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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08

diers are employed as a change from
the front, and these men are so afraid
Of being again sent to the front that
they would rather work themselves to
death at Krupp's.
Where peported BelgIans Work.
"Deported Belgians and French pris.
oners of war also work at Krupp's.
Discipline is strictly enforced, and any
utterances of anti-German views are
at once punished.
Il got the impression that Germany
flung itself like mad into munition
work as its last card. But raw ma
terial is getting scarce. especially cop
per. In Essen all copper faucets and
the like had already been replaced by
iron and tin. The general idea in Ger
many is that the war can be prolonged
at the utmost for another half year, so
they are employing their last forces
for q supreme effort.
every evening at Krupp's alarms is
Tlieger Gemeldet' [airplanes
reported. All lights are then extin-
guished. This is done so that we
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08
U-Boat Victims Lick Boats for
Moisture and Seek Death
in Sea.
TELLSTALESOF PLUCKY DEEDS
Heroic Acts of Offices and Men Be-
longing to All Branches Of Sea
Services, Naval and
Mercantile.

London.-Much has been written
about the hardships endured by the
crews Of vessels sunk by German sub
marines. Here are some particulars
dealing with the plucky deeds per-
formed by officers and men belonging
to all branches of the sea services,
naval and mercantile.
The first case is that of passenger
steamer which had been torpedoed on
a Monday, without warning, as usual,
in the Atlantic, 800 miles from land.
The chief officer took charge Of No.
2 lifebOat, which had ON board 81 per-
sons, including two women and baby
four months old.
Bad weather prevailed all that day
and throughout the night, increasing
the plight Of the miserable people. Pro-
visions, too, were scarce, but what ex-
listed was taken charge Of by the chief
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08
DepOrted Men and Prisoners Are
Driven Into Slavery by Ger
man Authorities.
MAKE STARTLING DISCLOSURE
HolIander Tells How Deported Bel.
gans and French Prisoners of
War Are Compelled to Work
In Munitions Factory
in Essen.
RY w. 81. kIEHL.

Correspondent Of the Chicago News.)
The Hague, HOlland.-A Netherland-
er who until four days ago was en-
ployed at Krupps muhition works in
Essen, Germany, makes the startling
disclosure that some 1000 Hollanders
are working at Essen in the munition
and war material factories. Most Of
these men get there through the machi-
nations Of what this escaped Hol-
lander calls "Seelenerkaufer" -Cohen
& 0ssendegner of Rotterdam, who
seem to act as agents for supplying
Germany with greatly needed labor.
Eighty or ninety men day generally
find their way across the border by
means Of their agents, lured by the
prospect Of very high wages and good
food. What they find In reality and
how next to impossible 1t is made for
them to return to their own country
Is thus told in the Hollander's words:
No Return Pass Given.
"When this firm of agents secured
my services they did not mention war
work." he said. II was given to under
stand that field labor and trade work
was required. Also l was promised
that could return any Saturday to
Holland to stay through Sunday. The
promised wages were high and food
was said to be plentiful / accepted,
my pass was ready in few moments,
but ! did not know that the signatures
and vises required for my return to
Holland had been omitted, as they al
ways are in the passes given by these
agents, no doubt because they know
perfectly well that after a week in
Germany no single Hollander would
ever think of returning there after his
weekend in Holland.
Soon after my entrance upon Ger
man soil at Elten, where / found sew
eral compatriots like myself, we were
met by an agent from an 'arbelts bu-
reau, who secured our services for
shellmaking at Krupp's by telling us
that food was good there and wages
very high. He said that In other
branches of labor food was but indif-
ferent and the wages nothing like
Krupp's, so we men went to Essen.
How good the food was there you can
judge of by the fact that my weight
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08

