OF about
squal value as feed for dairy cows.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-24
POTATO CULLS MAKE
GOOD STOCK SlLAGE
Result of Tests Recently Con-
Quoted by United States De-
partment of Agriculture.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Large quantities of waste potatoes
may be saved to the feed supply by
converting them into silage. AS feed
for dairy cows and for hogs potato
silage, In tests recently conducted by
the United States department of agri-
culture, was found to be equivalent to
corn silage. Utilization of culls and
small potatoes in this way not only
takes care of a considerable annual
waste but 1t enables farmers to carry
a feed surplus through until season
of scarcity, for potato silage will keep
as well as any other.
To Make Potato sllage.
Any receptacle that will contain the
potato Juice may be used for putting
up the silage-barrel, vat or an above
ground or pit sllo. To make the silage
the potatoes are first washed, using
large watts In which the potatoes are
stirred by homemade device, and
then ground either by hand or by
power. A hand grinder such as is used
in making cider has been found to
work satisfactorily for making small
amounts of silage, while power apple
CRATER modified by substituting rows Of
blunt spikes for the CRATER knives Is
adapted to larger amounts.
After grinding, the potatoes are put
at once into the water-tight receptacles
and about 2 per cent Of cornmeal
sprinkled In evenly throughout the
mass. The use of the cornmeal In
sures an acid fermentation which con-
verts the ground potatoes into silage.
The mixture then is tamped down, COW
cred to q depth of several inches pref
erably with fermented corn silage or
straw, cornstnlks or leaves and the
receptacle fitted with a board cover
weighted with stones. This covering
practically excludes air completely
enough to prevent decomposition on
the surface of the fermenting material.
The weight of the stones should be suf-
ficient to bring the juice just over the
potatoes. The upper surface of the
straw and the board covering should
be kept dry II possible. With the COW
ering thus carefully adjusted, losses
Of fermented potatoes may be almost
entirely eliminated.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-01-24

"A dog is mans best friend"
81 think lot of a dog" commented
the worried-looking man; but the way
things are going now, gimme a COW or.
a henl"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-29
CAN THE FRUIT,
BUT use LITTLE
SUGAR, is ADVICE

County Food Administrator Franc
Mangum is in receipt of a communi-
cation from State Administrator
Soule, advising him of the necessity
for home. canning without the use of
sugar. DR.. Soule stresses the impor-
lance of conserving the fruit crop but
makes it plain that the use of sugar
for this purpose must be curtailed as
far as possible. In urging the people
70 do all the canning possible, the
federal officer suggests that preserv-
ing may be done later, when the SUI
gar supply becomes more ample. He
intimates that the new sugar crop,
which will be on the market in No
vember will greatly relieve the pres
ent famine, so much so that there will
be enough to take care of all domes
tic pea1s.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-29
SPRAYING FOR
WEEVILS SAID
TO Be SUCCESS

Down at Valdosta work which
shows the greatest value to the flu
ture of the cotton production in
Georgia is now being carried ON I'M
GER the direction of the state board
of entomology at the state experiment
farm in this city, as well as on the
farm of A. B. Smith, near the city
limits, and from the success attain
ed so far it would appear that the
ravages of the boil weevil have been
conquered to a greater extent than
heretofore
The experiments are in the nature
of a dry spray, and its effectiveness
is already apparent in the fields, so
much SO that Superintendent B. Nj
Gaddis, who is in charge of the work,
is becoming enthusiastic over the re-
suits.
The spray is composed of sulphur
10 per cent, strychnine l. per cent.
and lime Is per cent. 1t is put on
through an improvised spraying ma
chine which is driven by gasoline
engine. while two mules pull the
truck upon which the machine oscar
ried Three rows of cotton are spray
ed at each trip. and an average of
twenty acres per day can be handled,
all at a cost which is very nominal.
In the cotton which is being used
for the experiment on the Smith
place he good results are apparent
in a very plain manner. This cotton
has been continually sprayed through
the boil weevil season and the crop
is far above the average and is con-
si6ered safe.
The fine dry powder from the
sprayer falls over the cotton field
like cloud of steam, covering the
leaves, stalks, squares and bolls with
a complete film, which is made ad-
hesive by the dews of the night When
the weevil bites through this film the
poison makes a perfectly good corpse
of the insect and ends its career in
stantly, thus making the cotton crop
safe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-29
1,48O MILES MOVIE
FILM FOR SOLDIERS

More than 1,4S0 miles Of moving pic
ture films-approximately 100000
feet--are being used each week in
army Y. M. G. A. screen entertain
ments for soldiers at home and abroad,
according to a compilation received
here today from the National War
Work council Of the Y. NJ. G. A. 1t Is
shown that on an average there is one
moving theater to each unit of 1000
or 5000 fighting men,
This total Is divided into what are
called programs, which average five
reels or 5000 feet. There are some
circuits where a program will be con-
stantly In use for thirteen weeks. At
many camps and cantOnments in the
central military department, as well as
at Great Lakes training station and
the chain of aviation fields, program
frequently stays for more than week,
being exhibited In the Y. NJ. G. A. huts
and camp theaters.
Every reel shown to the soldier boys
is censored before exhibiting, but there
is lots of beroism found in every reel
besides subjects that inspire big
thoughts and those that appeal to SEN
timent.
While every Y. nj. G. A. hut in this
country has its motion picture appa-
ratus and operators. the Community
Motion Picture bureau, through which
the Y. Nj. C. A. is handling its screen
entertainment business. has organized
a chain of movie theaters on the wes-
tern front from Ypres TO Lorraine.
These entertainments are being sup
plemented by musicales and theatri-
Gals. 20 .s
The Y. NJ. c. A is now recruiting q
large force Of motion picture operators
for service overseas. Men Of draft age
who cannot satisfy their desire to en-
ter the combat sections Of the nations
service because of pronounced disAbil-
ity will be considered by the z. III. G.
a. for service not far from where the
shells are exploding and the shrapnel
is shrieking. ANY man over the draft
age will be accepted on proof Of his
qualifications.