McAdoo, In statement given out
through the federal reserve banks, 81
am sure that they have failed to con-
slider the effect which the acceptance
of their offers have upon the situation.
We are making the strongest effort to
have these government bonds pur-
chased for permanent investment by
the people at large, to be paid for out
Of the past and future savings of those
who buy them. Purchases thus made
not only result in providing funds for
the uses Of the government, but they
also effect a conservation Of labor and
material.
when the bonds are exchanged for
merchandise, the primary object Of
their sale is defeated. discouraging
thrift and increasing expenditure. In
addition to this, such bonds, when TAX
en- in exchange for merchandise, must
in most cases be Immediately sold In
the open market. This naturally tends
to depress the market price Of the is
sue and makes 1t less easy to sell fu-
ture issues Mt the same rate"
Secretary McAdoo believes that the
merchants of the country, upon more
careful consideration Of the subject,
will discontinue thesr efforts to sell
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08
INA IIDIIT
IIlE THIT NJ
lN5AU&
GENTLE COWS ARE SUPERIOR
Animals Seem to Partake of DISPOSE.
ton of Keeper-Economieal
Grains for Helfers.

To have gentle cows there is noth-
ing like raising them yourself. The
cow seems to partake of the DISPOSE
ton of her keeper. No dairyman can
afford to have a man in his stable who
is rough and quick tempered.
Many well-bred cows are ruined be-
cause they were not properly fed aud
developed into cowhood. Ground Oat-
meal and wheat bran with the addition
of small amount of flaxseed meal are
the most economical grains for the calf
and heifer. These grains, fed in con-
nection with mixed hay, bright corn
fodder and wheat straw, will develop
bone and muscle and build up sound,
vigorous constitution with a capacity
to eat and digest large quantity OF
food, 1t Is common saying that a
COW that is big eater is also big
mixer" And this Is true.
A heifer should be well fed before
calying and given daily exercise.
Calves and heifers should not be tied
up In a warm stable with the cows,
they thrive best in an open shed with
a sheltered yard for exercise.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08

contradictions, but quite consistent in
view Of the fact that the culture Of the
Orient and OccIdent have proceeded
along somewhat different lines. Fee
Is a stronghold Of Islam and fair
specimen of what the culture produces.
There is much poverty, much oppres-
sion, much disease; there is also much
charity, justice that Is sometimes dis
concertingly swift and an atmosphere
that can only be described as one of
resigned cheerfulness. Commerce Is
conducted on a ludicrously dimlnutive
scale, but the total Of months trad
ing in six by ten emporium often
mounts into staggering figures. Slaves
are still to be had by those who know
where to buy, and religious feeling
runs so high that several Europeans
have been killed for polluting the sa-
cred atmosphere Of mosques with their
presence. Popular ignorance often
reaches to the point where the lndivid-
ual In question is not cognizant Of the
existence Of the American continent,
and in the library Of Fee are numerous
absolutely priceless treasures In the
shape of ancient tones of learning.
Certain books of Euclid, neve. seen by
European eyes, are said to be guarded
here.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08
merchandise and take Liberty bonds in
payment for 1t.
FIND GUINEA EGGS IN SNAKE
Setting Hen Finishes the Job BY
Matching Out Seven Little
Guineas.

Moultrie, Ga.-Seven young guineas
all christened JONAH" because thew
spent part of their prenatal period in
the stomach Of reptile without harm
to themselves or the snake, until the
latter was unhapplly cut open, are the
proud possession of L. D. Afford of
Colqultt county.
While picking cotton early this fan
Mr.. Afford noticed a snake lying In !
cotton row In a torpid state with its
body considerably swollen. Killing
the snake and cutting it open, Afford
found seven guinea eggs inside of II
which had recently been stolen frnm
the nest of a setting hen. Placing the
eggs under a setting hen In his nearby
barn, Mr.. Afford was overjoyed a few
days later to find seven little guineaa
Matched Que and happy.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08

Rnnthilated the Romans under Marius
Juuius Silanus on the field ArausiO,
where $4,000 troops were slain.
This terrible reverse sent a tremor
Of terror through the lawmakers on the
Capitoline hill, and the constitution
was set aside in order that Marius,
fresh from his triumphs on African
battlefieIds, might be invested with
consular powers for five years. He was
deemed the man of the hour and the
only general who could turn back the
tide of barbarians that had debouched
from Cimbri Chersonese, the name
given to Jutland. While this tribe
poured over the Alps, driving the forces
If Catullus before 1t across the Adige
and the Pc, Marius administered a
crushing defeat at Aquae Sextiae In
CauI to the Cimbris' companions In
arms the Teutones. The consul then
,4shed back across the Alps and at
Campi Raudii, near Vercelli, where
century earlier Hannibal had won his
first victory on Italian soil, the In
vaders were utterly annihilated, all the
men being killed or captured while the
women slew themselves and their chill
dren in preference to being borne to
Rome In slavery.
its Agricultural Regeneration.
Jutland's agricultural poverty dates
from the beginning of the sixteenth
century, By which time the peninsula,
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08
CREWS CRAZED BY SUFFERING

officer, who doled out half a dipper
(half-pint) of water to each person
night and morning.
They had been barely twenty-four
hours in the boat when the horrors of
the situation were added to by mad
hess. On the Tuesday the cook lost
his reason, and on the Wednesday he
died. That night witnessed the insan-
ity Of the storekeeper, who had to be
dashed down. On Thursday he too
died. On Friday an A. B. expired.
Water Begins to Get Low.
The water was now beginning to
give out and the boats company suf-
fered from intense thirst.
A fireman was found dead in the
bottom Of the boat on Saturday morn
ing, and the third-class pantry boy
died during the day.
On Sunday the cattleman tried to
jump overheard three times, and sue
ceeded at the fourth attempt. The sur
vivors we're In too feeble a state to
save him, although they turned the
boat round and searched for him. The
water gave out on Sunday.
There were occasional showers Of
rain, but everything was saturated
with salt, and the little water they got
was undrinkable. They licked the
woodwork, hoping to gather up the
raindrops
Then they broke up the water keg,
and licked the inside. which they found
saturated with moisture. and delicious.
At 3 D. m. on Monday land was sighted,
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08
TO IDENTIFY DAIRY CATTLE
Difficult to Distinguish Certain Helfera
From Certain Cows Few Years
After Birth.

Every farmer who keeps dairy cat.
tie should adopt some scheme for iden-
tifying his stock. 1t is easy to remem.
Der the cows in herd by their names,
but it Is quite another thing to be able
to distinguish certain heifers from GER
tain cows, two or three years after
birth. If one is in daily association
with his stock, he might be able to
remember that one calf is from this
COW, another from that COW, and so on,
but if the calves are put away on pas
ture, the chances are that at the end
of a year their ancestry will be for
gotten.
With breeders of purebreds, it is
strictly essential to be able to trace
the ancestry. Registration rules spe-
Cify this, and when a heifer or bull calf
is registered, It's markings must be not.
ed on card provided for the purpose.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08
HOLD LIBERTY BONDS
People Urged to Retain Them as
Permanent Investment.
Government Discharges Practice Of
Merchants In Accepting Them In
Exchange for Merchandise.

United States treasury officials are
seeking to discourage the practice fol-
lowed by many merchants throughout
the country of Offering to accept Lib
erty bonds Of the first and second is
sues at par, and in some cases at a
premium. In exchange for merchandise.
They hold that such practice defeats
the primary object of the sale of the
bonds, dlscouraging the general thrift
movement and increasing expenditures.
thus depriving the government of la
Dor and material needed for war pur-
poses.
"While have no doubt that mer-
chants are actuated by patriotic mo-
tiScss" said Secretary Of the Treasury
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08
FORCED TO WORK
I'm KRUPP PLANT

was reduced by "a pounds while there.
For breakfast we received two
slices Of bread without any butter or
fat whatever. For dinner potato soup
that left us hungry an hour after
eating, Then in the evening again
two slices Of bread like at breakfast.
If the Hollander felt too III or feeble
to work the Germans simply took away
his bed from under him to make him
get up. Oh, yes, there is a doctor, but
he always diagnoses the same. You
can w0rk-if you don't work you won't
eat'-'nicht arbeiten-nlcth essen, as
we used to put it.
1.-THE laborers are housed by the 500
together in barracks, which are but
insuficiently warmed and imperfectly
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08
WINTER EXERCISE FOR CALF
When Weather Is Favorable Young
Animal Should Be Turned Out
In Sheltered Yard.

Each day during the winter, when
the weather is favorable. the calves
need to be turned out into a shelter
ed yard for exercise, which is neces-
sary for their proper growth and
health. 1t is also very important that
the calves, from very early age, be
given all the pure, fresh water they
care to drink each day. The pens
should be dlsinfected frequently.
Quick-lime is excellent to sprinkle ON
the floor each time 1t is cleaned, and
a frequent spraying with some stand
ard coal-tar-dIp solution will prove
beneficial.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08

but it was long way off, and by the
time they drew near darkness and a
heavy northerly swell made landing
impossible. They lay to, and during
a squall their mast carried away at the
heel, but that did not matter much, for
it acted as a sea anchor.
At daylight on Tuesday they were
sighted by a couple of fishing boats,
which towed them into port. The baby
lived for some time after being landed.
The linen keeper died as he was being
lifted from the boat. Two of the crew
refused to leave the boat, having gone
mad. A trimmer died from gangrene
two weeks later.
The chief officer remarked: Il would
like to testify to the excellent behavior
of the boats crew throughout our pc
Rod of eight days hardship and ex-
posure."
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08
VALUE OF PREPoTENT BULLS
Hieh-class Animal Stands Little
Chance of Transmitting Inferior
Qualities of Ancestor.

The bull is half the herd. IF he is
prepotent, as all good bulls are, he is
much more than half the herd. The
purebred bull, all of whose ancestors
for several generations were first-class
individuals, stands very little chance
of transmitting the qualities of some
inferior remote ancestor. In the dairy
record center at Farmers Union, On
tario, there were IA herds Of grade
cattle. Seven of these herds, compris-
ing 50 cows, had always used grade
sires. The other seven, comprising "a
cows, had used purebred sires for
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08

+ UTLAND, the low-lying, sandy
peninsula whose name histori-
ans probably win employ to des-
ignate the great naval battle
fought off it's shores by the British and
Germans, is the continental portion of
Denmark and comprises nearly two
thirds the area of the kingdom (exclu-
sive Of colonial possesslons), but with
considerably less than half the total
population. 1t compares with Vermont
in size, but has a density Of population
three times as great, says bulletin of
the National Geographic society. It's
most striking physical characteristics
are the fjords which cut into the sandy
seaboard, particularly on the west
coast. OF these the largest, Limfjord,
is today a misnomer for since 1922 it
has been sound, Joining the waters of
the North sea with the Kattegat and
making an island Of the extreme north
ern portion Of the peninsula which ter
inmates in cape called the Skaw.
Owing to the character of the soil on
both banks, the rapidlty Of the current
end the violent impact of the floating
Ice in the spring, only a pontoon bridge
spanned this sound at Aalborg until
recently.
The highest point Of land in Jutiand,
which is also the highest in the king
dom, is a 564-foot commence" in line
Of low hills near the center of the pen
Ursula.
Ancient Home Of the cimbri.
Jutland was the ancient home Of the
warlike Clmbri, tribe which for II
years kept Rome in a state Of panic,
and which was the first Germanic host
to make its way across the barrier Of
the Alps into northern Italy, antlci-
pating the descent OF the Visigoths by
five centuries. The Cimbri came with
in the purview Of recorded history in
113 B. c., when, after having been
driven from their northern home, sup
posedly by North sea foundations, and
having made their way southwark
through the German forests, they In
fiicted a signal defeat upon Roman
army under Consul Papirius Carlo at
Noreia. Instead Of following up their
success into Italy, the victors pushed
westward into the Rhine valley. Four
years later, however, they practically
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08

should not know when flyers really
came to lombard the factories. No one
is allowed to talk of the damage done
by allied bombs, and the newspapers
are enjoined to keep silence on these
matters. Still, l can say that some
damage has been done, although l can
not say how much nor exactly where.
On the other hand, stories likely to
stimulate the energy Of the people are
eagerly promulgated, such as those Of
enormous submarines of dreadnaught
type, of guns that can shoot 80 kilo-
meters that are soon to be used against
the allied armies"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08

cleaned. Typhus claims many victims.
In the barracks where 1 was housed
/ found four men lying dead Of typhus
beside my crib one morning. After a
few days of this sort of thing 1t is not
to be wondered at that many Holland
ers try in every way to get back to
their country, although the vises on
their passes are lacking.
IF they are captured they are
thrown into prison for a fortnight on
bread and water If they survive they
are then drafted back to Krupp's, and
set to work again. Production is
pushed to the utmost. Numbers of sol
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08

had been almost completely denuded Of
its forests. 1t was not until 1865, two
years after Denmark had been forced
to relinquish Schleswig- Holstein to
Prussia and Austria, that the Danish
people began an appraisal of the lat
ent agricultural possibilities Of their
remaining domain to see If by cultlva-
ton they could compensate for their
territorial losses. Col. =. Dalgas, an
engineer officer Of the Danish army,
was the leading spirit in the organlza-
ton of the Danish Heath society,
which began to plant trees throughout
the peninsula, movement which is
still going forward and which has
proved to be the salvation of the land.
Mountain frs were first planted and
these were succeeded by red spruce
from America. These trees serve as
living barrier against the fierce sand
driving gales from the North sea.
The interior of the peninsula is fast
losing its barren aspect, more than q
800 square miles of heath having been
redeemed by afforestation. Oats, bar
ley, beetroots and rye are now grown
probably, cattle and sheep find good
pasturage, and the forests teen with
deer and wood pigeons. Typical of the
growth Of towns in this rejuvenated
area is Herring, a settlement Of 40
souls in 1866 and now thriving COM
munity with a population of 5000.
Jutland has a familiar ring in the
ear Of every schoolboy for he remem-
bers that the Angles and the Jutes were
among the first Germanic peoples to
emigrate from the shores of the Baltic
and settle in Britain.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08
FEE, A STRONGHOLD OF ISLAM
Capital of Morocco Is Regarded as a
Fair Specimen of What the
Culture Produces.

Fee is the capital Of Morocco. 1t
Is an odd mixture of progress and me-
dievallsm, or tolerance and fanatacism,
Of learning and superstition. These
congratulations are the typical reaction
Of the occidental visitor to the life
and manners Of Fee. AS a matter Of
fact, writes Niksah, Fee is no city Of
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08
cow IS CREATURE OF HABIT
Heifer Should Be MIXED Up to Within
Two Months of Next Lacta-
ton Period.

The length Of time which COW will,
milk depends very largely upon the
length Of her first milking PERIOD
While the tendency for a long milk.
Ing period is supposed to be heredi-,
tary in dairy cattle, they are also crea-l
lures of habit, and a heller should,
therefore, be MIXED up to within two
months of her next lactation period
whether or not she gives enough milk,
to pay for the milking. !
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08
GIVES HUSBAND AND
8 SONS FOR COUNTRY

Lingle, Wyo.-A husband and
three sons for Uncle Sans lib
erty forces Is the contribution
Of Mrs. John M. Bennett, Of
this town..
With all the male members Of
her family preparing in various
training camps for the fight for
democracy and humanity, Mrs.
Bennett and her two young
daughters spend a great deal Of
their leisure doing Red Cross
work.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08

many years. At creamery prices for
milk, one years record showed a bal
ance Of $31.51 per COW In favor of the
seven herds that had used purebred
sires.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-08

A garage sign in Yokohama says
Gears for Rent in seven languages.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-08-09
THE NEW AGE LIMIT IS EXPECT
ED TO PROVIDE SEVEN
MILLION MEN.
LARGEST RESERVE IN WORLD
Class of 10 to 20 VIII Furnish Two
Million, Glass Of 81 to as VIII
Furnish An Equal Num-
Der of Men.

Washington. army Of 100000
fighting men will be one result of the
extension of the draft ages between Is
and 40, in the opinion Of war depart
ment officials. This is the minimum
figure, and it means that every man
of the 100000 will be of the type and
physique of those now on the battle
front in France.
Military men believe the class OF
IS to 20 will yield 100000 young
men. From the class of p to 81 the
country has already taken 100000
youths of the best soldierly material
in history, almost all of whom are now
In France. The class of 81 to AZ is set
down for another 100000 men.
Under the present plans, which pro-
vide that the boys Of from Is to 20
shall be trained here, the United
States will have the largest reserve
army the worl dhas ever known.
It is estimated that registrants IS
to 20 and 81 to 35, Alabama will fur
nish POI ,99S; Arkansas, 23S555; Ken
lucky, 3O5,OO6; Louisiana, 51,160;
Missouri 475,93O; Mississippi, 222,914;
Tennessee, S02,314.